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For more than a century, the Technion’s extraordinary innovators have transformed courageous ideas into breakthroughs that power Israel, protect its people, and improve lives around the globe. From confronting hunger and water scarcity to advancing sustainable energy and noninvasive cancer therapies, Technion ingenuity meets humanity’s most urgent challenges with solutions that can change the course of history. The American Technion Society brings visionary supporters into this extraordinary mission. Together, we are fueling the discoveries, leaders, and ideas that will strengthen Israel and define the future. 

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From the Lab to the Patient’s Bedside 

October 20, 2026

Bringing these diverse fields together under one roof is intended to shorten the journey from discovery to application, creating an environment where medical needs can spark new research and promising innovations can move more quickly toward the patients who need them. “The combination of a research hospital and a technological university provides the entire value […]

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Grand Gestures

October 12, 2026

Nancy Grand’s most recent gift in support of the Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Healthy Aging Institute marked two important milestones: It was the first significant contribution to this initiative, and it was the first gift she directed to the Technion following the death of her husband, Stephen, z”l. For decades, Stephen Grand’s connection to […]

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The AI Tool That’s Transforming Breast Cancer Treatment 

October 12, 2026

A Breakthrough From the Technion  Together with collaborators from leading medical centers in Israel, the United States, Europe, and Australia, Shamai and his team at the Technion have developed an AI model that predicts both the risk that breast cancer will return and whether a patient is likely to benefit from chemotherapy — offering a […]

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Tiny DNA Tweaks, Big Evolutionary Changes 

October 07, 2026

Their study investigated fruit flies, a classic model organism in genetics. It focused on the species Drosophila sechellia, whose ancestors’ larval bodies possessed tiny hair-like structures (trichomes). These structures have disappeared over the course of evolution.   In other words, the same evolutionary outcome — the loss of gene expression — emerged through several distinct molecular […]

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From Technion Student to Technion Professor

October 06, 2026

The next generation of sustainability breakthroughs depends not only on bold ideas but also on investing in the people behind them. Prof. Andy Thawko, David and Meira Ilfeld Faculty Fellow and head of the Technion Reactive Thermofluidics Lab, illustrates how early support can help launch a research career with global impact. A Technion alumnus and […]

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

October 23, 2026

Meet American Technion Society (ATS) National Board of Directors member Marc Bernstein and discover what inspires his commitment to the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. What if the greatest gift you could leave your children wasn’t money, but a sense of purpose? For Marc Bernstein, that’s what meaningful giving is all about: passing important […]

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An Unexpected Invitation

October 23, 2026

Steve Berger was just trying to do a favor for a friend. Instead, it became the start of a meaningful commitment for Steve and his entire family. Discover what sparked that connection and how one simple “yes” grew into a 21-year journey with the Technion.

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In a Class of Their Own

October 23, 2026

What makes the Technion so special? Ask Janet Shatz, national president of the American Technion Society (ATS), and she’ll tell you: it’s the students. After decades of involvement with ATS, the second-generation supporter has seen firsthand what sets Technion students apart. Hear why their sense of mission, commitment to Israel, and drive to make a […]

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Invested in Israel’s Future

October 20, 2026

For Steve Berger, supporting the Technion is more than philanthropy. It’s a deeply personal commitment to strengthening Israel and investing in the people who will shape its future.A longtime donor and dedicated ATS Board leader, Steve has spent years championing the Technion and its extraordinary students. Together with his wife, Ilene, he established the Berger […]

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Could AI Help Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Chemotherapy They Don’t Need?

October 15, 2026

A breast cancer diagnosis can bring a terrifying question: Will chemotherapy save my life, or will I endure its painful side effects without any benefit? In this video, influencer Aija Mayrock goes inside the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology with Dr. Gil Shamai to explore an AI breakthrough that could help doctors answer that […]

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Podcast

Something Fresh in the State of Denmark

October 06, 2026

An expert in the field of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship, Yonat Granot has been managing, consulting and mentoring companies and entrepreneurs, for over 20 years. She is currently Tel Aviv senior life-science innovation officer for the Royal Innovation Center Denmark (under foreign office and higher education), and of course – she’s a proud Technion Alum! […]

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Predictions from The Himalayas

September 17, 2026

Galit Shmueli is the Tsing Hua Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Service Science, College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.Prof. Shmueli also serves as Vice President for Global Affairs at the university, and is the author of multiple books. She is a truly world-renowned authority in her fields of data science […]

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Everything In-House

August 11, 2026

Ilan Ben Meir is a senior board advisor in Starry Group; an entrepreneur who for the last 18 years has been living in Hong-Kong and China; the founder of a vertical integrated manufacturing plant there; and – a proud Technion Alum! In this episode you’ll hear all about his life and work in the far […]

