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Yissim looks to plant $5m

Mar 15, 2013 •

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is targeting $5m to invest in agro biotechnology firms.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Yissum Technology Transfer Company is seeking to raise $5m to support agro biotechnology firms after closing a similar $5m fund for life science companies.

The University operates the only Faculty of Agriculture in Israel. Notable staff include Professor Haim Rabinowitch, the father of the cherry tomato, and Professor Oded Shoseyov.

Shoseyov’s ventures include biotech CollPlant, chemical toilet developer Paulee Cleantec, and nanotech firm Fulcrum SP Materials.

“Agriculture is Israel’s next mega-trend. If you compare the…

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Universities in northeast England form $30m spinout fund

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Spinouts with academic founders raise less funding, study finds

While universities often push their academics to be more entrepreneurial, having a professor lead a spinout decreases its chances of raising money and being acquired, according to research by Harvard associate professor Maria Roche.

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