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Acceptance into one of the top tech accelerators is not an easy task. Entrepreneurs can spend years building their startup’s reputation only to then get shot down. But for Technion graduates, the university offers its own accelerator. The Technion DRIVE Accelerator helps first-time entrepreneurs conquer the challenges of moving from academia to commercialization in a 9-month funding and acceleration program for pre-seed and seed companies. DRIVE’s vision is to become a leading generator of new deep technology ventures and next-generation tech leaders who will change the world for the better. DRIVE accepts only companies that are either founded by an…
BizTEC, Israel’s premier competition for promising startup ideas, is not for the faint of heart. Participants entering BizTEC have already endured rigorous workshops to hone their idea. They might even have won some tech hackathons. But BizTEC is the ultimate prize. “BizTEC is one of the best technology programs in Israel.” – Sleem Hasan, a BizTEC investor Mr. Hasan is a businessman from the United Arab Emirates and attended this year’s final BizTEC event, Demo Day, following the September peace treaty between Israel and the UAE. Established in 2004 as an internal Technion competition, BizTEC went nationwide and today is…
One student created a system to predict epileptic seizures. Another developed technology to track moods in cancer patients, and a third worked on preventing sudden death in athletes. These fourth-year students recently displayed their work at the annual project exhibition, held virtually this year in the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering. The exhibition underscores the University’s commitment to applied research and entrepreneurship. “The projects on display are the epitome of many months of tackling practical challenges, complex technical difficulties, and our requirement that students present meaningful solutions to real-world problems,” said Faculty Dean Professor Shulamit Levenberg. In line with the…
Technion students Eyal Cohen and Tomer Wassermann from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and Matan Orian and Dvir Dukhan from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management take on the challenge to build a Rube Goldberg machine that lights the Hanukkah menorah. Hanukkah is the holiday of miracles and here is another one.
Pictured above: (L to R) Dist. Prof. Jacob Ziv and Dist. Visiting Prof. Andrew Viterbi. A brilliant engineer who left his mark on cellular phone technology, satellite imagery, and DNA analysis. A talented entrepreneur who launched a multinational corporation. A devoted professor who developed one of the most important mathematical concepts of the 21st century. Any one of these accomplishments would be outstanding and laudable in its own right. Yet only in the Technion family could you find someone who can proudly claim he has accomplished all of these things: Andrew Viterbi. Distinguished Visiting Professor Viterbi is widely recognized as…
Five years ago, Distinguished Visiting Professor Andrew Viterbi made a gift that transformed the Technion and the State of Israel. His generous donation of $50 million to the Technion Faculty of Computer and Electrical Engineering not only enhanced the Technion’s position as an electrical engineering powerhouse. It secured Israel’s place as a global leader in […]
Quantum computing is surely poised to shape the future of computer science and technology in a big way. Companies including IBM, Google, and Honeywell are racing to build super-fast, quantum-based computers, while potential users like Pfizer are preparing for the quantum era. The Technion also has fully embraced the next-generation technology. In 2018, the Technion established the Helen Diller Center for Quantum Science, Matter and Engineering, building on its strengths in computer science, quantum physics, and engineering. And in October 2020, just before classes began, the Technion held its first, highly popular quantum computing “summer school.” More than 220 students…
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…
Digital platforms and technology — from Facebook and mobile phones to Zoom and virtual reality to online recommendations and shopping —now serve as the core fabric of our lives and our society, with consequences that are not always positive. In this Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute webinar, hear how the Connective Media Hub is building new human-centered […]
How can Israel, a land of 60% desert, use more than 100% of its available water and still have more for the future? Hear renowned water expert Prof. Furman talk about the ingenious technologies that made Israel a world leader in water conservation. This webinar was moderated by Rob Davidow. ABOUT THE SPEAKERProfessor Alex Furman […]
Associate Professor Avi Schroeder, of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering, and Associate Professor Daniel Zelazo, of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, were selected as the inaugural winners of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Crown Vanguard Award for Science and Technology Innovation. The awards are in recognition of their trailblazing work in life sciences and classical engineering. The Crown Vanguard Award was created to secure the Technion’s place at the forefront of innovation, making it possible to retain outstanding mid-career faculty whose brilliant work is at the stage wherein it could become the next world-changing breakthrough. Winners are…
A team of students from the Technion and the University of Missouri won second place at MedHacks — a hackathon for developing medical technologies hosted by Johns Hopkins University. They were awarded for developing the Scan&Sound application, which detects strokes at early stages and alerts the victims. One in four people in the United States experiences a stroke at one point in their lives. There are many different levels of severity, ranging from a stroke that one is not even aware of experiencing to an event that results in serious cognitive and motor impairments, and even death. In addition to…