Pioneering Medical Innovation
Israel Med Innovation Lab - a knowledge center dedicated to innovation in applied research
Who We Are
IMIL - Israel Med Innovation Lab is a knowledge center dedicated to innovation in applied research.
The center was established through the initiative and funding of the Israeli Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and is operated through a collaboration between Ichilov Hospital and Tel-Hai University, formerly Tel-Hai Academic College and the MIGAL Research Institute.
As part of its activities, the center offers professional development courses, ideation programs, and training in innovation, research, and entrepreneurship. These programs are designed for clinical staff, researchers, and academics, with a particular focus on mental health, psychiatry, rehabilitation, geriatrics, and neuroscience.
The programs combine practical and theoretical learning, site visits, professional meetings, and seminars that bring together clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry representatives. Their aim is to foster HealthTech entrepreneurship and applied research emerging from hospitals and academic institutions.
Our Partners
Founder Matching Event
On September 8, 2026, IMIL hosts a Founder Matching Event at Tech & Talk in MATAM, Haifa. Clinicians, researchers, and entrepreneurs from healthcare, biotechnology, neuroscience, mental health, and rehabilitation come together for an evening of structured networking - speed-dating sessions, round-table discussions, and one-on-one meetings designed to spark new HealthTech ventures.
The event is led by IMIL - Israel Med Innovation Lab, in partnership with HIL - Haifa Innovation Labs, the innovation and entrepreneurship center of the University of Haifa.