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Zimin Institutes is an initiative by the Zimin Foundation designed to identify and support applied research projects which are likely to translate into real-world technologies that better lives.

Zimin Foundation partners with distinguished universities around the world and creates Zimin Institutes together with these partners. Every year, each Zimin Institute supports several research projects that combine academic excellence with high potential for positive, real-world impact. The winners are selected on a competitive basis, following a call for proposals.

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First Bi-annual Zimin Institute Conference at TAU, 2019

What matters to us

ENLIGHTENMENT

It is our conviction that knowledge and critical thinking development lead to human enlightenment and improve life outcomes. We consider science and education to be key drivers of the enlightenment path.

EXCELLENCE

We support excellence wherever we may find it. We strive to achieve it in everything we do to help foster the best research in the world.

CURIOSITY

We believe that humanity’s most pressing challenges can be solved by curious through imagination, creativity and innovation. We are relentless in our pursuit of converting new and bold ideas into solutions for mankind.

RESPONSIBILITY

With opportunity and progression comes responsibility. We believe that it is our responsibility to foster better healthcare, ecology, food engineering and other critical areas for humanity by supporting scientific and technological advancements.

Our mission is to help tackle the world’s most pressing issues by empowering researchers that work on technologies with real-world impact.

We support scientists who plan to commercialize their research within a few years after receiving our support. Zimin Institutes combine venture studio model elements and grant support.

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

In 2018, Zimin Foundation launched the first Zimin Institute in partnership with Tel Aviv University. To date, the Institute has supported over 15 projects, carefully selected for their potential for positive, real-world impact.

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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Zimin Institute at ASU was lanuched in 2020 to bring together some of the world's most talented researchers to tackle the pressing challenges faced by today's cities and raise the quality of the human life in urban communities.

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TECHNION

The Zimin Institute at the Technion for AI Solutions in Healthcare was launched in 2022 to support the development of technologies based on big data, computational learning, and AI/ML to improve human healthcare on all levels.

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Dr. Dmitry Borisovich Zimin

and the Zimin family

The Zimin Foundation is a philanthropic organisation established by renowned scientist, inventor and entrepreneur Dr. Dmitry Zimin and his son Boris, with the aim to advance knowledge, science and education.

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Selected projects

Automatically deciphering silent cancerous mutations

Tel Aviv University

Passive sensing of behavioral changes using smartphones Passive sensing of behavioral changes using smartphones

Tel Aviv University

Early detection of infectious diseases using large-scale sensory data from mobile devices

Tel Aviv University

4D spatio-temporal image analysis of biomechanical interactions as markers of metastatic potential

Tel Aviv University

Virtual reality for behavioral change

Tel Aviv University

3D printing of cardiac patches

Tel Aviv University

Leadership

Dr. Mark Shmulevich

Head of Zimin Institutes,
Zimin Foundation

Dr. Shmulevich is a business executive and an avid supporter of talent development, science and innovation. His business track record includes C-level roles at Acronis and other software businesses as well as business development roles in space and quantum technology industries. Mark is Chairman of Digital Transformation chapter at SGTech, Singapore's premier association for the tech industry, and Advisory Board member of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART).

Prof. David Mendlovic

Head of Zimin Institute for Engineering Solutions Advancing Better Lives

Prof. David Mendlovic is a Full Professor of electro-optics at Tel Aviv University. He has authored more than 200 technical articles, 3 book chapters, and over 40 patents all of which have been commercialized. He is a founder of several opto-electronics startup companies and served as their CEO. The latest company David has co-founded, CorePhotonics, was acquired by Samsung in 2019.

Prof. Gregory Raupp

Head of Zimin Institute for Smart and Sustainable cities

Prof. Gregory B. Raupp is Foundation Professor, Director of Partnerships & Innovation in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and Founding Director of the Flexible Display Center at ASU. Over his career he has published 120 technical articles and 12 book chapters. Greg’s work focuses on flexible and conformable electronics fabrication, its integration in novel products and in smart spaces, and on catalyzing associated start-up companies.

Prof. Shai Shen-Orr

Head of Zimin Institute for AI Solutions in Healthcare

Prof. Shen-Orr is a computational biologist who specializes in applying computer science and information technology to biology and medicine, particularly immunology. He is leads of Tech.AI.BioMed and Zimin Institute at the Technion. Shai also co-founded and works as Chief Scientist of CytoReason, a data analytics and AI company working with leading pharmaceutical businesses worldwide.