Gateway to Health Tech: Tzafon Edition

A training program empowering medical and paramedical professionals to strengthen Northern Israel's health tech ecosystem.

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Your Gateway to Health Innovation

With over 1600 health tech companies in Israel, there is still untapped potential to bring innovation directly into clinical practice and vice versa.

Gateway to Health Tech: Tzafon Edition is designed to strengthen the health tech landscape in Northern Israel. Taking place at Tzafon Medical Center, this program equips medical and paramedical professionals with the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to drive real impact in healthcare.

Gateway to Health Tech: Tzafon Edition

Timeline

APR 7
Applications Open
May 1
Applications Close
May 8
Acceptances go out,
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Jun 17 - Sep 16
Educational Sessions

2025 Curriculum Overview

Knowledge and Skills

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Israel’s health tech ecosystem with a focus on Northern Israel’s growing sector. The program combines foundational knowledge—key players, technologies, and industry trends—with practical skills like networking, LinkedIn & CV building, and professional storytelling.

Exposure to Health Tech

Explore Northern Israel’s health tech landscape, key players, and strategies to address healthcare challenges through technology. Deep dive into sub-sectors, trends, innovation in academia, government policies, VC funding, AI infrastructure & more.

Ecosystem Access

Learn about collaboration models with health tech companies and innovation hubs across Northern Israel. Build meaningful connections with hospitals, local healthcare organizations, and entrepreneurs to actively shape the future of healthcare innovation in the region.

Enrollment FAQ

Program Candidates

Gateway to Health Tech is for medical and paramedical professionals in northern Israel at different career stages, from clinical-year medical students, interns, and residents to senior physicians.

Participants must either be residents of northern Israel or employed within the region who are committed to attend a minimum of 80% of the sessions at Tzafon Medical Center.

Applications close on May 1st, 2025. Candidates will receive a response by May 8th.

The program spans four months, from June 2025 – September 2025. In-person meetings will take place at Tzafon Medical Center on Tuesdays, from 16:00-19:00

  • Physical Meeting Dates: 
    • 17.06.2025 – Opening session
    • 01.07.2025
    • 15.07.2025
    • 29.07.2025
    • 12.08.2025
    • 2.09.2025
    • 16.09.2025 – Closing session
  • Zoom Meeting Dates:
    • 08.07.2025
    • 22.07.2025
    • 05.08.2025

The program consists of both in-person and virtual sessions to accommodate diverse schedules and create impactful learning experiences:

  • 8 in-person sessions at The Tzafon Medical Center (TZMC), a leader in medical innovation in the north
  • 3 online sessions for extended learning
  • Networking opportunities with key stakeholders, local health tech companies, and innovation experts

The total cost of participation is 500 NIS. Payment will be incurred upon acceptance to the program.

Feel free to contact G2HT@8400thn.org for any additional questions.

Who were our past participants?

Our 2024 Gateway to Health Tech cohort brought together a diverse group of medical professionals, including attending physicians, residents, interns, and medical students.

Participants came from a wide range of medical fields—anesthesia, emergency medicine, internal medicine, neurosurgery, pediatrics, radiology, and more—representing top hospitals across Israel, including Ichilov, Sheba-Tel Hashomer, Rambam, Hadassah, Assuta, and Belinson. Through the program, they gained the practical tools and connections to actively participate in shaping the future of Israeli health tech.

Testimonials

"The realization that a doctor can transition from being a passive user of existing processes to an active leader in digital transformation has shifted my perspective on the future of the profession."
M.Family Medicine Resident
"I learned that the world of tech and innovation isn’t as distant or intimidating as I once thought. There is a real need for professionals like me, and I now know that I have a significant role to play in it."
S.Oncology intern
"Medical professionals have a crucial place in the tech industry. They bring unique value that outsiders simply don’t have, as they truly understand the needs within the healthcare system."
L.Orthopedist
"Perseverance is key. I also learned that it’s possible to merge medicine and tech in a meaningful way without having to give up practicing medicine."
H. Neurosurgery resident

Partners

Startup Nation Central is a free-acting NGO providing global solution seekers frictionless access to Israel’s bold and impatient innovators to help tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.
8400 The Health Network accelerates growth in Israel’s health tech sector by bringing together key stakeholders to foster innovation and bridge gaps in the ecosystem.
Tzafon Medical Center, situated in the periphery, serves an ethnically diverse population. Our vision is to deliver modern, high-quality healthcare to all residents, actively reducing health disparities between central Israel and its peripheral regions. TZMC strives to lead in clinical excellence, patient-centered care, innovation, academic advancement, and research.
AIR was established by Tzafon Medical Center in order to promote and accelerate the domain of Health Tech in northern Israel. Our vision is to bridge the gap between the health system in central Israel and that of the peripheral areas, and to turn Tzafon Medical Center into a hub of expertise in the field of medical innovation.