YEDA - Technology Transfer Company of Weizmann Institute of Science Email Format
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsCentral District, Israel11-50 Employees
Yeda serves as the commercialization arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, guiding the translation of the institute’s research into market activity. It holds an exclusive mandate to market and monetize WIS IP, with the aim of funding ongoing research and education. The organization is based in Rehovot, in Israel’s Central District, and operates as a mid-sized entity in the technology transfer sector. Yeda evaluates WIS research for commercial potential, safeguards intellectual property, licenses inventions to industry, and spins up startups based on institute IP. Its scope spans multiple scientific domains, including agriculture and biofuels, chemistry and materials science, environmental and solar energy, computational and mathematical sciences, medical devices, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, physics-related technologies, and research tools. A notable recent development is a 2026 partnership with the Weizmann Group to deepen collaboration around institute IP.