Out of the Lab

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Professor Raymond Kaempfer of the Faculty of Medicine, focused on biochemistry and molecular biology of the human inflammatory response. Prof. Kaempfer is a leading expert in his field, working on top secret biological warfare to shifting the mindset of our future use of antibiotics. His work has always revolved around, what he terms: from death to survival, researching immune storms that contribute to human death and developing novel molecules that prevent these storms and save lives. From a difficult childhood with no toys that fostered his imagination and determination, find out his journey to becoming a top scientist and the importance of doing it in Israel. Prof. Kaempfer’s almost 50 year career at The Hebrew University, along with his achievements and breakthroughs have already affected your life. And he has no plans to stop. In fact he’s even made his lab more “homely” for the long days he spends there. And maybe even nights. How will his latest research affect your health? Let’s get Out of Lab and listen in. To learn more about Professor Kaempfer’s research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Prof. Eran Sharon, from the Racah Institute of Physics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prof. Sharon sees the world a bit differently, through the eyes of a physicist and experimentalist. Leading the new field of 4-D and self-morphing, he and his team are going to change the way we too see the world, from pasta that changes shape when you cook it to textiles that can be programmed to move in different shapes, and even new construction materials that will affect the way we will build, from cutting down on wasteful materials, manpower, time and pollution. How exactly does his research translate to the marketplace? Let’s get Out of Lab and listen in. To learn more about Professor Sharon's research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Prof. Yossi Buganim from the Hebrew University's  Developmental Biology and Cancer Research and the head of the stem cell lab. They discuss his research in regenerative medicine, a pioneering field in health tech, and learn about his trailblazing efforts that aim to replace lost or damaged cells, tissues or organs in the human body through cellular transplantation. Just imagine you can take your skin cells and turn them into the cells you need. No more organ donor lists, all patients could be at the front of the line. How does that work, how did Prof. Buganim go from his dreams to be a footballer to a scientist, and what are his goals today that will redefine the healthcare system of tomorrow? Let’s get Out of Lab and listen in.  To learn more about Dr. Buganim's research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Prof. Yael Mishael. After following her heart into environmental studies, she quickly became the black sheep of her family…of artists. However, her passion gave her the drive to not only take on research, but become a leader in green tech as the Hebrew University’s Director of the Center for Sustainability. In this episode we discuss it all, from tips on how you can live a more sustainable lifestyle, to how waste can even effect good wine, and why yes the cliche: “saving our planet,” is still relevant and more important than ever. So let’s get Out of Lab and listen in. To learn more about Dr. Mishael's research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Dr. Yedid Hoshen at the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. How does one go from Oxford University to trading stocks, a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces focusing on space and now leading a lab on the most cutting-edge deep learning machines? Sounds like a lot, and yet Dr. Hoshen is really just at the beginning of his career. Learn about his talents, his need to be challenged and why Dr. Hoshen chose academia over university to pursue his goals. So let’s get Out of the Lab and listen in. To learn more about Dr. Hoshen's research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Dr. Uri Stoin at the Casali Center of Applied Chemistry, The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In this candid conversation Dr. Stoin immediately admits he wasn’t the best student and as a Russian immigrant, his parents had high expectations for him. But his passion for green technologies and advanced oxidation processes focusing on environmental challenges has led him to many inventions, patents and successes. His technologies have a wide range of applications from contaminated water, treatment of nuclear waste, plastics, vegetation control, to treatment of emissions, whether industrial or Carbon Dioxide. Dr. Stoin will make you think as much as he will make you laugh from his honest childhood stories, biggest failure moments and his big dreams for the future. So let’s get Out of Lab and listen in. To learn about Professor Stoin's research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

Here we have a candid conversation with researchers behind the cutting-edge technology and talk to them about their innovations, passions and the importance of great science in every field. In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Professor Daniel Mandler, from the Institute of Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prof. Mandler’s research spans from forensic science to nanotechnology, physical electrochemistry to films and polymers, sol-gel technology to coatings for medical implants. Together they discuss his passion for curiosity, art and how he draws inspiration from the greats like Leonardo Da Vinci who constantly combined art with science. So let’s get out of the lab and into the mind of Mandler.  To learn about Professor Mandler's research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page. 

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Associate Professor Meital Reches at the Institute for Chemistry at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Together they discuss her research working on coatings against bacterias and viruses (something we are all too familiar with), her goals as a mentor to her students and how she doesn’t let failure get in her way when it comes to her scientific achievements. To learn about Prof. Reches’ research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum or visit our LinkedIn page.

In this episode, Molly Livingstone speaks with the young researcher Dr. Haitham Amal, assistant professor and senior lecturer at the Institute for Drug Research at the School of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In this conversation Dr. Amal discusses his upbringing and how he was raised as an overachiever (he learned five languages as a kid) and the role it plays in his research ethics today in his lab. He shares his passion about his current research on Autism and why it was the parents that made him determined to find new treatments, and his rule on listening to your gut when it comes to big decisions. To learn more about Dr. Amal’s research  or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum, the Hebrew University’s Tech Transfer, bringing novel technology out of the lab and into the market. Check out Yissum's LinkedIn page here.

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with the young co-founders CEO Dr. Jasmin Ravid and CTO Dr. Daria Feldman behind Kinoko-Tech, a startup harnessing the power of fungi and deep-tech fermentation to produce the next generation of superfood -  sustainable, delicious and highly nutritious. In this candid conversation you’ll learn about how the three women founders went from a group full of strangers in a Hebrew University accelerator to a winning team and eventually how they left academia for industry. They share their experiences as they head into another funding round, scaling up, and why they are as passionate about their product, as they are knowledgeable. To learn more about Kinoko-Tech or if you are interested in investing, connecting, or just finding out more, contact us here at Yissum, the Hebrew University’s Tech Transfer, bringing novel technology out of the lab and into the market. Or check out Kinoko-Tech here.

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with University Prof. Masha Niv, of the  Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition (huji.ac.il) at the Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, about her childhood move from Russia to Israel, her love for food, sociology and science and how she ended up researching taste and smell. She shares her new diagnostic approaches and drug development, what it’s like to be a woman in science today and her research on the loss of taste on the road to recovery from Corona. To learn more about Professor Masha Niv’s research  or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just find out more, contact us here at Yissum, the Hebrew University’s Tech Transfer, bringing novel technology out of the lab and into the market.   

In this episode, Host Molly Livingstone speaks with Hebrew University Prof. Yossi Tam, Head of the Obesity & Metabolism Laboratory and Director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Cannabinoid Research, about his childhood dream of becoming a dentist, Israel as the Cannabis Nation, and his work with the father of cannabis himself, Hebrew University Prof. Rafael Meshoulam. To learn more about Prof. Tam’s research or if you are interested in investing, licensing, or just find out more, contact us here at Yissum, the Hebrew University’s Tech Transfer, bringing novel technology out of the lab and into the market.

Out of the Lab is an inspiring podcast that takes you on the fascinating journey of breakthrough science, from idea to fruition. Here we have a candid conversation with researchers behind the cutting-edge technology and talk to them about their innovations, passions and the importance of great science in every field.