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Meet David (Dadi) Perlmutter, the newly appointed chairman of the Technion Council—the governing body that sets the course for Israel’s leading science and technology university. The Council is responsible for selecting the Technion’s president, guiding academic priorities, and steering the Institute’s long-term vision in research and innovation. It’s a role that calls for both strategic […]
This week, two Israeli neuroscientists have rolled out a blood test in the US and Israel that they say can measure the responsiveness of a patient with major depressive disorder to common antidepressants. Depression is one of the most common forms of mental disorder, affecting more than 330 million people worldwide. Treatment methods rely primarily on a taxing trial-and-error process to find the right prescription drug, which can take years. In Israel, the psychological toll of 23 months of war and counting has made the need for effective mental health treatment felt more than ever. The blood test, created by…
Cornell Tech has announced that industry leader Joshua Ruch is now co-chair of the Jacobs Steering Committee, alongside Abby Joseph Cohen, current chair of the committee. Joshua has been a dedicated member of the Steering Committee for eight years and chaired the Runway Advisory Committee. In addition, the Steering Committee welcomes three new members: Nafea Bshara, Wendy Jones, and EB Kelly. The Jacobs Institute Steering Committee guides the strategic direction of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, a cornerstone of Cornell Tech’s mission to fuse academic excellence with real-world impact through programs in health tech, urban tech, and connective media, as well…
“After three years of studying very hard and one year of studying during military service, it just wasn’t the time to give up,” L. said. “I could have taken it easy and finished later, but it’s my life, our future, and no one else will do it for me.” In November 2024, just a month […]
The annual ranking by PitchBook, which measures entrepreneurial success among university alumni worldwide, places the Technion in 10th place globally for the number of bachelor’s degree graduates who founded companies. The accolade affirms the Technion’s role as a driver of Israel’s economic strength. Technion graduates tend to remain in Israel, where they make a disproportional […]
This hands-on, field-based methodology became the foundation of Yaara’s work at the Technion Innovation Center, where she helped traditional industries enhance their innovation capabilities — not just by generating ideas, but by implementing them. “We were focused on how management works within itself, how it enhances creativity and innovation,” she said. “It was a great […]
Until last summer, Shlomit Weiss managed 20,000 people at Intel centers around the world, overseeing development of the company’s most widely-used computer chips. Her resume includes three decades in the bosom of the US-based chip manufacturer, which is also the largest private employer in Israel, and another three years as Mellanox’s hardware development manager. And if that’s wasn’t enough, she was also one of those who persuaded Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to acquire Mellanox. But now, at age 62, Weiss is reinventing herself, and busy with the small details of starting an independent business: building her own website, handing out…
Or Marantz is a doctorate candidate at the Nagoya University, specializing in sustainable communities development in rural Japan. She also serves as ‘open innovation analyst’ at NGLI, which is an Israeli company that provides services of open innovation to Japanese clients. In this episode, she talks about the different things she learned from working with […]
In a year marked by war, political upheaval, and global economic volatility, Israel’s tech sector continues to defy the odds — and the Technion is once again at the heart of its resilience. Three of the standout companies on Calcalist’s 2025 list of the 50 most promising Israeli startups — Decart, ForSight Robotics, and OX […]
By all appearances, Decart is moving fast. The Tel Aviv-based AI startup has secured $100 million in new funding at a $3.1 billion valuation, just two years after it was founded. It now counts 60 employees and a growing global presence. At the center of its pitch: the belief that AI’s next frontier won’t be text or images, but real-time video. While others rushed to build language models, Decart started with the hardware layer, developing a GPU optimization stack that it quietly licensed to major cloud providers in multi-million dollar deals. That foundation gave the company early revenue, and the…
The crew of the cargo ship Eternity C could hardly believe their eyes – within minutes, their vessel was sunk in broad daylight in the Red Sea by an unmanned boat and RPG missiles, and they were taken captive by Houthi rebels. The next day, another container ship was attacked in the Red Sea – and it too was sunk. Just a few years ago, such a scenario would have sounded completely far-fetched. Yet these two alarming incidents occurred just this past month – and they are not the only ones. Worse still – they are only part of a…
Helen Buchumensky is director of standards and compliance, and head of global functional safety, at ARM Semiconductors & Automotive Operations… and of course, a proud Technion alum! In this is episode, she talks about starting music festivals, writing for teenage magazines, and soviet professionalism… She also tells us all about the concept of Functional Safety, […]