IBM will help Ben-Gurion University of the Negev power a deep tech accelerator featuring an initial cohort of six spinouts.

Yazamut360, the Israel-based entrepreneurship hub of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), has launched a new deep tech accelerator with an initial cohort of six spinouts, Geektime reported yesterday.
The programme, dubbed Oazis Accelerator, will also work alongside BGU’s tech transfer company, BGN Technologies, as well as IBM Alpha Zone, a startup studio run by technology group IBM.
Oazis Accelerator is expected to promote the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, providing access to BGU facilities in tandem with IBM’s business expertise.
Participating businesses will receive over $100,000 in credits to use IBM’s cloud computing service in addition to contacts from its client and networking base.
Oazis’s first intake consists of six spinouts from sectors such as medtech, adtech, sustainability and software development.
The companies were named as:

  • MirageDynamics, a BGU spinout working on technology to automatically enhance digital advertising on the basis of deep learning-driven video analysis;
  • Panacea, developers of a machine learning engine for streamlining clinical trials;
  • NeuroHelp, which claims to have devised an automated system for detecting and predicting epileptic seizures;
  • Testory, which has created a machine learning-driven analytics platform for quality assurance applications;
  • Flanimus, a spinout focused on commercialising a low-cost rapid breathalyser test for diagnosing coronavirus; and
  • 3D-Green, a manufacturer of raw 3D printing materials that rely on recycled plastics from bottles as opposed to plastic spools used with conventional printers.

Josh Peleg, chief executive of BGN Technologies, said: “Oazis is a unique initiative in the Israeli academic landscape, and an important tool for accelerating the conversion of innovative applicable research originating from BGU into startups that will develop innovative products.
“It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the year we recorded a 30% increase, compared to the corresponding period in 2019, in the number of patent applications based on research from BGU.”