Dr.Assaf
Horowitz

Computational neuroscientist, BrainVivo co-founder & CEO, and DeepTech executive translating biological intelligence into advanced AI systems, ventures, and ecosystem-scale innovation.

DeepTech · Neuro-AI · Bio-AI · Advanced AI

Dr. Assaf Horowitz

Expertise Snapshot

Science, strategy, and execution across frontier AI.

Co-Founder & CEO, BrainVivoPhD, Computational NeuroscienceMBA, International BusinessHarvard Business School Executive EducationComputational Neuroimaging Center FounderMeta · NVIDIA · Google for Startups · Calcalist speakerNeuro-AI · Bio-AI · HealthTech · DeepTech strategyCognitive agents and BrainTwins

Brain-driven AI

Translating biological intelligence into machines.

BrainVivo's BrainTwin technology turns the structure of human cognition into a layer that advanced AI systems can actually use.

Beyond LLMs

Cognitive agents that reason like people, not statistics.

Bio-AI moves the field past pure language modeling toward systems grounded in biological mechanisms of intuition and judgment.

Ecosystem scale

Science, ventures, and national innovation aligned.

From founder rooms to keynote stages and board tables — connecting frontier research to capital, talent, and policy.

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Speaking, Advisory & Consultancy

What Dr. Horowitz helps organizations think through.

Working with founders, leadership teams, boards, and ecosystem builders on the strategic questions emerging where AI meets biology, cognition, infrastructure, and society.

Keynote Speaking

  • Advanced AI beyond large language models.
  • Bio-AI, Neuro-AI, BrainTwins, and cognitive agents.
  • Human intuition as the next AI layer.
  • Building DeepTech companies from science to market.

Board & Strategic Advisory

  • DeepTech venture strategy and scientific defensibility.
  • AI and Bio-AI commercialization pathways.
  • R&D infrastructure, partnerships, and ecosystem design.
  • Founder and CEO perspective for frontier companies.

Consultancy

  • AI strategy for organizations and leadership teams.
  • Neuro-AI and biological-intelligence opportunity mapping.
  • Innovation ecosystem and cross-sector collaboration.
  • Translating frontier science into products and partnerships.

Lectures & Video

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Keynote

Neuro-AI and BrainTwins

Lecture

Advanced AI beyond LLMs

Interview

Bio-AI and human intuition

Research & Recognition

A scientific foundation for applied Neuro-AI.

Science journal cover, 4 November 2022 — Brain Connectivity special issue
Science cover · 4 November 2022

Brain connectivity on the cover of Science.

"The human brain's primary interhemispheric connections have different axonal calibers. This image represents a cross section of the axons, with warmer colors (yellow) indicating thicker axons. These finely attuned connections allow for the perfect orchestration of the brain's symphony."

A 2022 Science special issue acknowledged the main findings of our 2014 work on axonal spectrum imaging — the foundation for how BrainVivo models biological intelligence today.

Innovation ecosystem

Policy, infrastructure, and AI strategy at national scale.

Working with Israel's innovation ecosystem at the intersection of policy, infrastructure, and AI strategy — including R&D infrastructure reform, applied research enablement, and ecosystem-scale collaborations across academia, industry, and defense.

Signature case · Strauss MRI Center

Co-founded and led Israel's first private 3T MRI research center.

Navigated a multi-year regulatory path with the Ministry of Health to license clinical-grade MRI for academic research — unlocking infrastructure that hadn't previously existed in the country and setting a precedent other research groups still rely on.

  • 2018Selected to represent Tel Aviv University in a personal meeting with Prince Albert II of Monaco.
  • 2017PhD research selected to represent Israel at Falling Walls.
  • 2014Master's work selected for UK Prime Minister David Cameron's visit.
  • 2013Outstanding Master's work selected for President Shimon Peres's 90th birthday event.
  • PubsPeer-reviewed work in axonal spectrum imaging and cortical laminar composition.

Experience

Operating across science, company building, and technology ecosystems.

BrainVivo

Co-Founder & CEO

Stealth Startup

Board Member

8400 Health Network

Member

Google for Startups Israel

Member

Inovytec Medical Solutions

VP Sales & Marketing

Strauss Center for Computational Neuroimaging

Co-Founder & Founding Director

Israeli Navy

Captain

MetaNVIDIAGoogle for StartupsCalcalistTel Aviv UniversityHarvard Business SchoolBrainVivo8400 Health NetworkDeepTalkMetaNVIDIAGoogle for StartupsCalcalistTel Aviv UniversityHarvard Business SchoolBrainVivo8400 Health NetworkDeepTalk

Contact

For keynote speaking, board advisory, or strategic consulting.