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$100,000 prizes for top Israeli scientists

Posted on April 16, 2023

This year’s $100,000 Blavatnik Awards (see here previously) for Young Scientists in Israel went to Shai Carmi (IVF egg screening for diseases); Rina Rosenzweig (protein misfolding); Zvika Barkerski (data encryption). https://nocamels.com/2023/04/israeli-scientists-awarded-100000-for-groundbreaking-research/

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Program to combat hunger

Posted on August 7, 2022

Israel’s government is partnering the charity Colel Chabad and its Blavatnik Food Bank in a new $44 million program. 50,000 most needy households will receive an extra 500 shekels a month for grocery items. They will also attend courses that … Continue reading →

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Eight top Israeli scientists

Posted on June 12, 2022

The 2022 Blavatnik Prizes for Computer Science have been awarded to eight outstanding Israeli doctoral students from the Weizmann Institute, Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University. Sir Leonard Blavatnik said that Israeli computer science increasingly affects everyday lives around the … Continue reading →

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Israel’s talented scientists

Posted on February 27, 2022

The winners of the 2022 Blavatnik Awards for Israel’s top young scientists are Noam Stern-Ginossar (Weizmann – viral gene profiling), Menny Shalom (BGU – alternative energy sources), and Ronen Eldan (Weizmann – math probability & machine learning).  Each laureate also … Continue reading →

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Saving Eli

Posted on March 21, 2021

Scientists at Tel Aviv University’s Blavatnik Center (see here) are racing to find a cure for 2-year-old Eli Reich from New York, who suffers from the rare FOXG1 syndrome that damages brain development. They have already identified several FDA-approved medications … Continue reading →

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Young scientist awards

Posted on January 31, 2021

Tel Aviv Uni’s Professor Yossi Yovel, Technion Professor Ido Kaminer and Weizmann Professor Rafal Klajn have won international Blavatnik Young Scientist awards and $100,000 each for their breakthrough research in neuro-ecology, quantum physics and nanomaterials respectively. https://nocamels.com/2021/01/three-israeli-researchers-science-award-blavatnik/

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Going back to the Moon

Posted on January 19, 2020

As reported (1st Dec) Israel’s SpaceIL plans to make another attempt to land an Israeli spacecraft on the Moon. These plans have just received a boost with a $1 million donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation. It will also support … Continue reading →

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Young Israeli scientists win $100,000 awards

Posted on February 16, 2019

The prestigious Blavatnik Awards recognizes Israeli scientists 42 or younger conducting “breakthrough research” in life sciences, chemistry, physics or engineering. This year Weizman’s Michal Rivlin and Erez Berg and Technion’s Moran Bercovici won $100,000 each. https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-young-israeli-scientists-win-100000-research-prize/

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Awards for 3 young scientists

Posted on January 7, 2018

Israeli scientists Oded Rechavi (Tel Aviv U), Charles Diesendruck and Anat Levin (both Technion) have won $100,000 Blavatnik Awards, which recognizes exceptional scientists and engineers aged 42 or younger. The awards are administered by the New York Academy of Sciences. … Continue reading →

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Cambridge University funds Israeli scientists

Posted on January 25, 2015

The Blavatnik Family Foundation has set up a new multi-million pound investment fund for Israeli scientists to pursue post-doctorate research at Cambridge University.  Three Israeli scientists are now furthering their research in engineering, genetics and physics at Cambridge. http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/128506/millions-given-cambridge-israeli-research-posts

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