Intreview With DR. Gil Blander, Founder & Executive Board Member

It has always been the essence of the Israeli dream: to educate the country’s scientific brainpower, which will drive the country’s economy and ensure it is intricately connected to the West. That is indeed happening. Now, the task at hand is more nuanced: to bring back to Israel the best and brightest Israeli scientists among the burgeoning number of Israelis living and working abroad—mainly in North America—and at the same time ensure that those who stay overseas remain tightly connected to a global network of Israeli scientists which, ultimately, contributes to the strengthening of Israeli academia and industry.