What is Yeda R&D?

Yeda is the commercial arm (a.k.a Technology Transfer Office) of the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS).

What is the Purpose of Yeda?

To commercialize and bring to market the innovations coming from the benchtops of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

What are some of the areas of research at WIS?

There is a broad spectrum of work taking place at the Institute. Here are just a few examples:

• Prof. Asaph Aharoni works on understanding plant chemistry and deciphering metabolic pathways for the production of high-value products.
• Prof. Ron Milo has a unique perspective on ways for fighting climate change – including using synthetic and systems biology to engineer bacteria that can absorb CO2.
• Prof. Einat Segev is leading her team to better understand the interactions of microalgae with different microbial species, and the impact of these interactions on algal growth.
• Prof. Eldad Tzahor, an expert on heart regeneration, has been able to re-apply a discovery from his lab to an application in cultured meat.

Examples of technologies commercialized by Yeda:

• Startups
• Phytolon - A startup that aims to solve the problem of creating and producing natural colorants in terms of quality, cost-efficiency and environmental sustainability.
• b. fab - Biomanufacturing using CO2, water and electricity (going via formate) to produce value-added chemicals, feed additives biopolymers and biofuels.
• EcoPhage – Focuses on developing crop protection tools using phages, which are naturally occurring viruses (bacteriophages) that target bacteria and are safe and inert to humans, animals and plants.

Technologies

• Production of high-value products from microalgae
• Discovering metabolic pathways for cannabinoid production
• Methods and tools used in plant genomic engineering

Interested in learning more?

• Please visit our website
• For further questions and potential collaborations, please reach out to Jacob Orry Fierer, Ph.D - [email protected]