L.A. Donors Turn Israel ‘Brain Drain’to ‘Brain Gain’

L.A. Donors Turn Israel ‘Brain Drain’to ‘Brain Gain’
In October 2009, an official of the Israeli Council for Higher Education told the Knesset Education Committee that Israel had inadvertently become the world’s largest “minds exporter.”

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Israeli scientific success convinces Premier McGuinty to name a chief scientist to advise government

Israeli scientific success convinces Premier McGuinty to name a chief scientist to advise government
Premier Dalton McGuinty has been so inspired by Israel’s success in commercializing advanced research that he’s going to appoint a chief scientist in Ontario.

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Innovative tissue damage preventing cardiac scaffold awarded Rappaport Prize for biomedical research

Innovative tissue damage preventing cardiac scaffold awarded Rappaport Prize for biomedical research
Prof. Smadar Cohen, head of the University’s Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research, an award totaling $100,000. The prize, given by Israel’s Rappaport Foundation, is presented annually to a researcher whose research has either significantly advanced or has the potential to …

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Two high-tech approaches to restoring sight

Two high-tech approaches to restoring sight
TEL AVIV—Two companies, one in Israel and one in the United States, are taking different high-tech approaches to restoring sight to millions of people who’ve gone blind from disease.

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India and Israel to enhance scientific cooperation

India and Israel to enhance scientific cooperation
India and Israel have decided to expand ongoing scientific cooperation with special emphasis on research in the field of renewable energy and computer sciences.

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