Intel Confirms $15b Acquisition of Mobileye
Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) has confirmed that it is acquiring Israeli vehicle safety and automation systems company Mobileye N.V. (NYSE: MBLY).
Hebrew University News
Home Instruction for Parents and Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program to be Launched in China and Korea
Jerusalem, Israel, March 8, 2017 – Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the technology-transfer company of the Hebrew University, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN) China and Lolo Educational Services Co. (LES), Korea for the entrance of it its wholly-owned Home …
Germany’s Order of Merit Awarded to Hebrew University President Menahem Ben-Sasson
“The Order of Merit recognizes Prof. Ben-Sasson’s outstanding, extensive, and personal commitment to German-Israeli relations in the field of science, and thus to the cooperation between our two nations.” Jerusalem, March 1, 2017 – The Ambassador of Germany to Israel, Dr. Clemens von Goetze, today bestowed the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of …
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Do We Look Like Our Names? New Research Says Yes
Study suggests that people “live up to their name” with their facial appearance. We’re told not to judge a book by its cover, but we make instant judgments about people’s intelligence, trustworthiness or dominance based on their facial appearance. Now, researchers have investigated the reverse possibility: can the way people judge us influence how we …
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Exciting Partnership between Yissum Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University and Phytecs into Endocanabinnoid System (ECS) Research!
February 22, 2017 LOS ANGELES & JERUSALEM–(BUSINESS WIRE) -Phytecs Inc., a biotechnology company exploring innovative research into and potential treatments targeting the endocannabinoid system (ECS), together with Yissum Research Development Company, the technology-transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced a new partnership with two aims: to synthesize novel compounds that show increased efficacy …
‘Smart’ bacteria remodel their genes to infect our intestines
Hebrew University researchers describe how infectious bacteria sense they’re attached to intestinal cells and remodel their gene expression to exploit our cells and colonize our gut.
Israeli and Palestinian Researchers Cooperate to Find Risk Factors for B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
In both groups, recreational sun exposure, black hair-dye use, a history of hospitalization for infection, and having a first-degree relative with a blood cancer were associated with B-NHL. Each group had unique risk factors too.
Bacteria Sleep, Then Rapidly Evolve, to Survive Antibiotic Treatments
Hebrew University biophysicists used quantitative approaches from Physics to understand issues in Biology.
Bacterial Survival Strategy: Splitting Into Virulent and Non-Virulent Subtypes
Scientists find long-term epigenetic memory switch that controls different modes of bacterial virulence.
Pope Francis Meets With Hebrew University Leaders To Develop An Educational Program
Pope Francis together with Scholas Global Directors meets Hebrew University leaders to sign an agreement for working together in an education program for the encounter between youth of various religions.