The center will also follow an unusual model for intellectual property rights, by which all participants, including the school, industry partners and researchers will receive a license granting full access to the research products.
The director of the center, Prof. David Mendlovic, is optimistic that the new department will bring together academia and industry to push the boundaries of research: “The academic freedom to create and innovate on the one hand, and the desire for research that has practical applicability on the other, has led to a center that brings together innovation labs dealing with a variety of topics and actors such as industry, hospitals and government agencies.”
Director of the Tel Aviv University Center for Innovation Laboratories Prof. David Mendlovic (credit: COURTESY/TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY)
TAU hopes activities at the center will lead to practical, applicable solutions within three to seven years.
“The new center is an important engine that will translate research at the highest level into practical action,” said TAU president Prof. Ariel Porat. “I am glad that leading companies have decided to put their trust in our new model and join the center as partner members.”
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