From Idea to Implementation: A Focus on Israeli Innovation in Healthcare

 

Moderator:

David Dykeman, Shareholder and Patent Lawyer, Greenberg Traurig

 

 

Panelists: 

Andrea Yonah, U.S.-Israel Binational Industrial R&D (BIRD)

Oved Amitai, Vice President, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Eilon Amir, VP, Outcome Capital
Yecheil Engelhard, Founder, Gecko Health (Teva)

Alex Brown, Partner, Recon Strategy
 

 

 

5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Networking

 

5:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Opening Remarks

 

6:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Panel -- From Idea to Implementation

 

• Are Israeli investments and companies unique, and if so why?

• What do Israelis bring to the table in deals and investments?

• What is the benefit of starting an innovation center in Israel?

• Why has Tech been more successful in breaking into the U.S. market than Bio/Healthcare?

• What is needed from Israeli companies to make them more appealing to investors?

• What can the Boston and larger Biotech/Healthcare community do to get more involved in the innovation taking place in Israel?

 

7:15 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Networking Reception 

 

 

 

 

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