Carmel – Bridging Academia and Industry
Fostering innovative economic ventures based on ground breaking academic research
CARMEL
Bridging Academia and Industry
Fostering innovative economic ventures based on ground breaking academic research
About Us
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, 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.
What We Do
Research Collaboration Services
Research collaboration services
Business, Legal, and IP Support
Business, legal, and IP support
Commercialization process management
Commercialization process management
Incubation & Scale Up
Strategic Partnership Development
Strategic partnership development
Research Collaboration Services
Research collaboration services
Business, Legal, and IP Support
Business, legal, and IP support
Commercialization process management
Commercialization process management
Incubation & Scale Up
Strategic Partnership Development
Strategic partnership development
Innovation Highlights
Marine Technologies
Health, Life Sciences & Neuroimaging
Navigation & Sensor Fusion
Environmental Sciences & Sustainability
Advanced Agriculture & Foodtech
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Big Data
AccelUp – University of Haifa
Established in early 2024 in collaboration with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.
The program aims to accelerate early stage technologies and innovative applicable research projects in order to promote technologies and knowledge transfer from the university to industry. It focuses on identifying, guiding, nurturing, and POC financing of early-stage research projects developed in the University with the potential for commercial realization.
Carmel oversees the program and will lead the commercialization of its outcomes.
The third cycle of the program is now open, inviting submissions from all academic fields across the university.
AccelUp – University of Haifa
Established in early 2024 in collaboration with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.
The program aims to accelerate early stage technologies and innovative applicable research projects in order to promote technologies and knowledge transfer from the university to industry. It focuses on identifying, guiding, nurturing, and POC financing of early-stage research projects developed in the University with the potential for commercial realization.
Carmel oversees the program and will lead the commercialization of its outcomes.
The third cycle of the program is now open, inviting submissions from all academic fields across the university.
Partners
We work closely with Industry partners | Venture capital funds | Entrepreneurs and startups | The Israel Innovation Authority | Research institutions and government organizations
