Planting the Seeds of Innovation

Planting the Seeds of Innovation

We are the innovation center of the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, empowering over 700 medical students to explore the world of medical innovation.

We are the innovation center of the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, empowering over 700 medical students to explore the world of medical innovation.

The Problem

The Problem

Medical students: an untapped resource for innovation

Medical students: an untapped resource for innovation

Missed Potential

Medical students’ unique clinical insights and scientific expertise are rarely leveraged for innovation.

Medical students’ unique clinical insights and scientific expertise are rarely leveraged for innovation.

Lack of Awareness and Motivation

Many students don’t see the value of innovation or feel it’s relevant to their future roles.

Many students don’t see the value of innovation or feel it’s relevant to their future roles.

Insufficient Support System

Students interested in innovation lack mentorship, structured programs, and funding to succeed.

Students interested in innovation lack mentorship, structured programs, and funding to succeed.

The Solution

The Solution

Inspiring university students to engage in innovation and enterpreneurship

Inspiring university students to engage in innovation and enterpreneurship

Pre-Accelerator


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Students unaware of innovation's value.

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Students aware but not interested.

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Students interested but lack tools.

Traditional Accelerator


Traditional Accelerator

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Students with tools but lack resources.

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Students actively innovating.

Our Partners

Our Partners

Core Pillars

Core Pillars

Clinical Innovation (Innovation Hubs)

riving real-world change within hospitals by supporting student-led clinical initiatives and embedding innovation into day-to-day patient care challenges.

riving real-world change within hospitals by supporting student-led clinical initiatives and embedding innovation into day-to-day patient care challenges.

Educational Innovation (Academic Learning)

Empowering students to translate classroom knowledge into creative healthcare solutions through structured learning, mentorship, and early innovation exposure.

Empowering students to translate classroom knowledge into creative healthcare solutions through structured learning, mentorship, and early innovation exposure.

Research Innovation (Industry Partnerships)

Bridging academia and industry by connecting student innovators with hospital and startup collaborations that turn ideas into impactful research and technologies.

Bridging academia and industry by connecting student innovators with hospital and startup collaborations that turn ideas into impactful research and technologies.

Our Projects

Our Projects

Biodesign Program with Hadassah

Biodesign Program with Hadassah

Biodesign Program with Hadassah

Based on the Stanford Biodesign model, this collaboration brings together physicians, engineers, and students to identify clinical needs and develop multidisciplinary solutions. Several projects emerging from the program are on track to become real medical products.

Based on the Stanford Biodesign model, this collaboration brings together physicians, engineers, and students to identify clinical needs and develop multidisciplinary solutions. Several projects emerging from the program are on track to become real medical products.

The Talem Innovation Program with Shaare Zedek Medical Center

The Talem Innovation Program with Shaare Zedek Medical Center

The Talem Innovation Program with Shaare Zedek Medical Center

A three-year partnership focused on identifying real clinical needs and developing creative solutions with hospital teams. The program trains students and physicians to think innovatively and translate ideas into practice.

A three-year partnership focused on identifying real clinical needs and developing creative solutions with hospital teams. The program trains students and physicians to think innovatively and translate ideas into practice.

Women in Innovation Evening

Women in Innovation Evening

Women in Innovation Evening

A powerful evening celebrating female leadership in medicine and technology. Dr. Yael Greenbaum and Prof. Ofra Benny Sima Fayman-Kucharski shared stories of success, gender equality, and the challenges of breaking barriers in the med-tech world.

A powerful evening celebrating female leadership in medicine and technology. Dr. Yael Greenbaum and Prof. Ofra Benny Sima Fayman-Kucharski shared stories of success, gender equality, and the challenges of breaking barriers in the med-tech world.

A Multidisciplinary TED-Style Event

A Multidisciplinary TED-Style Event

A Multidisciplinary TED-Style Event

HUJI PULSE launched with a TED-style evening celebrating interdisciplinary innovation in medicine. Speakers shared diverse perspectives, from Dr. Yoav Goronovich’s personal journey in medical entrepreneurship to Prof. Elish Ezra Tzur’s vision of computers inspired by the brain. The event captured the spirit of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration that defines the community.

HUJI PULSE launched with a TED-style evening celebrating interdisciplinary innovation in medicine. Speakers shared diverse perspectives, from Dr. Yoav Goronovich’s personal journey in medical entrepreneurship to Prof. Elish Ezra Tzur’s vision of computers inspired by the brain. The event captured the spirit of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration that defines the community.

Lecture Series in Medical Innovation with Hadassah


Lecture Series in Medical Innovation with Hadassah


Lecture Series in Medical Innovation with Hadassah


A ten-session program offering hands-on exposure to digital health, medical devices, regulation, and ethics. Featuring experts from Hadassah and the industry, the series expanded participants’ interdisciplinary knowledge and entrepreneurial mindset.

A ten-session program offering hands-on exposure to digital health, medical devices, regulation, and ethics. Featuring experts from Hadassah and the industry, the series expanded participants’ interdisciplinary knowledge and entrepreneurial mindset.

Advanced Evening on AI in Medicine

Advanced Evening on AI in Medicine

Advanced Evening on AI in Medicine

Led by Dr. Yair Benita, Dr. Lior Nissim, and Prof. Shai Rozenberg, this session explored AI in genomics, drug discovery, and clinical practice. The speakers highlighted how computational models and machine learning are reshaping personalized medicine.

Led by Dr. Yair Benita, Dr. Lior Nissim, and Prof. Shai Rozenberg, this session explored AI in genomics, drug discovery, and clinical practice. The speakers highlighted how computational models and machine learning are reshaping personalized medicine.

Evening on AI and Language Models with Dr. Kinneret Mashgav


Evening on AI and Language Models with Dr. Kinneret Mashgav


Evening on AI and Language Models with Dr. Kinneret Mashgav


A deep dive into the role of generative AI in healthcare. The discussion explored current and emerging clinical applications, ethical challenges, and the physician’s evolving role in an AI-driven medical world.

A deep dive into the role of generative AI in healthcare. The discussion explored current and emerging clinical applications, ethical challenges, and the physician’s evolving role in an AI-driven medical world.

Webinar: “When Medicine Meets Intelligence” with Dr. Tania Atias

Webinar: “When Medicine Meets Intelligence” with Dr. Tania Atias

Webinar: “When Medicine Meets Intelligence” with Dr. Tania Atias

An engaging session revealing how intelligence-analysis tools are transforming medicine. Dr. Atias discussed big-data use in health-threat prevention, links between medical intelligence and public health, and real-world applications of advanced data technologies.


An engaging session revealing how intelligence-analysis tools are transforming medicine. Dr. Atias discussed big-data use in health-threat prevention, links between medical intelligence and public health, and real-world applications of advanced data technologies.


Our Team

Michael Melamed — Manager & Founder; 4th-year MD Student

Ori Cohen — Manager; 5th-year MD student,

Our Team

Michael Melamed — Manager & Founder; 4th-year MD Student

Ori Cohen — Manager; 5th-year MD student,

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