About SHAAR Hub
SHAAR is a healthcare innovation hub created and led by Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Arieli Group.
Founding Partners
Partnerships:
Ecosystem Partners
Our Story
Located within Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, SHAAR, Shaare Zedek Arieli Innovation Hub, combines SZMC’s medical expertise and world-class facilities with Arieli’s investment experience and proven track record in fostering innovation and growth.
SHAAR, Hebrew for “gateway”, aims to bridge innovation and capital and stands as a collaborative hub by creating an environment that nurtures pioneering healthcare startups, projects and cutting-edge medical research with strategic professional and financial support.
SHAAR is where startups, investors, medical professionals and industry leaders unite to advance and support the next generation of healthcare technologies and entrepreneurs.
Shaare Zedek
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem’s largest multidisciplinary facility, is dedicated to delivering advanced care across numerous specialties. Treating over 1,000,000 patients annually, this 1000-bed center is committed to continual improvement and excellence in patient care in its 30 departments and 70 outpatient clinics. Offering a wide range of medical services, Shaare Zedek stands at the forefront of healthcare, combining cutting-edge treatments with compassionate care, reflecting its longstanding tradition of serving the diverse population of Jerusalem and beyond.
Shaare Zedek
Scientific Ltd.
Shaare Zedek Scientific Ltd. (Mada’it), the innovation and research arm of Jerusalem’s rapidly expanding Shaare Zedek Medical Center, serves as a bridge between Healthtech industry partners and the hospital, treating over a million cases annually. Specializing in transforming research into novel treatments, Mada’it leverages the hospital’s facilities, patient base, and expert team. Its mission is to extend Shaare Zedek’s clinical and research achievements to benefit the global healthcare community, ensuring ongoing advancement in medical science.
Arieli Group
Arieli Group partners in developing new technologies and invests in entrepreneurs driving them to market. With a global presence in the U.S., Israel, and Europe, we leverage our network to identify and support early and growth-stage innovations across industries including cybersecurity, defense, deep tech, energy, healthcare, fintech, and agritech. Rooted in a third-generation family office, Arieli Group provides strategic guidance to founders and management teams. Our portfolio includes investments in startups, fund GP positions, and joint ventures with leading international institutions. We are dedicated to transforming new ideas into the technologies shaping the future.
Team
Prof. Dan Turner
Evan Renov
Renana Ofan, Phd
Eric Bentov
Nurit Kantarovich
Or Haviv
Lisya Bahar Manoah
Michael Lavie Salomon
Nataf Dgani
Avigail Mesica
Tal (Menachem) Arusi
