Weizmann Institute

17 stories about Weizmann Institute
שבב של אינטל ב תערוכה ב טאייפיי 4.6.24

Intel and Weizmann researchers unveil breakthrough to make AI models run faster

18.07.25|CTech
New speculative decoding technique promises up to 2.8x faster language model performance.
זירת נפילה ב מכון ויצמן רחובות

Weizmann Institute vows to rebuild after missiles reduce labs to rubble

17.07.25|Elihay Vidal
Despite massive destruction, leaders see hope in resilience, and a chance to turn brain drain into brain gain.
עו"ד ורד זליכה משרד ליפא מאיר

Targeting Israel’s scientific institutions will not stop Israeli leadership in the global tech arena

10.07.25|Vered Zlaikha
The missile strikes on the Weizmann Institute and Ben-Gurion University go beyond damage to infrastructure and research. They seek to undermine Israel’s scientific-technological and strategic backbone.
זירת נפילה ב מכון ויצמן רחובות

Israel’s Weizmann Institute reels from Iranian attack, faces $300 million hole

06.07.25|Shahar Ilan
Prof. Chen calls for emergency funding as 60% of foreign researchers evacuate and dozens of labs shut down. 
מימין בית חולים סרוקה באר שבע  ו מכון ויצמן ב רחובות

Missile strikes cause over $700M in damage at Weizmann Institute and Ben-Gurion University

30.06.25|Shahar Ilan
More than 160 buildings damaged as Israel’s top research centers warn of stalled labs and outdated compensation rules.
זירת נפילה ב מכון ויצמן רחובות

Weizmann Institute appeals for public support after devastating Iranian missile strike

26.06.25|CTech
Facing $570 million in damages, Israel’s leading scientific institution launches campaign to rebuild laboratories and recover lost research.
זירת נפילה ב מכון ויצמן רחובות

Weizmann Institute suffers over $500 million in damage from missile strike

19.06.25|Shahar Ilan
Three key research buildings destroyed; rare materials and scientific samples lost.
זירת נפילה ב מכון ויצמן רחובות

“Catastrophic loss”: Inside the destruction of Weizmann’s research labs

18.06.25|Shahar Ilan
Scientists scramble to save freezers, data, and years of research from missile-hit buildings.
מכון ויצמן ו האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים

Israel's Weizmann Institute, Hebrew U, and Technion make global top 100 list

15.08.24|Shahar Ilan
Israeli institutions excel in Shanghai ranking despite challenging year.
מחאת האקדמיה בירושלים

Weizmann, Technion jump in Shanghai Rankings, Hebrew U drops

15.08.23|Shahar Ilan
Weizmann and the Technion, who shared the 83rd place last year, climbed to 67th and 78th place, respectively. The Hebrew University dropped from 77th place to 85th and from the first place in Israel to third
ULTRASAT

Israel’s first space telescope to be launched by NASA in 2026

21.02.23|CTech
ULTRASAT, an ultraviolet observatory led by the Israel Space Agency and Weizmann Institute of Science, will investigate the secrets of short-duration events in the universe, such as supernova explosions and mergers of neutron stars
האוניברסיטה העברית

Higher education: Israeli academia jumps in Shanghai rankings: Hebrew University in 77th place, Weizmann & Technion tie for 83rd

15.08.22|Shahar Ilan
After a decade of decline in the academic rankings, this year all three registered a significant jump
פרופ' אורי אלון

Can a Two-Day Workweek Eradicate Coronavirus?

01.04.20|Amir Kurtz
Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute developed a model that demonstrates that a weekly cycle of two workdays and five lockdown days can minimize infection rate while maintaining economic activity
מכון ויצמן

Israel Banks on Weizmann Institute to Up Pace of Covid-19 Testing

17.03.20|Amir Kurtz
Inability to conduct widespread testing, whether due to lack of kits or lack of trained personnel, has proved a problem for many of the countries currently struggling with the outbreak
מכון ויצמן רחובות

Korea's BioLeaders To Invest $10 Million in Weizmann Institute Anti-Cancer Therapy

21.03.19|Adi Pick
BioLeaders has agreed to commit $10 million towards a company being spun off of Yeda Research and Development, Weizmann’s technology transfer arm
אופניים שיתופיים ofo אופו רמת גן חדש

Ofo Cancels Bike-Sharing Pilot at Israeli Research University, Report Says

26.06.18|CTech
Launched in April, the pilot was canceled due to the high cost of retrieving bikes that were taken out of campus or locked with personal locks to prevent other people from using them
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israeli Universities Continue Fall in Global Ranking

28.08.17|Sefi Krupsky and Hagar Ravet
Some of Israel’s biggest universities dropped out of the top 100 spots in the 2017 Shanghai Ranking
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