Since the adoption of Israel’s Research & Development in Industry Law of 1984, Israel has bloomed into becoming the “Startup Nation” and for a very good reason: with a population of around 8.5 million, it has one of the largest number of startups per capita in the world, it…
On October 1, Professor Uri Sivan took office as the 17th president of Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. Watch this short video where he recounts his deep personal connections to the Technion, and shares his vision for how the university will address the greatest challenges of
In a sold out boardroom lunch, David Shein, among our community’s most successful entrepreneurs shared rules and principles that he believes make a successful enterprise. Hard work, clear vision and implementing a good business model are only part of what it takes in creating a
Student at the Computer Science Department of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has uncovered a significant cybersecurity risk at the interface between the voice-controlled digital assistants of Microsoft and Amazon A previously unknown security vulnerability in the partnership between voice assistants of Microsoft
World’s first bioplastic and ceramic tile coral reef, developed by Prof. Ezri Tarazi, head of the Industrial Design Graduate Program at Technion, in collaboration with marine biologists at Ben-Gurion University. The Technion-BGU team are developing state-of-the-art design technologies to rehabilitate the underwater world. Watch video.
A new technology that uses ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles to kill a tumor by focused ultrasound has been developed by researchers in the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The nanoparticles, which have been found to be especially effective
The Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Foundation has made a transformational gift to Technion for the establishment of the Rappaport Integrative Cancer Research Center and the Rappaport Building for Advanced Medical Research adjacent to the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine. The cornerstone-laying ceremony for
The Zuckerman Institute’s AI fund supports Technion’s new Center for Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems—fueling interdisciplinary research in fields from medicine and robotics to cybersecurity.
Wow, what a way to kick start our TechNovation series! Last week, a strong 60 guests joined Warren Bingham at a lunch hosted by William Buck. Warren is a key player in bringing PillCam to Australia. PillCam, the world’s first digestible camera is regarded among
Found In Translation: Algorithm Could Speed Up Development of New Medical Therapies In findings published today in Nature Methods, Israeli and American researchers reported on a revolutionary, big data-driven, machine learning algorithm designed to predict results of human gene expression based on preliminary results of
Thanks to generous gifts from our community, we’ve raised over $8,000 to support the important Pancreatic Cancer research – make a gift today and continue supporting this important cause. The Problem Cancer is Australia’s leading cause of burden of disease. Pancreatic Cancer is considered among the deadliest
Artificially activating the “reward system” in the brains of mice with two types of cancer led to a dramatic reduction in the size of their tumors, according to authors of a study conducted at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. “The relationship between a person’s emotional
