The Luzzatto Group, Israel's leading intellectual property and patent firm, has joined the Ofakim Innovation Center operated by Sarona Partners. This partnership aims to support and advance all startups in the Ofakim Innovation Center, providing access to intellectual property and commercial legal services, investor networking, lectures, and professional guidance in various fields of innovation.
The new Ofakim branch marks Luzzatto Group's fourth office, joining their locations in Omer, Tel Aviv, and Kiryat Shmona. Through this expansion, Luzzatto Group intends to provide a knowledge base for intellectual property services, connect startups to investors, and offer lectures and professional mentoring.
The collaboration between Luzzatto Group and the Ofakim Innovation Center comes after a series of partnerships led by Sarona Partners over the past few months, in cooperation with the Municipality of Ofakim, the Or Movement, and The Kitchen. Among these initiatives is the launch of an acceleration program focusing on agritech, which will operate from the Ofakim Innovation Center, supporting startups in agritech, foodtech, water technology, sustainability, and more from across Israel.
Eytan Pardo-Roques, Business Development Manager at Sarona Partners, expressed his enthusiasm: "We welcome this important move by the Luzzatto Group—one of Israel’s leading groups in patent registration and intellectual property—as they join us and other partners at the Ofakim Innovation Center. Day by day, this center is becoming a hub for collaboration, attracting companies, firms, and groups from Israel and worldwide, all recognizing the potential in the Western Negev and Ofakim in particular."
Attorney Tamar Luzzatto, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Luzzatto Group, shared her excitement about the partnership: "We are pleased to be partnering with Sarona Partners and excited to establish our fourth branch in Ofakim, joining our locations in Omer, Tel Aviv, and Kiryat Shmona. As always, our group strives to be a leader in innovation, making this partnership a natural fit for us. The Innovation Center is bringing positive change to Ofakim and the southern region overall, and we look forward to supporting companies in protecting the technologies they develop while fostering growth in the Western Negev, especially during these times."
Celebrating its 155th year, the Luzzatto Group is Israel's oldest intellectual property group. Since its founding in Italy in 1869, it has helped companies, inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs protect their intellectual property and realize their innovative potential. The group offers its services to both innovative startups and Fortune 500 companies in Israel and abroad.