The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the Technion inaugurated the Uzia Galil Foyer in the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The foyer was named after the founder of Elbit Systems and other companies. The ceremony was attended by Galil’s family and Elbit Systems management including president and CEO Bezhalel (Butsi) Machlis and former Elbit Systems Board Chairman Miki Federman. Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, Dean of the Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering Prof. Idit Keidar, and Chairman of the Israel Friends of Technion Association, Prof. Peretz Lavie, were also in attendance. The foyer, which…
New Report Quantifies Cornell Tech’s Role in Attracting Talent to New York City and Growing the City’s Tech Sector Since its founding in 2012, Cornell Tech has played a crucial role in developing New York City’s tech talent, entrepreneurship, job creation, and fiscal prosperity. From launching more than 100 startups and educating thousands of new tech leaders to operating an 850,000-square-foot campus while planning future expansion, the energy coming out of the regional tech hub is undeniable. But what is its overall economic impact? A new analysis from economic development firm HR&A puts it into numbers – and they are…
LifeCord has a strong intellectual property (IP) portfolio, including 52 patent families pending worldwide and 21 issued or allowed patents. This IP position ensures market exclusivity and gives LifeCord a significant competitive edge. You can learn more about the company below. LifeCord is pioneering innovative solutions for mitral chordal repair, addressing mitral regurgitation, which affects approximately 2% of the global population. Our flagship product is a breakthrough leaflet-preserving device that avoids puncturing the leaflet and enables future interventions, aiming to disrupt the market with a safer, superior, and primary solution for degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) patients. The device offers a…
Two AI-based startups in Israel are joining forces to combat the pests and diseases that destroy up to 40 percent of all food grown globally. Fermata uses cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor crops as they grow and automatically detect problems. yieldsApp translates that data into tailored recommendations, crop by crop, field by field, to maximize yields for the grower. The two companies have now announced a partnership that will merge their technologies and, they say, provide a “comprehensive farm management solution,” detecting problems and providing precise solutions. Farmers will receive “personalized, real-time insights that ensure crops get the right…
In this episode of the Technion Alumni Go Global podcast, predict the future with Dr. Kira Radinsky – CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, a global expert in the field of predictive algorithms, and a proud Technion alum. She was also named one of the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Young Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 under 30 […]
In this episode, “serial entrepreneur” Dotan Bar Noy, senior vice president of technology at Delinea and chairman of the Technion Alumni Association, talks about the lessons he learned from founding – and selling – several startup companies… and why he really does not actually like the title of “serial entrepreneur”.
The ability to walk independently in nature, in a shopping mall, or in any unfamiliar space isn’t a given for people with vision impairment. Award-winning Israeli company RightHear is changing that reality, one venue at a time. Tens of thousands of people are finding their way to and around more than 2,500 locations that have installed the audio orientation and guiding system so far. These include restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, healthcare facilities, theaters, malls, airports and college campuses in Israel, North America, the United Arab Emirates, Lithuania, Greece and Angola. In August, Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia became the first…
Israeli medical diagnostic company MeMed has announced the successful completion of the first randomized controlled trial in the US of its test to differentiate between bacterial and viral infections. The test could reduce the amount of use of antibiotics, which do not work on viral infections but whose prescription for them plays a part in the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The company says the trial of the MeMed BV test successfully demonstrates its clinical utility in promoting appropriate antibiotic use, highlighting its potential to improve patient outcomes and healthcare decision making. It also called the trial a…
Israeli agritech startup Nanovel has unveiled its new AI-powered autonomous robot capable of picking fruit off the trees for the fresh market. The company says the robot offers a worldwide solution to farm labor shortages and rapidly increasing costs, the two most pressing issues identified in a survey by the Western Growers organization, which works with farmers in Arizona, California, Colorado and New Mexico. According to Nanovel, the robot is the world’s first-of-its-kind system designed to pick citrus fruit in dense foliage, involving a high level of technological complexity, including advanced edge computing and AI-driven data analysis. The system includes…
The Biomed company Epitomee’s share value spiked this month (188%) after its new weight loss pill was approved by the FDA. The pill, which inherited its company’s name will join the fierce competition between weight loss pills in the market. In complete contrast to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, Epitomee’s capsule does not contain any active substance. It is a sophisticated pill that, after being swallowed and arriving at its intended destination, expands and changes its shape into a rigid triangle, in response to the acidic environment. In doing so, it mimics the presence of solid food, which…
Yfah Burstin lives in Ramat HaSharon, a Tel Aviv suburb, with her husband and two children (16 and 12). With a degree in industrial engineering and management (1997) from the Technion, she honed her skills in various multinational corporations before founding her own ventures. On October 7, 2023, she was launching Better Bite, a management […]
This new podcast by the Technion Alumni Association features conversations with Technion alumni living and working all around the world. Our very first guest is Uber Freight CEO and proud Technion alum: Lior Ron. With a career that took him to top positions in companies like Google and Motorola Mobility, plus several innovative startups, as […]