Dr. Schroeder conducted his Postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his PhD at the Hebrew and Ben Gurion Universities. Avi is the recipient of more than 25 national and international awards, including named a KAVLI Fellow, a Horev Fellow – Leaders in Science and Technology, an Alon Fellow as well as the Intel Nanotechnology-, TEVA Pharmaceuticals-, and the Wolf Foundation Krill Award. Avi is the author of more than 45 research papers inventor of 17 patents and co-founder of multiple startup companies based on these discoveries.