A Fluffy Conversational Friend
♦ Beffi is a fully conversational medical pet robot, aimed at improving brain health and wellness of elderly population, mainly those suffering from loneliness, social isolation and their related mental and cognitive states.
♦ An AI based Platform with full free flowing conversational capabilities, voice and tone emotion recognition, and predictive medical analytics.
♦ Beffi offers a combination of physical and verbal tools for cognitive enhancement and stress management, including: guided breathing, neuro stimulation, physical and virtual hugs and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) exercises, regimen reminders.
Created by a multinational, multicultural, multidisciplinary team of experts.
Our Top Management and Advisors:
Dr. Oren Fuerst- Chairman of the board, co-founder
Serial entrepreneur and inventor of digital and medical companies with multiple public and private markets exits. Former faculty at Columbia (head of the Technology Strategy and Valuation Program) & Yale Business Schools. co-founder of the Israel Intelligent Robotics organization.
Yosi Lahad- Director, Co- founder
Experienced entrepreneur and executive with multiple exits. Extensive global experience in IT, Robotics and Intelligent systems. co-founder of the Israel Intelligent Robotics organization.
Professor Ehud Davidson- Chairman of the SAB (Scientific Advisory Board)
Experienced public and private health manager. Former CEO of the Clalit Healthcare, one of the world’s largest HMOs (more than 5M members). Former CEO of the Soroka Medical Center, a large community hospital.
Dr. Einat Yehene, Chief Neuropsychologist
An expert neuropsychology clinician and researcher. Significant clinical experience (Sheba and New York Medical Center) addressing brain health and recovery. Leading a research lab on life changing events at the Tel Aviv Academic college.
Professor Oliver Korn, SAB-Robotics and Aging Advisor
An expert in robotics and aging, combining a long academic and industrial experience. Head of the Affective & Cognitive Institute at Offenburg University, Germany.
Professor Noam Shomron, SAB-Bioinformatics and AI
Head of the Functional Genomics Laboratory at Tel Aviv University's Medical School.
Professor Ido Erev- SAB Behavioral Economics
Vice Dean at the Israeli Technion School of Data Sciences. Behavioral Economics and Decision Models expert.
Dr. Ronni Hashmonai- SAB Digital Pharma
Formerly Chief Digital Officer for Novartis US, Global Head of Biz Transformation and senior Medical Affairs and research executive.
Professor Boaz Nadler- SAB AI and Machine Learning
Faculty at the Mathematics Department and the Weizmann Artificial Intelligence Center.
Professor Giora Weisz- SAB Cardiology
The director of the interventional cardiology program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He serves also as faculty of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in New York.
Professor Yael Edan- SAB Robotics and Aging
Head of the Intelligent Robotics Lab at Ben Gurion University.
Oliver Tian- SAB Robotics
Vice-Chairman of the International Alliance of Robotic Associations (IARA). Member of Advisory Board, Responsible Technology Institute, University of Oxford