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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The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and the startup company Decart have announced a strategic collaboration under which Decart will support the Technion’s excellence program, which will now be renamed the Technion–Decart Excellence Program. As part of the agreement, Decart will provide funding amounting to millions of shekels to support the program’s activities in the coming years. Dr. Dean Leitersdorf, the company’s founder and CEO, is himself a graduate of the Technion’s excellence program, along with seven other Decart employees. In addition to supporting the excellence program, Decart and the Technion recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
“AI’s role in our organization is primarily augmentation, not replacement, of human labor,” said Itay Ezra, SVP, Global Head of People at Pagaya Technologies. “Where processes were once manual, AI has now introduced automation, allowing us to shift our talent’s focus to tasks that inherently require human insight and creativity.” CTech’s “HR in the AI Era” series explores how the AI revolution is impacting the workforce across Israeli high-tech companies. In this series, we uncover the effects (both personal and professional) that this technology shift has had on Startup Nation. Within Pagaya’s HR department, Ezra says exposure to AI is…
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology will be instrumental in shaping the way it impacts all facets of our lives, from the cars we drive to how scientists develop medicine. To meet that demand, the Martin and Grace Druan Rosman Performance Computing Data Center will serve as a new high-performance computing (HPC) hub on campus to ensure that the University is prepared for the demands of research, development, and innovation for years to come. As it prepares to open its doors to students and faculty across campus next year, I spoke with…
Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars or Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning. The Trump administration revealed last month its plan to slash the space agency’s overall budget by 24% to $18.8bn, the lowest figure since 2015. Space and Earth science missions would bear the brunt of the cutbacks, losing more than 53% of what was allocated to them in 2024. If the budget is approved by Congress, opponents say, longstanding Nasa labs will close, deep-space missions, including…
An in-depth analysis of tech industry hiring trends highlights the unparalleled influence of the Technion in shaping Israel’s economy and security. Based on data from LinkedIn profiles of 8,360 graduates recruited by 28 leading tech companies between 2020 and 2024, the findings show that the Technion leads as the top supplier of tech talent for the Israeli subsidiaries of global giants such as Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Intel. Powering Israel’s Innovation Economy This impact is no coincidence. Technion President Professor Uri Sivan stated: “Technion graduates are the backbone of Israel’s economy and security, driving innovation, industry, and…
Everybody needs a buddy – especially Navy divers. Working underwater is physically taxing, visibility is low, and divers can easily become exhausted or suffer from insufficient oxygen or nitrogen narcosis, resulting in cognitive impairment. The problem with relying on a partner who can come to your rescue, however, is that they are vulnerable to the same conditions. That’s why Cornell researchers are working to understand how robots can assist humans in dangerous and physically challenging environments. “We have these tools with amazing capacity, but for them to work with people, they need to be able to understand people,” said Andrea…
Maria Chudnovsky is a leading mathematician working in the field of graph theory. She is a professor at the Department of Mathematics and The Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University. She is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Faculty of Sciences at the Hebrew University Jerusalem, and a 2012 MacArthur Fellow – […]
This is the 16th year that Calcalist has ranked the 50 most promising private technology companies in Israel. To compile the list, we consulted a number of prominent investors, consultants, and entrepreneurs active in the Israeli market. We asked participants to identify the fastest-growing startups with the greatest potential to make significant business moves in the coming year, with an emphasis on companies not yet included in rating agency portfolios. After weighing the data and the range of expert opinions, Calcalist’s high-tech reporters and editors—well-versed in the inner workings of the tech sector—compiled this year’s list of the 50 most…
For delivery robots, not all sidewalks are created equal – some are uneven or clogged with people and bus shelters – so researchers at Cornell Tech developed a “robotability score” and rated every street in New York City on how hospitable it would be to robots. Their rating system is the first of its kind, researchers said, and may help urban planners and robotics companies plan for future robot deployments that won’t disrupt existing sidewalk environments. “I don’t know that everybody wants robots in their neighborhood, but if they do, the robotability score can help them think about, what are…
A Process of Translation This work builds on decades of prior research. In the late 1950s, the well-known American physicist Richard Feynman first proposed the idea of storing information in DNA. Then, in the 2010s, research teams from Harvard and Oxford independently conducted the first large-scale proof-of-concept experiments, inspiring the contemporary wave of research that […]
PTC is a U.S.-based global leader in software solutions, revolutionizing how products are designed, manufactured, and maintained. With 95% of Fortune 500 discrete manufacturing companies — spanning the aerospace, automotive, and health care industries — on its client roster, PTC is synonymous with innovation. So when the company sought a research partner with a bold, transformative mindset, the Technion was the natural choice. A Two-Way Street of Talent The PTC-Technion alliance stands as a model for how academia and industry can work together to push the boundaries of innovation, turning bold ideas into real-world advancements that will shape the industries…