{"id":84585,"date":"2020-03-25T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T11:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/technion-researchers-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-03-25T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T11:14:29","slug":"technion-researchers-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technion-researchers-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Technion Researchers & Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
Technion scientists mobilized in the worldwide effort to find solutions for the current global health crisis<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Researchers in more than 30 Technion labs are working round the clock to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Their research includes early detection and diagnosis of the virus, development of a vaccine and therapies, and designing robotic solutions for remote monitoring and care of patients.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTechnion is at the forefront of science and technology worldwide, and during this time of crisis, we are collaborating closely with the health system and the hospitals in order to find immediate solutions to the challenges they are facing,\u201d said <\/span>Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan<\/b>. \u201cWe are working on advanced diagnostic techniques, personalized medical treatment, technologies that enable pinpointed drug delivery, treatment protocols based on machine learning and artificial intelligence, data mining and Big Data management, developing robots for remote medical care, and more. Technion\u2019s added value is apparent in the close interaction between medicine and engineering at our university, and in the interdisciplinary collaborations that are generating rapid and sophisticated solutions to help fight COVID-19.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Technion emergency projects include:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition, Technion researchers and Rambam Health Care Campus medical staff are working together in high gear on numerous emergency projects. This collaboration is led by <\/span>Technion VP for External Relations and Resource Development Prof. Alon Wolf, Rambam Director-General Prof. Michael Halberthal <\/b>and<\/span> former Rambam Director-General Prof. Rafi Beyar.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Technion scientists mobilized in the worldwide effort to find solutions for the current global health crisis Researchers in more than 30 Technion labs are working round the clock to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Their research includes early detection and diagnosis of the virus, development of a vaccine and therapies, and designing robotic solutions… Continue Reading Technion Researchers & Covid-19<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDiagnostics<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Vaccine development\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Therapeutics<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Aids for medical teams<\/b><\/h2>\n
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