A successful kickoff meeting of the Root of The
Matter Knowledge Center took place on June 26 at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of
Agriculture, Food and Environment in Rehovot, Israel. The meeting was moderated
by Dr. Kobi Inbar, the Administrative Manager and Business Advisor for the
Knowledge Center.
During the meeting, the three project managers, Prof.
Rachmilevitch, Prof. Lazarovitch and Prof. Jurkevitch presented their projects
to the participants from the industry and to the members of the Knowledge
Center Steering Committee.
Participants took advantage of the occasion to
learn about the objectives and anticipated deliverables of the Knowledge
Center; they asked questions and discussed potential collaborations between the
industry and the academia within the framework of the Knowledge Center.