Initiatives | | | | |
The Technion Human Health Initiative, THHI, Technion | Prof. Noam Ziv | Dr. Merav Sakar | The Technion Human Health Initiative (THHI) is an institution-wide research front whose mission is to drive research for the benefit of human health through creation of opportunities and fostering synergy among Technion research groups, academic units, centers and affiliated hospitals. | Human health, healthcare, transformative biomedical sciences and engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, chemistry, biotechnology and food engineering. |
Technion Sustainability Frontier, TSF, Technion | Prof. Avner Rothscild | Orly Mulla | The Technion Sustainability Frontier (TSF) promotes sustainability across Technion activities, leveraging its resources for impactful environmental outcomes. As the campus hub for sustainability, TSF coordinates Technion-wide efforts, engaging faculty, students, and staff in research, education, and outreach. It fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and builds connections within and beyond the Technion. | Sustainability, climate action, environmental innovation and research, green campus, eco-friendly, renewable energy, carbon footprint, clean tech, energy efficiency, sustainable materials, water technologies, smart cities, climate tech, SDGs, biodiversity, net zero. |
Centers | | | | |
Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Cancer Research Center, RTICC, Technion | Prof. Amir Orian | Tal Gelles | The RTICC integrates cancer biology, chemistry, engineering, and exact sciences, with clinical hematology and oncology. The center focuses on turning scientific discoveries into innovations for cancer diagnosis and treatment. | Cancer research, cancer stem cells, epigenetics and genomics, metabolism, ECM, tumor- microenvironment, cancer immunology, drug design delivery and discovery, computational cancer biology, big data analysis, AI, ML, translational, clinical research, cancer prevention and diagnosis, biomarkers. |
The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion | Prof. Gadi Eisenstein | Tanya Ashkenazi | The RBNI is home to research in nano photonics, nanoelectronics, nanooptics, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanomechanics, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine and environmental sustainability. | Nano photonics, nanoelectronics, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanomechanics, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine and environmental sustainability. |
The Helen Diller Quantum Center, Technion | Prof. Joseph Avron | Tanya Ashkenazi | The Helen Diller Quantum Center is home to five core research areas in Quantum Science and Technology. Quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum simulation, quantum sensors ans quantum matter. | Quantum science, quantum technology, quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum simulation, quantum sensing, quantum matter. |
The Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis | Prof. Ilan Marek | Nir Blitz | The Resnick Center operates cutting edge environmental science labs with research groups tackling some of the toughest challenges facing our industrial future. | Catalysis, sustainability. |
Healthy Aging Center, Technion | Prof. Shai Shen - Orr | Dr. Neta Milman | The Technion Healthy Aging Institute mission is to advance multidisciplinary research to tackle the grand challenge of bridging the gap between lifespan and health-span in the aging population. It consists of four synergistic components; (i) iTechAge, the mission control that fosters internal and external collaborations, (ii) the Human Health Monitoring Center that collects comprehensive clinical and molecular data from volunteers, (iii) Systems Medicine Center, which accelerates Technion initiated clinical studies and (iv) Targeted research in aging related themes. | Geroscience, healthy aging, longevity, lifespan, health span gap, biobank, cognitive aging, brain health, aging biomarkers. |
Esther & Herbert Hecht Sustainable Protein Research Center, HSPRC, Technion | Prof. Yoav Livney | TBA | HSPRC is a campus-wide research center fostering multidisciplinary collaboration to promote cutting-edge research and development of high quality and competitive alternatives to animal based foods, to enable a sustainable global future. | Alternative protein, sustainable proteins, substitutes to animal based foods, sensory and price parity, plant-based, tissue-culture-based, fermentation-based, insect-based. |
Partners | | | | |
The Clinical Research Institute at Rambam, CRIR, Rambam | Dr. Shlomit Yehudai-Reshef | Netta Glebotzki | The Clinical Research Institute at Rambam (CRIR) offers comprehensive medical research services, providing access to both patient samples and an extensive platform that includes various types of testing, clinical data, 3D-printed models, cannabis trials, human microbiome systems, stem cell research, and more. | Translational research, medical research, physician scientists, health service laboratory, biobank. |
Gynecology Research Lab, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center | Prof. Ilan Bruchim | Shilhav Meisel Sharon | The Gynecology Research Lab at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center operates within the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive System. The lab focuses on studying the molecular mechanisms involved in ovarian cancer and investigates potential therapies with direct clinical implications. Its research aims to contribute to the development of more effective diagnostic and treatment strategies. | Gynecology-oncology research, basic and medical research, immunotherapy research. |
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