{"id":35,"date":"2024-03-26T13:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:29:58","slug":"research-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/research-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Research & Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Among the 400 winners of this year\u2019s prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants from universities across Europe were three Bar-Ilan scientists, whose nearly \u20ac5.6 million in funding will help build a research foundation for novel cancer treatments and solutions to basic problems in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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One Small Cut, One Giant Leap for Medicine<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Breakthrough Treatment for Genetic Disorders<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A pioneer in the field of CRISPR\u2014a revolutionary technology that allows scientists to precisely cut and modify specific bits of DNA inside the cell\u2014Prof. Ayal Hendel developed a treatment for a rare genetic disorder, transforming what a death sentence into hope for a normal life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Cracking the Hebrew Code<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Developments in the Digital Humanities<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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By building AI tools that can navigate the notoriously ambiguous Hebrew language, the linguist, computer scientist, and scholar of medieval Jewish texts Dr. Avi Shmidman is enabling new avenues of inquiry and new perspectives on Jewish life throughout history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Footloose and Eyewear Free<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nanotechnology for Vision Correction<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Through his first-of-its-kind, cost-effective, and safe nanotechnology, Prof. Zeev Zalevsky is bringing eyewear- and surgery-free visual correction into sight. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Generating Hope<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Breakthrough Treatment for Male Infertility<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Krill Prize-winner Dr. Nitzan Gonen has successfully grown mice testicles in a laboratory, a development that can elucidate the process of human sex determination\u2014and provide new hope for the problem of male infertility. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Data-Driven Solutions<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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From finding the last million Holocaust victims to finding the right cancer drug, Bar-Ilan\u2019s world leaders in data science are using AI to ensure a stronger and healthier future\u2014and to preserve our past, as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Fulfilling Ben-Gurion\u2019s Dream<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Developments in Sustainable Energy<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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David Ben-Gurion once declared that the survival of Israel depended on three things: security, access to water, and independence in energy. Thanks to Bar-Ilan\u2019s unparalleled excellence in national energy research, the Jewish state is getting closer to achieving this dream. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Rising to the Northern Challenge<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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To enable northern cities to protect and serve their residents as Israel faces a multi-front war, SPHERE\u2014Bar-Ilan\u2019s ambitious initiative to move the needle on diabetes in the Galilee\u2014deployed an emergency-response platform that connects all players in a local ecosystem for an optimized health and social-welfare response.<\/span><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Unleashing the Innovation<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Thanks to UnBox\u2019s problem-centric approach to creating companies, a Bar-Ilan business PhD and network-science researcher are helping American operating rooms use their resources more efficiently. Coming soon to a hospital near you.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Research & Innovation Accelerating Research Discoveries ERC Grantees Among the 400 winners of this year\u2019s prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants from universities across Europe were three Bar-Ilan scientists, whose nearly \u20ac5.6 million in funding will help build a research foundation for novel cancer treatments and solutions to basic problems in the pharmaceutical industry. Read […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"

Research & Innovation<\/h1>\n\"trophy\n

Accelerating Research Discoveries<\/h2>\n

ERC Grantees<\/h5>\n

Among the 400 winners of this year\u2019s prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants from universities across Europe were three Bar-Ilan scientists, whose nearly \u20ac5.6 million in funding will help build a research foundation for novel cancer treatments and solutions to basic problems in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n

One Small Cut, One Giant Leap for Medicine<\/h2>\n
Breakthrough Treatment for Genetic Disorders<\/h5>\n

A pioneer in the field of CRISPR\u2014a revolutionary technology that allows scientists to precisely cut and modify specific bits of DNA inside the cell\u2014Prof. Ayal Hendel developed a treatment for a rare genetic disorder, transforming what a death sentence into hope for a normal life.<\/p>\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n\"One\n\"Avi\n

Cracking the Hebrew Code<\/h2>\n
Developments in the Digital Humanities<\/h5>\n

By building AI tools that can navigate the notoriously ambiguous Hebrew language, the linguist, computer scientist, and scholar of medieval Jewish texts Dr. Avi Shmidman is enabling new avenues of inquiry and new perspectives on Jewish life throughout history.\u00a0<\/p>\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n

Footloose and Eyewear Free<\/h2>\n
Nanotechnology for Vision Correction<\/h5>\nThrough his first-of-its-kind, cost-effective, and safe nanotechnology, Prof. Zeev Zalevsky is bringing eyewear- and surgery-free visual correction into sight.\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n\"Footloose\n\"Nitzan\n

Generating Hope<\/h2>\n

Breakthrough Treatment for Male Infertility<\/h5>\n

Krill Prize-winner Dr. Nitzan Gonen has successfully grown mice testicles in a laboratory, a development that can elucidate the process of human sex determination\u2014and provide new hope for the problem of male infertility. <\/p>\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n

Data-Driven Solutions<\/h2>\n
Developments in Data Science<\/h5>\n

From finding the last million Holocaust victims to finding the right cancer drug, Bar-Ilan\u2019s world leaders in data science are using AI to ensure a stronger and healthier future\u2014and to preserve our past, as well.<\/p>\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n\"hand\n\"solar\n

Fulfilling Ben-Gurion\u2019s Dream<\/h2>\n
Developments in Sustainable Energy<\/h5>\n

David Ben-Gurion once declared that the survival of Israel depended on three things: security, access to water, and independence in energy. Thanks to Bar-Ilan\u2019s unparalleled excellence in national energy research, the Jewish state is getting closer to achieving this dream. <\/p>\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n

Rising to the Northern Challenge<\/h2>\n
The Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE<\/h5>\nTo enable northern cities to protect and serve their residents as Israel faces a multi-front war, SPHERE\u2014Bar-Ilan\u2019s ambitious initiative to move the needle on diabetes in the Galilee\u2014deployed an emergency-response platform that connects all players in a local ecosystem for an optimized health and social-welfare response.\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n\"two\n\"bulb\n

Unleashing the Innovation<\/h2>\n

UnBox Ventures<\/h5>\nThanks to UnBox\u2019s problem-centric approach to creating companies, a Bar-Ilan business PhD and network-science researcher are helping American operating rooms use their resources more efficiently. Coming soon to a hospital near you.\n Read More <\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":139,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2901,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/2901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}