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yeKnow is the winner
of the Nursing Care
Efficiencies Challenge
and was awarded $75,000
to work with Detroit-based
Henry Ford Health to further
develop its solution and enter
the U.S. market.
This challenge, led jointly
by Start-Up Nation Central
and Henry Ford Health
Innovations, considered ear-
ly-stage Israeli startups focused
on integrating with the U.S.
healthcare system with solu-
tions for creating an environ-
ment assisting nurses in pro-
viding safe and efficient care.
In addition to the prize,
EyeKnow will benefit from
consultation, mentorship and
support in scaling its offerings.
EyeKnow was selected by
a steering committee led by
health industry experts from
among more than 40 Israeli
innovation solutions and
awarded $75,000 (in-kind) to
create a pilot with Henry Ford
Health (HFH)to further devel-
op its solution and enter the
U.S. market.
Finalists in the challenge
were selected based on several
requirements, including the
ability to integrate with the
American healthcare system
and the potential benefit to
nursing workflows, either clin-
ically or operationally.
Founded in 2020, EyeKnow
automatically detects positive
and negative caregiver-to-tod-
dler behavior in kindergartens
by processing video feeds from
off-the-shelf CCTV cameras

using AI and computer-vision
algorithms. Meaningful events
are recorded and shared with
kindergarten owners, law
enforcement agencies and gov-
ernment stakeholders, which
results in a dramatic decrease
in abuse incidents and a signif-
icant increase in caring quality.
Emma Vardimon, director
of Global Partnerships at
Start-Up Nation Central, said:
“Combining Israeli innovation
with the business needs of
a healthcare provider like
Henry Ford Health creates
opportunities for all parties.
Start-Up Nation Central works
with U.S. health organizations
facilitating collaboration
with the local ecosystem and
generating POCs, pilots, joint
ventures and investment. We
are happy to partner with
Henry Ford Health and foster
a more robust innovation

journey.”
Donna Summers, HFH chief
nursing information officer,
said, “We feel privileged to
be able to work with Start-
Up Nation Central and these
amazing tech companies. It is
clear they understood today’s
nursing challenges and have
been amazing collaborators to
find innovative solutions. We
are so excited to engage in a
pilot with EyeKnow AI and to
add more innovation to HFH’s
ability to prevent workplace
violence against healthcare
workers.”
Lisa Prasad, vice president
and chief innovation officer
at HFH, added, “Start-Up
Nation Central has been a vital
partner to Henry Ford Health’s
program in Israel. We are
delighted to have completed
another successful challenge
with them.

EyeKnow provides solutions fostering an environment
that allows nurses to provide safe care efficiently.

Israeli Startup Wins
Henry Ford Health Challenge

JN STAFF

Sharon Gur Arie, Start-Up Nation Central; Dr. Scott Dulchavsky,
CEO Innovation Institute, chief of surgery, Henry Ford Health;
Tomer Sagi, CEO, EyeKnow; and Lisa Prasad, vice president and
chief innovation officer at Henry Ford Health.

The Nissan Foundation
has named the Zekelman
Holocaust Center (The HC)
a 2023 grant recipient to help
fund the planning, imple-
mentation, and delivery of
its Holocaust Education
Summer Academy, which
provides teachers with content
knowledge and pedagogical
techniques to use in teaching
about the Holocaust. The
Summer Academy runs Aug.
7-10, and registration is open.
“We are grateful for the
$30,000 award for our
Holocaust Education Summer
Academy Professional
Development Series for
Educators,” Rabbi Eli
Mayerfeld, CEO of The
Zekelman Holocaust Center,
said. “This gift funds the
training of over 100 Michigan
educators across all disciplines
to incorporate best practic-
es in Holocaust education
in every subject. The con-
tent furthers teachers’ own
knowledge of the Holocaust
and helps them master the
instructional practices relat-
ed to teaching this sensitive
material.
“The grant provides teach-
ers with the opportunity to
immerse themselves in a
weeklong professional devel-
opment experience with The
HC staff,” Rabbi Mayerfeld
added. “Their efforts in the
classroom inspire and empow-
er the next generation to value
cultural diversity, stand up to
prejudice and antisemitism,
and create a society free from
hate.”
For information on
how to enroll in The HC’s
Summer Academy, contact
Rick Schaffner, manager of
Education Outreach, at (248)
556-3663 or rick.schaffner@
holocaustcenter.org.

Zekelman Holocaust
Center Receives Grant