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LEAP 2025

LEAP is an ideation program that brings together clinicians, technologists, entrepreneurs and Bio researchers to answer unmet clinical needs with innovative solutions.
The solutions are Bio-convergence focus, merging engineering and life sciences, set to revolutionize the health-tech industry and opening the door to unique innovations.

LEAP Vision and Mission:

LEAP empowers entrepreneurs and physicians to explore and create revolutionary solutions to unmet needs in the healthcare ecosystem. Our mission is clear:

Create top-tier, multidisciplinary teams of entrepreneurs, clinicians and technologists from various areas to ideate breakthrough solutions

Use the program’s partners to identify industry challenges and opportunities, enabling the participants to focus on relevant unmet needs

Validate solutions with leading US experts, investors and entrepreneurs to accelerate commercialization, bringing theory to practice quickly

Support the program participants in Venture Creation (KPI of End of Program, and 6 months after)

צילום: גילי אביאני

Duration: 16 weeks program focused on challenges in specific therapeutic areas in healthcare and biotech

Target Audience: Multidisciplinary teams

Program Components:
Learning - Intro to the the US healthcare system, regulation, Bioconvergence

Exploring - Visiting hospital departments and discovering unmet needs

Creating - Through Ideation process developing technologies for major needs who are relevant to the US market

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Program Overview

Leap program is focused on starting ventures in Bioconvergence while undergoing clinical, technical, and business ideation & validation processes, guided by top experts from the US and Israel.

Finding unmet clinical needs
Ideation in healthcare innovation
The US Healthcare System and regulation
Strategic Key players

When & Where

The Program sessions will be in person

LEAP 2025 has started Feb 17th, 2025

Final session and Demo Day will take place on June 12, 2025

Before you Apply

LEAP is looking for entrepreneurs, technology experts, clinicians and experts in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and more who are interested and excited to explore and create revolutionary solutions to unmet needs in the healthcare ecosystem with Bioconvergence.

Full attendance and participation is required for the Leap

Admission decisions will comply with equality, diversity, transparency and conflict of interest criteria.

A participation fee of 750 NIS will be incurred.

Process

After applications, interviews will be held up,
And admission offers are the participation confirmation

Where will the program take place? What commitment level is required?

The program has a session once a week in person, for 3 hours each time. Sessions will be held in Ramat Gan, Beilinson Hospital and other locations in the center of Israel. We ask the participants to be committed to contribute to their venture and work in a multidisciplinary team.
What is the focus of the program?

Leap is an ideation program, focused on building solutions and starting ventures in Health, answering unmet clinical needs received from departments in Beilinson hospital.
Is the program an accelerator?

The program is not an accelerator program for existing startups or to launch an advanced venture.
Do I need an idea to apply?

No, the ideation process is a part of the program and is done with the multidisciplinary cohort and teams, with the guide of our experts.