BOSTON – Feb. 12, 2025 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office hosted the Sheba SPARC Program Feb. 11, which brought together approximately 40 clinicians and experts to discuss critical topics relevant to advancing health care innovations. The event fostered collaboration and knowledge exchange between Israeli innovators and the U.S. health care ecosystem.
Robert L. Grossman, co-founder and chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Israel Practice and a Corporate shareholder in the firm’s Miami office, welcomed guests. The agenda featured the following presentations:
- IP Matters: Strategies for navigating intellectual property challenges in the health care industry, presented by David J. Dykeman, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s global Life Sciences & Medical Technology Group, and Andrew (A.J.) Tibbetts, Intellectual Property & Technology
- Regulatory Hurdles for FDA Approvals: Insights on overcoming the complex regulatory landscape in the United States, presented by Nicholas J. Diamond, a Health Care & FDA Practice shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Houston office.
- Payee/Payor Dynamics in U.S. Health Care: Understanding the interplay between health care providers, insurers, and patients, presented by Diamond.
In addition, presenters answered questions about how investors view Israeli companies and what it takes to secure funding in the United States.
The ARC Center (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate) for Digital Innovation at Sheba Medical Center in Israel brings together all the players in digital medicine – physicians, researchers, startups, industry leaders, academia, investors, and top-tier medical centers – for the goal of redesigning health care. The driving mission behind ARC Center is to improve patient care, using innovation to provide real value to patients. SPARC, ARC’s global school of entrepreneurship, is the lead cohort of the entrepreneurship program. It hand-picks a group of clinicians and researchers and provides them with mentorship and guidance from ideation to pitch over several weeks. By equipping participants with entrepreneurial skills, SPARC enables them to navigate their health care initiatives more effectively while aligning them with business perspectives and validation.