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The Heart Will Go On

July 15, 2026

Lior Jankelson is professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at NYU, where he is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist, and serves as director of the Inherited Arrhythmia Program; as well as leading the “AI in Cardiology group”. He is an entrepreneur, a surfer, and – a proud Technion Alum! In this episode we talk about AI and […]

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Reinventing the American Dream in Austin

June 10, 2026

Or Yochanan is a real-estate and relocation entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas – where he chose to relocate after spending some time in Silicon Valley. He is the founder of The Investory and ‘Austin Connections Group”; and these days he’s also doing exciting things as a content creator, podcaster, and youtuber extraordinaire. In this episode […]

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In The News

Shaping the AI Future Starts in the Classroom

October 26, 2026

As universities across Israel prepare to begin the new academic year, there is an ever-present sense of resilience among staff, faculty and students. However, Israeli universities are not immune to the same global trends and challenges affecting their counterparts in the United States, particularly the rapid development and adoption of AI. The academic year is […]

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The Cost of Cutting Off Genius: Why Israeli Academic Collaboration Matters

October 20, 2026

Since October 7, 2023, the global academic community has witnessed an unprecedented surge in campaigns to ostracize Israeli universities. What began as campus protests has hardened into “silent boycotts”—institutional breaks, journal desk rejections, and quiet exclusions from research consortia. Yet, those leading this isolation campaign fail to realize a fundamental truth: cutting ties with Israeli […]

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In The News

Faster Than Light, Without Breaking the Rules

October 20, 2026

Dark points within a changing wave pattern can shift faster than light, even while the waves carrying energy move far more slowly. An electron microscopy experiment has tracked that counterintuitive behavior in a thin material sample. The moving features are locations where a measured wave field cancels to zero. Their motion describes an evolving pattern, […]

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The Disease-Detecting Health Patch That Could Transform Medicine

October 20, 2026

Prof. Hossam Haick of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, one of Israel’s most successful scientists, is really a frustrated karate fighter. As a boy in Nazareth, he joined a karate class and seemed to have found his calling. “I was incredibly competitive,” he says. “I went from one achievement to the next.” But […]

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From Harvey Prize to Nobel Prize: Optogenetics Pioneers Win Medicine’s Highest Honor

October 15, 2026

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced Monday that professors Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine, with two of the three laureates having received the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Harvey Prize. Prof. Deisseroth of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, USA, and Prof. Hegemann […]

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Built Here. Used Everywhere.

Ideas born at the Technion don’t stay in the lab. Discover the inventions and breakthroughs powering industries, advancing humanity, and shaping the future.

Texting

The first messaging platform, ICQ, that evolved into texting was developed by alumnus Dr. Yossi Vardi. It was sold to AOL for $408 million in 1998.

Apple Face ID

Alumnus Aviad Maizels has founded multiple companies acquired by Apple in massive tech deals, one of which was responsible for the foundational technology behind Apple’s Face ID.

Arrow Antimissile

Alumnus Dov Raviv envisioned this long-range mobile defense system and led the team that developed Arrow 1 in 1990. Other alumni later helped improve the system, including Arrow 3, first deployed in June 2025 to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.

Pillcam®

Invented by Gavriel Iddan, recipient of three Technion degrees, this “pill” is an alternative to invasive procedures. The swallowable camera transmits 50,000 color images as it makes the journey through the digestive tract and is then naturally excreted.

Drip Irrigation

Alumnus Raphael Mehoudar developed the next generation of drippers, which revolutionized global agriculture — particularly in arid climates — by greatly increasing the efficiency of water use and enabling tremendous increases in food production in an environmentally friendly way. Today it is used in more than 110 countries.

The USB Flash Drive

Alumnus Dov Moran invented the first thumb drive in 1995, followed by the USB flash drive in 1999. The invention revolutionized portable storage and was sold to SanDisk for $1.6 billion in 2006.

Microsoft Excel

After spending four years at Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, Technion alumnus Yair Helman returned to Israel in 2014 to lead the company’s newly formed Excel group. With a focus on Excel’s cloud-based platform, the team has transformed the software from a desktop spreadsheet into a tool that is accessible from any device with a web browser.

1923 Albert Einstein visits the Technion campus and plants the first palm tree. His support of the University continues for decades.

Building the Future Since 1924

It’s fortunate that the Technion existed before the State of Israel. If it had been the other way around, who knows what would have happened. The Technion created the State of Israel and deserves the credit for this.”