Avner Halperin

@nvidia, @sheba_medical, and @MountSinaiNYC joining forces to build the @ChatGPTapp of the human genome. Could not be more proud!

NVIDIA, Sheba Medical Center & Mount Sinai are joining forces to decode the 98% of the human genome yet unexplored using AI-powered genomic foundation models, advancing disease prevention & precision medicine worldwide. nvda.ws/4pgSb81

Proud to share @NEJM paper on healthcare collaborations and bridge building even during the war in Gaza /w Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha, Dr. Abdalrahman Ahmed, and Noam Alon nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

אחרי הפרסום בכאן חדשות: הסכים הנציב הרשקוביץ לחתום על נוסח החלטה, שלפיו מעתה רוב המינויים לתפקידי מנכ"לים במשרדי הממשלה יהיו של נשים "כדי לתקן את העיוות שנוצר". בעקבות ההסכמה אושר מינויו של יוסי דיין למנכ"ל משרד האנרגיה. המינוי יגיע לממשלה ביום ראשון @shemeshmicha

"Hospitals will be dinosaurs, with most care taking place at home. Patients will only come in for operations that cannot be carried out remotely, such as transplants. For everything else we will send sensors and robots to a patient’s home." thesun.co.uk/health/2306902… @gculliford

Good meeting with @EZimlichman on future collaboration between @sheba_medical and @WHO to advance digital health across the world.

Exciting launch of Sheba's Global Entrepreneurship School linkedin.com/posts/activity…

More and more of our new startups come from Hospital and Academia tech transfer linkedin.com/posts/activity…

.@LHSummers on Israel: "That particular set of judicial reforms, driven through by a narrow majority, in a hurry, at a fragile political moment, will raise profound questions for the owners and deployers of capital." Watch "Wall Street Week" on Fridays trib.al/SfsL0eV

“Health equity will be a huge issue going forward. Today, there are neighborhoods in the USA where the life expectancy differs from at least 20-30 years!” Prof. @EZimlichman Deputy Director General, Chief Medical Officer, & founder of Sheba's ARC at @OurCrowd panel on HealthTech.

This past June, Chicago ARC (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate) was launched based on an innovation model developed by Israel’s #ShebaMedical Center. The organization aims to bring #research and #innovation expertise to communities seeking to address #health inequities.

.@G42_Healthcare has announced a strategic collaboration with @sheba_medical on joint research projects and clinical trials across #UAE and #Israel. zawya.com/en/press-relea…

Has the current crisis in relations between the U.S. and its allies on one side and Russia on the other become more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis? @russia_matters tackles this question and others in their recent publication: russiamatters.org/analysis/does-…

Inspiring visit to @sheba_medical to see first hand the great work and potential being created for digital technology in health. Thank you @EstiShelly, @EZimlichman and all at “ARC – The Centre for Digital Innovation” for your energy and innovation in promoting health.

Public Policy is to Economics what Medicine is to Biology. Teaching and research hospitals are needed to advance the medical science and train doctors. The @HarvardGrwthLab tries to do the same for growth policy. hks.harvard.edu/faculty-resear…

A real opportunity to move Palestinian Tech Ecosystem forward now! Great to talk with with Susan Hughes @Kennedy_School on policy report @mkhweis, @ely_sandler and I published. hks.harvard.edu/faculty-resear… #Palestinian #Economy #GPIfoundation #TechForGood

In a July report from @ely_sandler, @avnerh, and @mkhweis, the authors argue that the current model of global philanthropy-driven tech development in the West Bank is not working. Their solution? The Global Palestinian Innovation Foundation. Read more: bit.ly/3RO2yAg

Excellent summary by Haaretz of our policy report on building the Palestinian Tech Ecsosystem: @mkhweis @ely_sandler @Harvard @BelferCenter @MiddleEast_HKS

Listen to Reid Hoffman's awesome commencement address at Vanderbilt’s Class of 2022! youtube.com/watch?v=kVzAob…

Are home tests failing w BA5? Answer: no F/U: then why are so many symptomatic & testing negative & later test positive? Answer: viral load too low. With the new variants less virus causes symptoms. (symptoms are from immune response, not virus) Home test identify infectious well