The community builds an ongoing professional framework in which researchers, research students and professionals from the four anchor institutions gain mutual exposure to research capabilities, laboratories, infrastructure and areas of expertise in every institution and among community members.
The research community connects researchers across the four institutions, making it possible to share opportunities and ideas and create new connections. Join the WhatsApp community, receive updates by email, or choose both.
Researchers from the four institutions are invited to submit applied Bio-Convergence research ideas. Representatives of companies and industry bodies are invited to submit professional challenges that require research and capabilities from multiple fields.
Submit a research idea Submit by October 15, 2026The research community will operate as an ongoing professional framework for researchers, research students and professionals from the four anchor institutions. Through meetings, visits, professional dialogue and the presentation of initiatives, members will become familiar with the expertise, laboratories, infrastructure and research directions available in each institution and among fellow community members.
This shared knowledge and professional connection will help FourWard identify research combinations, form groups around defined challenges and advance joint initiatives. At the same time, the community will strengthen a sense of belonging to the Innovation District and Jerusalem while deepening the professional opportunities created in the city.
The community will enable participants to see the wider landscape in which they work: the people, capabilities and infrastructure across the four anchor institutions. It will create a shared professional foundation from which focused research work can develop.
A professional meeting between researchers from complementary fields, presenting research directions, capabilities, infrastructure and professional questions. It enables community members to discover expertise in the other institutions and identify a basis for joint research.
A small-group conversation with leading figures from research, industry and practice. It creates room for direct professional discussion grounded in experience, challenges and insight.
A professional visit to a laboratory, research centre or unique facility at an anchor institution. The format presents research capabilities to the community and makes it possible to consider links to current research and future work.
FourWard advances collaborations with companies and partners in the Jerusalem ecosystem and integrates them into community activity. Ongoing dialogue enables community members to understand real industry needs and challenges, identify relevant research questions and develop professional working relationships.
At the same time, the connection gives industry access to a community of researchers, research students, high-quality talent and research capabilities across the four institutions. Local industry can become familiar with human capital and expertise, while community members broaden their professional opportunities and long-term connection to Jerusalem.