Isaiah Shavitt Lecture Award 2016

The 2016 Isaiah Shavitt lectureship award was received by Prof. Laura Gagliardi from the University of Minnesota. This is the third annual event in memory of Isaiah Shavitt. Isaiah Shavitt was a pioneer in the field of theoretical chemistry and widely ...

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Professor Adam Shwartz appointed Senior Executive Vice President

Professor Adam Shwartz has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President of the Technion. Professor Shwartz earned his undergraduate degree at Ben Gurion University and his master’s and doctorate from Brown University in the US. His research focuses o...

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UK Minister Matt Hancock at Technion

UK Minister Matt Hancock at Technion UK – Technion alliances to counter Parkinson’s and heart disease British Minister of State for Digital and Culture Policy visits the Technion: “The cooperation with your researchers is already bearing practical frui...

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Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology

Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China approves the formal establishment of the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology Israel’s Ambassador to China Matan Vilnai: “This is the most important project in Israel-China relations...

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Listening to Oysters

Two researchers from the Technion will attend the first conference of the European Network of Bioadhesion Expertise.  The goal is to explore methods of adhesion in natural systems and develop innovative adhesive materials suitable for medical use inspi...

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Accessibility at Technion

Academic Accessibility Support Center Inaugurated at Technion The Accessibility center was established with the support of Israel’s National Insurance Institute and will meet the needs of hundreds of students with physical and sensory disabilities, inc...

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Crucial Enzyme for Tumor Development

Technion Researchers Discover Enzyme Crucial to Tumor Development Inhibition of enzyme or associated genes could serve as future treatment for certain tumors HAIFA, ISRAEL (December 7, 2016) – An international team led by researchers from the Technion-...

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European Grants to Technion Research

At the Pinnacle of Scientific Research, 15 Technion researchers receive ERC grants from the European Union The Technion honored 15 faculty members who received ERC (European Research Council) grants at a festive cer...

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Photovoltaic Cells – 70% Efficiency

New Technology Aims to Makes Photovoltaic Cells 70% More Effective Technion researchers have developed a technology that could improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells by nearly 70 percent. The study was conducted at the Excitonics Lab, headed by A...

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The Golden Chip

A Technion student team wins the gold medal in the iGEM International Biology competition. The team won the gold medal for developing an innovative chip for the identification of substances using biological means. A team of students from Technion-Israe...

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Envisaging a Better World

Technion awards an Honorary Doctorate to David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada The Technion has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada. Johnston, as the off...

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Technion Ranked 31st in US for Patents

Technion ranked 31st in the world in the U.S. Academy of Inventors index The Technion received approval for 65 patents in the U.S. in 2014, the most of any Israeli university. The rankings list of the National Academy of Inventors, founded in the U.S. ...

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