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The Israeli super labs turning science fiction into reality

February 18, 2016 11:17
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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

2 min read

A saliva-based pregnancy test, a blood test to predict severe health issues, and a home printer which produces complex electronic equipment.

It sounds like science fiction, but for Israeli inventors and their clients, it is an achievable to-do list for the next two years.

Yaacov Michlin, chief executive of the Hebrew University's technology transfer arm Yissum, is responsible for helping researchers turn these innovative ideas into marketable products.

In terms of the outcomes Yissum can create from limited resources, Mr Michlin said the organisation was in the top five of its kind globally, and the largest and most active such company in Israel.