Discover complementary capabilities
Access professional meetings and discover laboratories, infrastructure and areas of expertise at the other institutions.
For researchers
A shared space for research, community and new connections
FourWard is building a cross-institutional professional community for researchers, research students and professionals across the four anchor institutions. Its purpose is to advance joint research, make capabilities and infrastructure visible and strengthen Jerusalem as a space for research, innovation and action.
Open call
Do you have a direction for applied Bio-Convergence research?
FourWard invites researchers from the four institutions to propose applied research ideas. The call is also open to industry representatives who wish to present a professional challenge, in order to consider forming a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research group.
Submit a research idea Submit by October 15, 2026What researchers can gain
An active community for joint research
FourWard creates a shared layer of action connecting researchers, expertise, laboratories and infrastructure across the four institutions. Through professional meetings, exposure to capabilities and a structured mechanism for forming research groups, it advances collaborations around defined research questions and challenges.
The activity is intended for early-career and established researchers, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and research students. FourWard advances collaborations with Jerusalem industry and integrates them into community activity: community members gain exposure to industry needs and challenges, while companies gain access to a professional community, high-quality talent and relevant research capabilities. This connection broadens professional opportunities and reinforces a long-term connection to Jerusalem.
The FourWard research community
A community that connects researchers
The WhatsApp community is an active meeting point for researchers from the four institutions. It makes it possible to meet peers from complementary fields, share opportunities and ideas, and join working groups around joint research initiatives.
Join the WhatsApp communityProfessional connections over time
A shared setting for researchers, research students and professionals to develop familiarity beyond a one-off meeting.
Opportunities for joint research
Take part in open calls and action to form research groups around topics from anchor institutions, industry, government ministries and public bodies.
Three ways to take part
Discover
Take part in Spotlight meetings, Open Lab visits and professional discussions with researchers from other institutions.
Present a capability
Share an area of expertise, a facility, a laboratory or a professional question relevant to future collaboration.
Join a challenge
Consider selected calls and challenges, and propose a research direction or participation in an emerging group.