The Sheba Medical Center is a Medical Research powerhouse, with over 25 percent of all Israeli medical clinical research conducted at its facilities, and is a key industry partner as an initiator, catalyst and testing center for Israeli medical technology and new drugs. Furthermore, Sheba is the main clinical trial venue for medical scientific studies conducted by the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Tel Aviv and Bar-Ilan universities.
The Sheba Medical Center is one of only two medical centers in Israel with US Department of Health federal wide assurance designation - a classification that makes Sheba eligible for US federal research grants involving human clinical trials.
The Sheba Medical Center is the home of the Israel National Center for Health Policy and Epidemiology Research (equivalent to the U.S. National Institutes of Health).
The Sheba Medical Center is the home of Israel's National Blood Bank and Cord Blood Bank.
The Sheba Medical Center is the home of the Middle East Pediatric Congenital Heart Center.
The Sheba Medical Center is the home of Israel Center for Newborn Screening.
The Sheba Medical Center is the home of Israel National Center for Rehabilitation, including victims of terror and Israel Defense Forces wounded.
The Sheba Medical Center is the main teaching center for the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.
The Sheba Medical Center conducts international relief and medical training in Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and more.
The Sheba Medical Center is the home of the internationally-acclaimed Israel National Center for Medical Simulation.