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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Mar 20, 2015...
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Israel is widely known as the “startup nation” for the plethora of innovation coming out of its tech-savvy entrepreneurs and researche ... Read more
May 04, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 4, 2011—Weizmann Institutescientists have added another piece to the obesity puzzle, showing howand why a certain protein that is active in ... Read more
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Mar 24, 2008... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 24, 2008—Mankind triumphed in a recent “competition” against nature when scientists succeeded in creating a new type of enzyme for a react ... Read more
Mar 28, 2019... Imagine the ability to prevent all strains of the flu for many years—in a single shot. In the third episode of Weizmann in Focus, CEO Dave Doneson spotlights Pr ... Read more
Jul 23, 2015...
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Lung cancer patients know that the statistics for a full recovery are not in their favor, but new research coming out of Isr ... Read more
May 29, 2008... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 29, 2008—A Weizmann Institute study provides important new insights into the process of viral infection. The study, reported in the online j ... Read more
Oct 07, 2009... October 7, 2009—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science congratulates Prof. Ada Yonath on receiving the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and ... Read more
Oct 29, 2014...
Receiving a vaccine (illustrative photo: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
A universal flu vaccine developed by Israel’s BiondVax has been granted patents by both the ... Read more
Nov 22, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 22, 2011—The clinical trial conducted by Andromeda Biotech on a drug developed by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science ... Read more
Oct 21, 2013...
Stem cells. Image via Shutterstock.com
By now, the fact that Israel is the world’s innovation hub is no longer a hot news flash. But a recent medical/scien ... Read more