About us

Biodesign Israel was established with the foundation of the HUJI Biodesign program at the Grass Center for Bioengineering 10 years ago. At 2020 a new branch was founded at Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
The Biodesign Israel Center aims to create an efficient, cost effective, health care system, by bringing technological solutions to clinical needs.

Our Impact

graduates

unmet needs recorded

mentors and
guest speakers

40% women,
30% minorities,
20% nursing

Biodesign Israel center team

Dr. Yona Vaisbuch

Founder and Director

Dr. Lior Lev Tov

Director Engineering, Co-Founder

Si Buchbut

Executive Director

Dr. Nitai Klein

Director, Academic Program

Ido Yohanan

Assistant Director, engineering

Nicole Perelmutov

Manager, Administration

Dr. Talma Cohen

Director, Team Dynamics

Tamara Wiesen

Director, Design

Josef Freidman

Director, Summer Extension

The Process

The Identify Phase

The Identify phase is first and foremost about finding and understanding important unmet health needs. The participants will discover problems and opportunities by directly observing the entire cycle of care from diagnosis and treatment to recovery and billing. They watch what’s done and how it affects the provider, the patient, and the system while asking pointed questions that challenge the status quo.

The Invention Phase

The Invention phase is dedicated to solution-finding. First, the participants brainstorm potential solutions for each of their top needs. Next, they organize their ideas and objectively compare them against key criteria for satisfying the needs. The next step will be filtering the surviving solutions by researching everything from intellectual property issues and business models to reimbursement and regulatory pathways.