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Welcome to BioAbroad – the largest network of Israeli scientists and managers abroad.
Our mission:
- Connect Israeli scientists and managers abroad with Israeli industry and academia.
- Reduce the “brain-drain” by assisting our members in finding suitable positions in Israel.
Who we are and what we do
Why register with us
Events & Announcements
Open positions
Benefits
Our members
Activity centers
- BioAbroad is a non-profit Israeli organization operating abroad.
- Our activities include professional events, social events and job fairs in different locations.
- Our operations are managed by regional managers in key locations.
- We lobby for the recruitment of our members in Israel by communicating with the TAMAT, Misrad Haklita, ILSI, universities, HR companies, incubators and leading life science companies.
- Since 2007 more than 450 Israeli scientists and managers from academia and industry who are living abroad joined us.
BioAbroad members enjoy the following benefits:
- Local professional events, social events and job fairs for networking and for meeting with key people in the Israeli industry and academia.
- Get our special members’ benefits, such as a 7% discount on El Al flights to Israel for members and their families, dicount on on-line Hebrew lessons and more.
- Receive our newsletter, with updates about special events, job opportunities and news of interest to Israeli scientists abroad.
- Make yourself accessible* to opportunities offered by companies/universities/scientists for recruitment, consulting and research collaborations.
- Be part of a high quality Israeli community.
* We respect your privacy! Your personal details will NOT be given to third parties and people can contact you through an interface that does not expose your email address.
Events & Announcements
- Dec 4 professional event in Boston "The Bio-Pharma in Israel and Collaborative Opportunities Between MA & Israel -The Genzyme Model" - Full invitation and RSVP
- Misrad Haklita's tax & employment fairs for returning residents & new immigrants with Israeli experts will be held in the following locations: NY - Dec 7, Boston - Dec 8, Baltimore - Dec 8, Miami - Dec 9, Chicago - Dec 9, Toronto - Dec 10, Montreal - Dec 10, San Francisco - Dec 11. Click here for full announcement and registration.
- Dec 14 Rockville, MD professional event " The BioTech industry in
- Hanuka events will be conducted on Sunday Dec 21 in the following centers:
Boston - RSVP
Los Angeles - RSVP
Yale - RSVP
Cincinnati - RSVP
Baltimore - RSVP - Can your idea be commercialized? - BioAbroad will assist you in finding Israelis abroad that may be interested in working with you on commercializing your idea. We can also direct you to experianced people who you will be able to consult with. You can find more details on entrepreneurship and the Israeli incubators program in our Benefits and Resources section . For more information write to Rami Lotem rami@bioabroad.org.il
- Ministry of Absorption "Coming Home" Program
In its web site the Ministry of Absorption details all the benefits that it offers for returning Israelis that stayed abroad for more than 2 years. The main benefits include health insurance fine exemption, assistance in finding a job or financing work training for carreer change, customs benefits and more. The ministry is operating a hot line for assistance - 972-3-973-3333. You can find an article that summarizes the benefits here.
If you intend to return to Israel in the coming year we highly reccomend to contact the hot line six months in advance so you may maximize your benefits.
- Austin, TX - Dr. Yariv Mazor at 512-483-1873 yarivm@che.utexas.edu
- Baltimore, MD - Dr. Dan Gincel at 443-570-1165 gincel@gmail.com
- Boston, MA - Dr. Gil Blander at 781-538-6333 gblander@mit.edu and Dr. Hagit Shapiro at 617-319-1482 Hagit.Shapiro@joslin.harvard.edu
- Chicago, IL - Aharon Solomon at 847-328-4682 Aharon_Solomon_CBC@northwestern.edu
- Cincinnati, OH - Dr. Ariel Munitz at 513-699-7226 ariel.munitz@cchmc.org
- Durham, NC - Dr. Mickey Kosloff at 919-599-8710 http://www.duke.edu/~mk81/contact.html
- Los Angeles, CA - Dr. Oren Schaedel at 626-394-0890 orens@caltech.edu
- New Haven, CT - Dr. Arnon Henn at 203-988-8039 arnon.henn@yale.edu
- New York City, NY - Dr. Amir Bahar at 646-259-1885 amir.bahar@mssm.edu
- Philadelphia, PA -Dr. Anat Katsir at 484-431-1571 anatkatsir@gmail.com
- Rockville, MD - Dr. Eyal Rand at 301-807-0898 randeyal@gmail.com
- San Diego, CA - Dr. Adrian Israelson at 858-337-3280 aisraelson@ucsd.edu
- Seattle, WA - Dr. Asael Herman at 206-799-7425 hermana@u.washington.edu
- Stanford, CA - Dr. Menashe Elazar at 650-498-7419 menashe@stanford.edu
- Toronto - Dr. Orr Ravitz at 647-427-0350 ravitz.orr@gmail.com
- Yale, CT - Dr. Arnon Henn at 203-988-8039 arnon.henn@yale.edu
Bioabroad is looking for Regional coordinator for organizing social and professional events in Cambridge, UK. The position requires approximately 10 monthly hours with a potential for future financial compensation. For more details please contact Rami Lotem rami@bioabroad.org.il
Previous Newsletters
October 2008
News
- WIS and HUJI. were ranked #1&2 best academic work places is life science »
- Considerable tax benefits for returning Israelis »
Up to 10 year tax exemption for returning Israelis (Toshav Hozer) - Meitav Incubator would like to absorb Israeli life science entrepreneurs »
- News for Physicians »
How Israeli hospitals recruit talented physicians, Rambam's Kol Kore for its new research center
- WIS and HUJI. were ranked #1&2 best academic work places is life science »
- Considerable tax benefits for returning Israelis »
Up to 10 year tax exemption for returning Israelis (Toshav Hozer) - Meitav Incubator would like to absorb Israeli life science entrepreneurs »
- News for Physicians »
How Israeli hospitals recruit talented physicians, Rambam's Kol Kore for its new research center
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