Technion Marks 15 Years of EuroTech Collaboration as Alliance Announces Expansion

The Technion joined its partners in celebrating the EuroTech Universities Alliance’s 15th anniversary at the EuroTech Summit 2026, held in Brussels on October 28. The event marked a new phase for the alliance, with agreements signed to welcome Czech Technical University in Prague and Tallinn University of Technology. Their membership will take effect on January 1, 2027, bringing the alliance to eight universities.

Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, who participated in the summit panel “Health & Biotech: Global Collaboration for Societal Impact,” said: “Breakthroughs emerge from encounters between people, ideas, cultures, and disciplines. Particularly at a time when political tensions threaten to erect and raise walls between countries and institutions, it is our duty as academics to build bridges.”

The summit also celebrated early-career researchers and innovators through the EuroTech Rising Stars Award. The Technion’s Hadas Omer won third place in the Innovation category for her work through DNAmi, developing responsive DNA nanocapsules for targeted drug delivery in blocked arteries.

Looking ahead, the alliance’s Strategy 2030 sets out three priorities: strengthening collaboration in research, innovation, infrastructure, and teaching; translating scientific findings into recommendations for European policymakers; and building closer connections between science, industry, and society.

Founded in 2011, with the Technion joining in 2019, EuroTech brings together the Technion, Technical University of Munich, Technical University of Denmark, Eindhoven University of Technology, EPFL, and Institut Polytechnique de Paris. The forthcoming expansion will broaden the alliance’s geographical reach and combine complementary strengths to advance research and innovation.

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