Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

After Iran’s missile strikes, Israeli team develops rapid AI building‑map tool

A Technion–Haifa University project uses public architectural records to give rescuers structural layouts in under 30 seconds.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Emergency workers gather in the early hours of March 22, 2026 at the site of an Iranian missile strike hours earlier in Arad, Israel. Dozens were wounded in the strike, which Israel's air-defence system failed to intercept.
Professor Yitzhak Apeloig.

Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81

"Despite national and global crises, his years in office were marked by exceptional academic development," said the current Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Grapevine, May 26, 2026: Crossing redlines

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israel Goodovitch walks during the Big Brother "VIP" reality show final at Neve Ilan studio, June 16, 2015.

'His life's mission': Former Tel Aviv city engineer, architect Israel Goodovitch, dies at 92

Goodovitch was born in Haifa in 1934. He studied at Tichon Hadash, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Architecture, and earned a master’s degree from the University of Tokyo.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI

Technion launches new aerospace prize to honor legends and trailblazers

Nominations for the prize will open in the summer of 2026, and the first iteration will be awarded in June 2027.

APRIL 30, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

New Israeli-led AI model to predict chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer

Technion researchers part of international study that validates fast, accessible alternative to genomic tests using routine pathology samples.

APRIL 19, 2026ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Cancer Cell Spread and oncology or Malignant Cancerous Growth and Metastasis anatomy concept as growing tumor cells and Malignancy disease spreading metastasized as a 3D illustration.

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

The investment, which included NFX, TPY Capital, and Intel Capital, aims to commercialize a quantum computing project developed by professors from the Technion and Weizmann Institute.

APRIL 6, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Q-Factor is led by professors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and experts in the world of deep-tech startups.

Technion leads Israel, Europe in AI research in new CSRanking index, ranking 21st worldwide

The Technion claimed the top spot in Europe for AI research according to CSRankings, placing 21st globally, and has fueled a surge of successful commercial tech spinoffs.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows

The study, which is peer-reviewed and published in Science introduces a “living, cell-based implant” that works as a pancreas and is protected against immune rejection by a novel system.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

Boeing, Technion move Israeli sustainable jet fuel project into implementation phase

Boeing and the Technion are moving their joint sustainable aviation fuel initiative from feasibility work into hands-on development of cost-competitive electrofuels.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, President of Boeing Israel, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ido Nehushtan, and Boeing Global President Dr. Brendan Nelson.

Ben-Gurion University tops list of on-time graduates in Israel, new ranking reveals

According to the report, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) recorded Israel’s highest on-time graduation rate, with 91%, followed by Bar-Ilan University at 87%

JANUARY 21, 2026ByYANIR YAGNA, AVIHAI CHIIM
Graduates celebrate at a commencement ceremony at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, which is fielding a growing number of inquiries from Americans interested in enrolling for college at the university in Beersheva, Israel.

Israeli researchers develop SafeWax coating that could cut pesticide use by 50%

The team concluded that SafeWax is “an innovative technology with the potential to become a breakthrough in the field of sustainable crop protection.”

JANUARY 18, 2026ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel, late last year.

TAU discovers breakthough mechanism for treating deadliest type of skin cancer

A major achievement with far-reaching implications for treating deadly skin cancer has been discovered by Tel Aviv University scientists and colleagues.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
THE RESEARCH TEAM (from bottom left, counterclockwise): Stav Melamed, Prof. Carmit Levy, Paulee Manich, and Yuval Sade.

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Founder of the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets on why your seventies and eighties – and even nineties – can be your most impactful years.

JANUARY 2, 2026BySTAN POLOVETS
FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.