Carmel - Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd.

carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il

Technology Transfer Company

Tech Verticals Preferences

Autonomous Tech, Big Data, Biotechnology, Climate Tech, eLearning, Energy Tech, Enterprise Applications, Environment, Medical Devices, MedTech, Navigation, Pharmaceuticals, Remote Sensing, Robotics, Sensors, Spectroscopy

General Data

Established	2002
Current Active Portfolio Companies:	5
Reg. Number:	abCDe

DESCRIPTION

Carmel, the commercial arm of the University of Haifa, scouts and evaluates innovative technologies developed by researchers and graduate students, secures intellectual property through patents, leads commercialization and licensing processes with industry partners.
Carmel fosters partnerships with industry, VCs, entrepreneurs, and government agencies to enhance the impact of academic innovation.

Vision: to become a central force in advancing innovation by bridging academia and industry.

Mission: to create significant economic and social value through commercialization of breakthrough technologies, strategic collaborations with industry, and the transfer of academic knowledge to the global market.

Values: Innovation and creativity in academia | Technological and academic excellence | Commitment to creating social and economic value | Transparent and ethical management

Carmel provides a range of services to accelerate entrepreneurial success
• Expertise in intellectual property management, spin-off formation, licensing
and business development
• Expertise in Inter Institutional Agreements, Governmental (OCS) funded
projects, Industry-Partner Funded R&D
• Management team and advisory board have strong links to global strategic
partners
• Mentoring and coaching, leading the startups to success

AFFILIATION

Account ID	Affiliation Type	Name	Parent Name	Status
		University of Haifa
1F90B6E8-AB47-F111-B81F-00505695CD29	Accelerator	AccelUp (University of Haifa)	University of Haifa
	Investment Arm	Haifa University Deeptech Hub	University of Haifa
64FF7162-C7A8-EA11-810A-0050569A1018	Investment Arm	Haifa Innovation Labs (HIL)	University of Haifa
91A5DB50-207A-E111-AC59-00155D32A403	Investment Arm	Carmel - Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd.	University of Haifa
	Investment Arm	Carmel Innovations Ltd.	Carmel - Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd.

CONTACT INFO

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Main Address: Haifa, Israel

Address	Eshkol Building, 25th floor, Room 2504, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel
City	Haifa
Country	Israel
Zip	3498838

Contact Person	abC Defghij
Contact E-Mail	abC Defghij
Company E-mail	abC Defghij
Telephone	abC Defghij
Fax	abC Defghij

	MANAGEMENT

Key Executive

Name	Title	Previous Position
Mr. Tamir Frank	CEO
Mr. Eyal Zioni	VP, Business Development & Legal Affairs	LN (Business Development Manager)
Ms. Yael Eshel	VP, Business Development, Healthcare	SeaErra (Business Development Executive)
Ms. Miki Peretz	CFO
Dr. Rina Pikkel	IIA Programs Director
Ms. Maayan Sabo	Business Development Manager

	R&D Grants

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Round

Date

Stage

Amount

Remarks

R&D Grant

May. 01, 2024

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Government Agency	abCDe

R&D Grant

Mar. 01, 2023

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Government Agency	abCDe

R&D Grant

Mar. 01, 2022

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij*	Government Agency	abCDe

Preferences

Type of Financing	Equity,In-Licensing
Stage Preferences	R&D,Seed

SECTOR SEGMENTATION (By Number Of Companies)

Biomed

60%

Enterprise Software & Infrastructure

20%

Medical Devices

20%

	PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Current Portfolio Companies (5)

Company Name

Sector

Round/Deal Type

Date Announced

Investor Amount

Total Deal Amount

Remarks

FocalPursuit

Ent. SW

Seed

17/08/2011

N/A

Kailo Pharma

Kailo develops a drug, designed to directly treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Biomed

Seed

01/02/2026

N/A

Mir2Me

Seed

01/06/2017

N/A

OmicsLogic

Biomed

Seed

22/08/2014

$0.5m

ProteKt

Biomed

Seed

01/12/2015

N/A

$2.04m

Exits (1)

Company Name		Exit Type	Date Announced	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij		Acquired	01/06/2019	abCDe

Historic Portfolio (11)

Company Name

Sector

Round/Deal Type

Date Announced

Investor Amount

Total Deal Amount

Remarks

ADTS

Ceased to Operate

Seed

01/04/2009

N/A

ARTSaVIT

Ceased to Operate

Biomed

First Round	04/01/2017	N/A	$6.3m
Seed	01/01/2015	N/A	$0.7m

BioHug

Ceased to Operate

Seed

01/06/2007

N/A

$0.5m

Carmel Biotech

Ceased to Operate

Energy

First Round

05/07/2012

N/A

Hoodini

Ceased to Operate

CO SW

Seed

01/01/2018

N/A

MemoBoost

Ceased to Operate

Biomed

Seed

01/03/2016

N/A

MemoDero

Ceased to Operate

Biomed

Seed

01/06/2015

N/A

MultiQTL

Ceased to Operate

Biomed

Seed

01/03/1998

N/A

$0.3m

ResCure Pharma

Ceased to Operate

Biomed

Seed

01/03/2015

N/A

SeaErra

Ceased to Operate

HW & Indust.

Seed

01/01/2019

N/A

$0.5m

SpalRx

Ceased to Operate

Biomed

Seed

01/05/2016

N/A

Last Updated:	abCDe
IVC Number:	abCDe