Avner Halperin Explained
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]
Biography
Avner 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
Halperin 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, the Calcalist Inspire Digital and Mobile conference,[11] the American Heart Association's Heart and Stroke Innovation Forum,[12] and CE Week.[13]
In 2022, Halperin led a team of researchers at Harvard Kennedy School that published a model to promote technology ecosystems in the Middle East.[14] [15]
Published works
- Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser, A. Gover and A. Halperin, Physical Review Letters 67, 1934, September 1991.[16]
- Non-classical Effects in Smith-Purcell Radiation, Tel-Aviv University, 1993.[17]
- Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating, A. Halperin, A. Gover, and A. Yariv, Physical Review A 50, 3316, October 1994.[18]
- Globally dispersed startups, A. Halperin, MIT, 2001.[19]
- Time to Reboot: A Blueprint for the Palestinian Tech Sector, A. Halperin, M. Khweis, E. Sandler, Harvard, 2022[20]
- 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 [21]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-01-20 . Avner Halperin Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs . 2024-01-20 . www.belfercenter.org . en.
- Web site: Faculty . 2024-01-23 . en-social-sciences.tau.ac.il . en-US.
- News: Weiner. Yitzi. To Gain Startup Support, You HAVE to Connect and Relate with People: With Avner Halperin. Thrive Global. January 16, 2018 . March 23, 2018.
- News: Netzer. Renen. Weinreb . Gali . אנחנו בונים את עצמנו להיות הגוגל של נתוני הנשימה והדופק. Globes. he . November 12, 2016 . March 23, 2018.
- News: Tsuriel-Harari. Keren. American CEOs aren't the best option. Globes. December 24, 2001 . March 23, 2018.
- Web site: Acquisition Of Contact-Free Continuous Monitoring Technology . 2024-01-20 . www.hillrom.com . en.
- Web site: Baker-Polito Administration Announces Delegation for Israeli Economic Development Mission. Mass.gov, December 07, 2016
- News: J. O'Brien. Kelly. The 56 Mass. leaders going to Israel, and how they plan to sell Boston's business ecosystem. Bizjournals. December 7, 2016.
- Web site: אורבך. מאיר. 2020-08-12. הסטארט-אפ הישראלי EyeControl גייס 7.5 מיליון דולר. 2020-09-20. כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il.
- Web site: Faculty. 2020-11-03. en-social-sciences.m.tau.ac.il. en-US.
- News: Ravet. Hagar. Baumer. Lilach. Medtech CEO Calls on Israeli Government to Open Hospital Data. Calcalist. October 30, 2017 . March 23, 2018.
- News: Heart & Stroke Innovation Forum To Explore Obstacles and Opportunities for Innovation. American Heart Association. April 14, 2016 . March 23, 2018.
- News: Stott. Rob. CE Week 2017: Experts Reveal Insights on the Future of Connected Technology. DealerScope. July 26, 2017 . March 23, 2018.
- Web site: 2022-08-31 . Researchers develop new approach to accelerate high-tech economy in Palestine . 2024-01-20 . Harvard Gazette . en-US.
- News: At Harvard, They Formulated a Plan for Launching Palestinian Hi-tech . 2024-01-20 . Haaretz . en.
- Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser. 1991. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1934. Gover. A.. Halperin. A.. Physical Review Letters. 67. 14. 1934. 10044288. 1991PhRvL..67.1934G., Halperin, Avner, 1991
- Book: Halperin. Avner. Non-classical effects in Smith-Purcell radiation. WorldCat. 1 September 2017. en. 1993. 234115240.
- Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating. 1994. 10.1103/PhysRevA.50.3316. Halperin. A.. Gover. A.. Yariv. A.. Physical Review A. 50. 4. 3316–3321. 9911279. 1994PhRvA..50.3316H., Halperin, Avner, 1994
- Globally dispersed startups. 2001 . Massachusetts Institute of Technology . 1721.1/8896. Thesis . Halperin . Avner ., Halperin, Avner, 2017
- Web site: Time to Reboot: A Blueprint for the Palestinian Tech Sector Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs . 2024-01-20 . www.belfercenter.org . en.
- Web site: August 21, 2023 . 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.
