Avner Halperin (Hebrew: אבנר הלפרין) is an Israeli entrepreneur and CEO of Sheba Impact - the entrepreneurship and innovation company of Sheba Medical Center. He is also EyeControl's Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School,[1] and an adjunct professor at Tel Aviv University (teaching Big Data Economics).[2]
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אבנר הלפרין | |
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| Born | Avner Halperin |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel Aviv University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Employer | Sheba Impact |
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Biography
editAvner Halperin was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He spent the last six years of his schooling in the United States,[3] attending high school in Washington, D.C.[4] After high school, he served in the IDF.[3][5] He earned a B.Sc. in physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and, later, an M.Sc. in the subject from Tel Aviv University.[4] He earned an MBA through the Sloan Fellows program at MIT, where his thesis documented the role of American CEOs in Israeli companies.[4][5]
Business and academic career
editHalperin worked in executive positions at Eldat Communications, Radcom, and Lenslet. He also served as the CEO of Emmunet, which he co-founded with Yossi Vardi. In 2004, he co-founded EarlySense, a medical technology company, with Yossi Gross, Guy Shinar, and Danny Lange. On February 1, 2021ת EarlySense technology was acquired by Hill-Rom, Baxter.[6]
He is an inventor of 34 U.S. patents many of which are associated with non-contact medical detection and monitoring devices (other patents cover wireless communications and cyber security solutions).
In 2016, Halperin was a member of the Israeli Economic Development Mission led by Governor Charlie Baker.[7][8]
In 2020, Halperin was appointed EyeControl's chairman of the board of directors.[9]
In addition, Halperin is an adjunct professor at the Tel Aviv University[10] and gave lectures at numerous events including a TED Talk on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare,[11] the Calcalist Inspire Digital and Mobile conference,[12] the American Heart Association's Heart and Stroke Innovation Forum,[13] and CE Week.[14]
In 2022, Halperin led a team of researchers at Harvard Kennedy School that published a model to promote technology ecosystems in the Middle East.[15][16]
Published works
edit- Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser, A. Gover and A. Halperin, Physical Review Letters 67, 1934, September 1991.[17]
- Non-classical Effects in Smith-Purcell Radiation, Tel-Aviv University, 1993.[18]
- Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating, A. Halperin, A. Gover, and A. Yariv, Physical Review A 50, 3316, October 1994.[19]
- Globally dispersed startups, A. Halperin, MIT, 2001.[20]
- Time to Reboot: A Blueprint for the Palestinian Tech Sector, A. Halperin, M. Khweis, E. Sandler, Harvard, 2022[21]
- A blockchain-based computerized network infrastructure for the transparent, immutable calculation and dissemination of quantitative, measurable parameters of academic and medical research publications, Segal, G., Martsiano, Y., Markinzon, A., Mayer, A., Halperin, A., & Zimlichman, E., Digital Health 9, 2023 [22]
References
edit- ^ "Avner Halperin | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". www.belfercenter.org. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Faculty". en-social-sciences.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ a b Weiner, Yitzi (January 16, 2018). "To Gain Startup Support, You HAVE to Connect and Relate with People: With Avner Halperin". Thrive Global. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c Netzer, Renen; Weinreb, Gali (November 12, 2016). "אנחנו בונים את עצמנו להיות הגוגל של נתוני הנשימה והדופק". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Tsuriel-Harari, Keren (December 24, 2001). "American CEOs aren't the best option". Globes. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Acquisition Of Contact-Free Continuous Monitoring Technology". www.hillrom.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Baker-Polito Administration Announces Delegation for Israeli Economic Development Mission". Mass.gov, December 07, 2016
- ^ J. O'Brien, Kelly (December 7, 2016). "The 56 Mass. leaders going to Israel, and how they plan to sell Boston's business ecosystem". Bizjournals.
- ^ אורבך, מאיר (2020-08-12). "הסטארט-אפ הישראלי EyeControl גייס 7.5 מיליון דולר". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Faculty". en-social-sciences.m.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Halperin, Avner (21 August 2019), TED Talk: The missing link of medical AI, retrieved 2020-11-03
- ^ Ravet, Hagar; Baumer, Lilach (October 30, 2017). "Medtech CEO Calls on Israeli Government to Open Hospital Data". Calcalist. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Heart & Stroke Innovation Forum To Explore Obstacles and Opportunities for Innovation". American Heart Association. April 14, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Stott, Rob (July 26, 2017). "CE Week 2017: Experts Reveal Insights on the Future of Connected Technology". DealerScope. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Researchers develop new approach to accelerate high-tech economy in Palestine". Harvard Gazette. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "At Harvard, They Formulated a Plan for Launching Palestinian Hi-tech". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Gover, A.; Halperin, A. (1991). "Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser". Physical Review Letters. 67 (14): 1934. Bibcode:1991PhRvL..67.1934G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1934. PMID 10044288., Halperin, Avner, 1991
- ^ Halperin, Avner (1993). Non-classical effects in Smith-Purcell radiation. WorldCat. OCLC 234115240. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Halperin, A.; Gover, A.; Yariv, A. (1994). "Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating". Physical Review A. 50 (4): 3316–3321. Bibcode:1994PhRvA..50.3316H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.50.3316. PMID 9911279., Halperin, Avner, 1994
- ^ Halperin, Avner (2001). Globally dispersed startups (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/8896., Halperin, Avner, 2017
- ^ "Time to Reboot: A Blueprint for the Palestinian Tech Sector | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". www.belfercenter.org. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "A blockchain-based computerized network infrastructure for the transparent, immutable calculation and dissemination of quantitative, measurable parameters of academic and medical research publications". Sage Journals. August 21, 2023.