AMIT – the Alfred Mann Institute at the Technion, founded by the serial entrepreneur Alfred Mann, is a research institute in life sciences and biomedical engineering, which was established with a fund of one hundred million dollars. The Technion is the first university outside the US chosen by Mann to be part of his vision – the establishment of 12 Alfred Mann Institutes in the world’s leading research centers. Over the years, the institute has grown promising companies such as Sealantis Ltd. (www.sealantis.co.il) and Accellta Ltd. AMIT invests in innovations in the field of medical devices that have the potential to impact human health and supports the development and commercialization of extraordinary inventions initiated by Technion graduates.