The Israel Electric Corporation just signed a contract with General Electric on the establishment of two electricity production units at the Orot Rabin site near Hadera. Among those in attendance were Energy Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman,…
For 8 years, the Innovation Prize rewards project holders in the field of Healthcare (Biotech, Medtech, E-Health). Open to young start-ups (< 8 years old) and academic laboratories, this competition became a main Life Science event, involving 34 countries and 289 participants…
Professor Amiram Goldblum and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute for Drug Research have discovered 27 new molecules. These molecules all activate a special protein called PPAR-delta and have the potential to treat fatty liver disease, obesity,…
Cancer arises when cells lose control. Deciphering the “blueprint” of cancer cells – outlining how cancer cells hijack specific pathways for uncontrolled proliferation – will lead to more efficient ways to fight it. Joint effort of scientists from the Weizmann…
Producing beef currently requires cows, and that is a problem, according to Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, founder of Tel Aviv-based food printing startup Jet-eat Printed Food Ltd. Founded in early 2018, Jet-Eat develops 3D printing technologies for vegan meat substitutes. The printed…
England is set to run short of water within 25 years, the chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned. The country is facing the ‘‘jaws of death”, Sir James Bevan said, at the point where water demand from the…
Technion France organizes its 11th edition of its Annual Mission from Friday 6 to Monday 9 May 2016 at the TECHNION, Israel Institute of Technology, in Haïfa Israel : “#technionconnectedworld”, Towards Connected Intelligence. This bilateral scientific and technological appoitment between the two ecosystems,…
Hatzerim was one of the first kibbutzim (pl.) to break the mould from traditional agriculture and start a business. Netafim is the kibbutz business that started in 1965, that designs, manufactures and distributes irrigation systems. The business is also run with two…
The principality of Monaco will host the Connected health, scientific conference on the topic of health connected from 31 May to 1 June 2016, at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco. This year, several researchers from the Technion, Prof. Avi Schroeder, Professor Alon Wolf, Professor Yoav…
NEWSWEEK magazine has tabbed Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer as one of the TOP 10 hospitals in the world, as part of its special “BEST HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD” edition. According to Newsweek, “We partnered with Statista Inc., a global market…
