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Commercialising knowledge from the academic world – The need for a university VC

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  • Tuesday, 12 September 2017
  • 09:25
  • Duration: 9 mins
  • Publication date: 23 Oct 2017
  • Location: Turing Lecture Theatre, Savoy Place, London, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Innovate Israel

About the session

Innovate Israel 2017 was organised by UK Israel Business, the bilateral chamber of commerce, and hosted at the IET’s Savoy Place venue.  The event brought together 17 of Israel’s most exciting scale-up companies and over 150 UK attendees including corporates, funds and private investors, all interested in hearing the latest in innovation and disruption from Israel.  For more information, please visit https://ukisrael.biz

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  • Israel
  • R&D
  • Universities
  • alumni network
  • entrepreneur
  • investors
  • network
  • startup

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  • Nimrod Cohen

    Nimrod Cohen

    TAU Ventures, Managing Partner

    A serial entrepreneur and investor. Previously partner at Plus Ventures, and heading the Explore. Dream. Discover. incubator, with over than 40 investments in portfolio companies in the last five years. In addition, involved as a mentor and judge in numerous startup programs, events and organizations.Nimrod serves as a member or observer on the Board of Directors of Bringg, Meerkat/House Party, Carambola, YOTPO, CallVu, Cimagine, IsItYou, Oktopost, WSC Sports, Trophit, Re-Sec, RollOut, Shoppimon, Atomation, Icetron, Coralogix, Fringefy, Knowmail, Mmuze, DocAuthority, Articoolo, and more.Following a fruitful and successful career as a basketball player Nimrod now serves as the Chairman of Hapoel Ramat-Gan basketball team.
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