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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…
Professor Gil Yudilevitch of Technion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, together with students and alumni of the Reali School FIRST Robotics program, have designed a robotic platform that can be operated remotely by medical staff, reducing their risk of infection by COVID-19. Dubbed COROBOT, the platform will be used in Rambam Health Care Campus’ new Coronavirus Department. Safeguarding the health of medical workers has become an international priority in light of the pandemic. Whenever a medical worker is diagnosed with COVID-19, the entire medical team must self-isolate for extended periods of time. Already, thousands of medical professionals have been forced to…
Zeekit uses augmented reality to provide an interactive online shopping experience. With its virtual fitting room, the technology allows shoppers to see how an item will look on different body types. Zeekit’s Co-founder and CEO is Technion alumna Yael Vizel. She graduated from the Technion in 2010 with honors, earning numerous awards. Yael was a […]
Webinar with Professor Yaron Fuchs Could insights about cell death lead to better ways to contain viral infections, and serve as the basis for new drug development? According to Technion alumnus and Assistant Professor Yaron Fuchs, they just might. While scientists have long studied stem cell rejuvenation, Prof. Fuchs had the courage and insight to follow a new direction. Looking at the flip side of stem cell renewal — death, he broke new, unexplored ground that is leading to novel insights and strategies in tissue regeneration, including recovery processes in the intestines, hair growth, treatments for cancer and other diseases,…
Video Transcript: Ben Gido, Environmental Engineer and Technion Student: Hi, I’m Ben Gido, an environmental engineer and working as a global wash coordinator for Israel. It is an Israeli-based international humanitarian organization. As part of my role in Israel, I encounter communities which are experiencing water stress and water shortage. I see the burden which […]
Technion Professor Noam Adir’s creativity knows no bounds. He has invented spinach-powered electricity cells, as well as technology to harvest energy from photosynthetic bacteria found in ponds. In this webinar, Prof. Adir talks about his equally exciting biomedical research, studying proteins that can serve as targets for novel drug development. He and his research team […]
Researchers from the Techinon and Aleph Farms have achieved a breakthrough in the production of meat grown outside an animal’s body. In findings published today in Nature Food, soy protein, which is readily available and economically efficient, can be used as scaffolds for growing bovine tissue. This breakthrough was spearheaded by Professor Shulamit Levenberg, dean […]
Webinar with Professor Asya Rolls Why is it that at least one-third of patients in medical trials get better with placebos? Many scientists are connecting the dots. Neuroscience has shown that every thought and emotion triggers specific brain activity that can be measured and manipulated. In this special webinar, Technion Professor Asya Rolls talks about her research in understanding how one’s positive thoughts and expectations may impact the body’s ability to fight off germs. In one study, she showed that the release of the so-called “feel-good neurotransmitter” dopamine disabled tumor-promoting cells in the immune system of mice, allowing them to…
A Webinar with Professor Avi Schroeder Whether it is the coronavirus behind the global COVID-19 pandemic, or one that causes a devastating disease in shrimp, all viruses require certain proteins in order to pass from one cell to another. Stopping the production of those proteins will effectively stop the virus. In this special webinar, Technion Professor Avi Schroeder talks about how synthesizing a molecule called siRNA, and using it to replace naturally occurring RNA molecules, has proven effective in stopping the highly destructive white spot virus from passing from one cell to another in shrimp. According to Prof. Schroeder, it…
Researchers at the Technion have developed a standalone system that produces water from the air, even in desert regions. The innovative system is capable of providing water to small and isolated communities, without the need to transport water for long distances. Water: An essential element for life According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), about 13% of the world’s population will suffer from insufficient availability of drinking water by 2025. It’s why access to fresh water is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 — and why Technion researchers were so…
ATS – Southern California Virtual Event Featuring Arielle Fischer ’11, Ph.D. ’16, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Zuckerman Faculty Scholar In this interactive virtual event for the ATS – Southern California community, Asst. Prof. Fischer shares her personal and academic journey since she last visited ATS supporters as a doctoral student. As a newly minted Technion faculty member, she’ll talk about her work to create biomedical applications, including high-tech sensors and smart wearable devices for artificial joints and neuromuscular disorders. Arielle Fischer is the embodiment of excellence. As a young soldier in the Israeli Air Force,…
On October 1, 2019, Professor Uri Sivan became the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s 17th president. He succeeded Professor Peretz Lavie, who ended a 10-year term in office. The appointment, as Prof. Sivan noted at his inauguration ceremony, is personal to him. His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland in 1936 to study at […]