Mr van Zwaren has over 30 years experience matching scientists and entrepreneurs to industry and investment. He is presently director at Harov Technologies and an R&D director at First Quality. For the last five years, Joe van Zwaren has served as Vice President for Business Development at Leviathan Energy Ltd, a start-up in renewable energy. He has also served as Director of Exact Sciences at the Ministry of Science and Technology and was responsible for introducing both Internet and Internet-2 to Israel, along with many other national research programs.