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Building something 🤭 | Bioentrepreneur | Biotechnology Engineering Student | Co-MD, Nucleate Israel
The BioFense Hackathon was a journey to remember! 💫 Embarking on my first venture of founding, building, and creating a hackathon was nothing short of a monumental task, especially one that spanned an entire month! Back in November, when BioFense was merely an idea, many doubted its viability. They said no one would commit to such a lengthy endeavor, and that people's focus would inevitably shift from aiding our country to tending to their personal lives and recovery. Today, I am proud to say those skeptics were wrong. Through the creation of the BioFense Hackathon, I was fortunate to collaborate with an incredible group of volunteers who believed in this vision as passionately as I did. This is the essence of our remarkable Nucleate Israel community. Together, we meticulously crafted this groundbreaking initiative, bridging academia with industry, investment, and defense. We equipped a diverse and talented cohort with the necessary tools to tackle the most urgent bio-convergence challenges in the context of Israel’s current situation. The results were beyond our expectations: 26 dedicated teams, about 50 mentors and judges, 7 compelling final pitch decks, and a plethora of new collaborations in progress. We succeeded in providing an unforgettable learning experience for our participants, fulfilling our mission to shape the biotech leaders of tomorrow. For many, this hackathon could be the start of an exciting journey into the startup world. I extend my deepest gratitude to my incredible team—this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without our collective effort: Eden Fleshler, Naomi Tawil-Winter, Ankita Lahkar, M.D., Malkah Sokol, Manal Marzouk, Nur Zaid, Ido Meir, Daniel Somekh, Ron Nagar and Sarit Feldman A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, Teva Pharmaceuticals, DDR&D (MAFAT) - Directorate of Defense Research & Development, Herzog and Walder Foundation, for their unwavering belief in our vision, and to everyone who believed in us along the way. To every aspiring entrepreneur out there: dare to dream and trust your instincts. You might just realize you were right all along! This is only the beginning.
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It was such a pleasure working with you Yael, both fun and professional! the hackathon was a real success and I'm looking forward to working with you on our next goals!
Yealy my dear I'm so proud of you. I wish you good luck on your gurney in the wold you'r creating.❤
אלופה ❤
כל הכבוד!!! י'יזמת!
Yael, thank you and all the team for the outstanding organization. Your way to keep teams engaged along an entire month of lectures with the best specialists (as well as generalists) of the academia and industry was really masterful.
Fantastic event Yael!
Wow !! 🏆
Project manager at the bio-engineering division | Nucleate Israel
2wIt was a pleasure to work with you (as always) on with amazing hackathon❤️ Looking forward to our next project 💫