The Technion Timeline

Scroll through to see Technion's 100 years of achievements

1998
Embryonic stem cells

Prof. Josef Itskovitz-Eldor, in joint research with the University of Wisconsin, succeeded in isolating embryonic stem cells for the first…Read More

DNA – Conductor of electricity

Professors Uri Sivan, Eran Brown, and Yoav Eishen used DNA sequences to create a conductive thread with a thickness of…Read More

Amos Lapidot, 13th president of the Technion 1973-1982

“Amos Lapidot was the tenth commander of the Air Force. He was born in Kfar Saba and completed a pilot…Read More

1999
Novocure – Founded at the Technion

In 2000, Yoram Palti, our founder and professor emeritus of physiology and biophysics at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, sought…Read More

2000
Technion alumnus Dov Moran introduces the DiskOnKey to the world

Dov Moran was born in Ramat Gan as Dov Mintz. He was the youngest of two children; his parents were…Read More

2001
FineTech is sold to an American ISP company

About eight months after being acquired by the American chemical company ISP for an amount between 10 to 20 million…Read More

Prof.Yitzhak Apeloig, 14th president of the Technion 2001-2009

Yitzhak Apeloig is a chemist, a member of the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry at the Technion. During World War II…Read More

2002
2003
Superman at the Technion

The American film actor Christopher Reeve, the Hollywood superhero, came to Israel for a five-day solidarity visit as the guest…Read More

Prof. Bilha Manheim receives the Israel Prize in Sociology

Prof. Bilha Mannheim was one of the founders of the field of sociology of work in Israel and one of…Read More

2004
Profs. Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation

Research Prof. Avram Hershko and Research Prof. Aaron Ciechanover of the Technion are the winners of the 2004 Nobel Prize…Read More

Pluri – Founded at the Technion

luristem was founded in 2001 by Shai Meretzki of the Technion, who made use of a stem cell patent which…Read More

2005
Establishment of the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI)

The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute was established in 2005 with funding from the Israeli government, the Russell Berrie philanthropic fund,…Read More

Azilect Resajilin By Teva, established at the Technion

Azilect, a medication intended for Parkinson’s disease patients, developed and marketed by Teva Pharmaceuticals, according to research by Professor Moussa…Read More

2006
Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program

The Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP) is a multi-disciplinary energy research program. The research includes collaborations between…Read More

Technion participates in the International Chemistry Olympiad for the first time

The International Chemistry Olympiad is an annual academic competition for high school students. About 300 students from about 75 countries…Read More

The youngest student at the Technion

Just 16 years old and already a student at the Technion! This is Dan Deviri, a student in the Schulich…Read More

Seymour Schulich contributes to the Faculty of Chemistry

In 2006, businessman Seymour Schulich donated 20 million dollars to the Faculty of Chemistry. This is one of the largest…Read More

2007
Cortica – Founder at the Technion

Cortica is a pioneer in the field of Autonomous AI. Over the past 15 years, we have invested more than…Read More

AMIT Alfred Mann Institute at the Technion

AMIT – the Alfred Mann Institute at the Technion, founded by the serial entrepreneur Alfred Mann, is a research institute…Read More

2008
Engineers without Borders

The association “Engineers Without Borders Israel” works to promote the quality of life of the population in Israel and developing…Read More

2009
Iron Dome developed by Technion alumni succeeds in first tests

There is no Israeli who does not know what Iron Dome is; everyone is deeply grateful to those involved in…Read More

Prof. Peretz Lavie, 15th president of the Technion

Peretz Lavie served as the president of the Technion from 2009 to October 2019. Lavie is a psychologist, a researcher…Read More

Advanced Medical Solutions Israel – Founded at the Technion

Sealantis develops innovative products based on a proprietary platform of alga-mimetic tissue adhesives, for a variety of applications and clinical…Read More

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