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.
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Buying clothing online has always been a hit-and-miss proposition. How will it fit? Will such a bold pattern overwhelm my frame? Technion alumna Yael Vizel ’10 came up with a solution — a virtual fitting room — that removes the guesswork. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, was so impressed, it is buying Vizel’s startup.
An ATS – Southern California Virtual Program Featuring Professor Shulamit Levenberg Former Dean of the Faculty of Biomedical EngineeringDirector of the Technion Center for 3D BioprintingDirector of the Rina & Avner Schneur Center for Diabetes Research Relive this fascinating discussion with Technion superstar Professor Shulamit Levenberg, whose work has left its mark in several different disciplines. A […]
How He Got Here: A Kibbutznik Alum’s Path From Startup to Microsoft A few years ago, Technion alumnus Omer Schneider ’05 and his partners pitched their young cybersecurity business to one of the wealthiest tech investors in Israel. “You guys are crazy,” the investor said. “How can an Israeli from a kibbutz who rides on camels sell cybersecurity to American utilities?” “Of course I don’t ride camels,” Mr. Schneider recalled, laughing. “My naïve answer to him was: ‘Because we can. They have a gap and we will do that.’” Fast forward to June 2020. Mr. Schneider sold CyberX, the company…
Four student startups, focused on everything from neuroprosthetics to a digital family organizer, were awarded up to $100,000 and co-working space to pursue their inventions. Their work represents the capstone of Cornell Tech’s Studio curriculum, in which student entrepreneurs in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and Cornell Tech develop solutions for real-world problems, culminating in startup prototypes. “I’m incredibly proud of this year’s Startup Awards winners, who will join our roster of companies that have gone on to make an impact in New York City and beyond,” said Thatcher Bell, head of Startup Studio at Cornell Tech. Startups…
Webinar with Ron Brachman, Server Ertem, Rebecca Brachman, and Tomer Morad What happens when industry intersects academia? Join Ron Brachman, director of the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute housed at Cornell Tech in New York City, for this special webinar. Learn about the unique collaboration that has led to 28 startups incubated at the Jacobs Institute’s Runway Startup Postdoc Program, and the many Runway Fellows who tackled the coronavirus pandemic. Runway Fellows Server A. Ertem and Rebecca Anne Brachman discuss developing a test to determine if a patient has developed sufficient immunity against the coronavirus to safely return to…
Israel’s Council for Higher Education recently granted the Technion $2.7 million to establish t-hub — the Technion Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center. The Technion was the only academic institution to win the competition individually. Two years ago, the Technion initiated a comprehensive initiative aimed at developing and promoting entrepreneurship and innovation activities on the Technion’s Haifa campus, as well as connecting the Haifa campus to the new branches of the Technion in New York and China. This grant will allow the Technion to expand these entrepreneurial activities and establish t-hub, bringing the entrepreneurial culture on the Haifa campus to new heights….