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The Technion Launch Event – 25 November 2008
Written by Henk van Esch   
Thursday, 11 December 2008 00:00

On 25 November 2008, we officially launched the Technion Society of the Netherlands in the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam.

 

Among the participants in the launching event was H.E. the Ambassador of Israel Mr. Harry Kney-Tal, President of the Technion Professor Yitzak Apeloig, Rector Magnificus of TU Delft Professor Jacob Fokkema, Rector Magnificus of Erasmus University Professor Steven Lamberts and Professor Huibert Pols, Dean of the Erasmus MC.

The event, which was moderated by the Dutch TV personality Jan Douwe Kroeske, started with an opening by Prof. Huibert Pols.

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Followed by an introduction to the innovation policy of the Technion by Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig.

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The day continued with a series of presentations from high-tech Israeli companies originating from Technion technologies and a presentation on Dutch-Israeli cooperation, which lead to a round table discussion with the topic of “Dutch-Israeli cooperation: Making it Happen”.

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Round table debate with Prof. Jacob Fokkema (Rector Magnificus TU Delft), Dan Gelvan (Closed Loop Therapy), Uri Attir (Argo Medical Technologies), Matthias Stief (Given Imaging), Prof. Raphael Rom (VP Technion) and Rob IJff (Philips Applied Technologies).

The intermezzo included a breathtaking performance by Liza Ferschtman on Violin accompanied by Inon Barnatan on Piano.

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The Technion Society of the Netherlands was officially launched at 17:30 by H.E. the Ambassador of Israel Mr. Harry Kney-Tal.

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Followed by speeches from the Rector Magnificus of the Erasmus University, Prof Lambert and the President of the Technion.

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Keynote speaker Prof. Moussa Youdim from the Technion continued by sharing the fascinating story about his breakthrough invention; a drug that not only protects the patient for the desease, but is even able to regenerate the development of Alzheimer and Parkinson disease.

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The evening was concluded by the chairman of the new foundation, Kobi Kurtz. He took the opportunity to call for future collaboration between the Technion and universities and companies in the Netherlands and to invite the guests to become friends of the Technion.

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The evening concluded with a launch party celebrating the launch of the new foundation.

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We are happy to be able to declare the Technion Society of the Netherlands as officially launched and wish you all welcome as new friends of the Technion


Moderator

Jan Douwe Kroeske is a well known from his appearance on Dutch television and radio. Since the second half of the 80’s, he has worked as a presenter for numerous shows, including the scientific TV show Jules Unlimited, on VARA, RTL5 and Kink FM.

In 2000, Jan Douwe founded the independent media production company Double 2 BV, specialized in development and production of events, seminars and concerts.

Keynote speaker

Prof. Moussa Youdim received his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Biochemistry from McGill University. Youdim held research and teaching posts at the Universities in Oxford, Cambridge and College de France. In 1977 Youdim was bought to the Technion to become the head of the department of Pharmacology in the new Faculty of Medicine.

Prof. Youdim is known for his research and drug development in depressive illness and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. He has established the importance of brain iron metabolism for brain function that can lead to cognitive impairments and neuro-degenerative diseases. Research together with Technion colleague Prof. John Finberg has lead to the development of the anti-Parkinson drug rasagiline (Azilect®).

Youdim has published more than 800 scientific articles and edited 45 books. He is a frequent lecturer around the globe and has received many national and international awards.

Contributors to the Technion Society of the Netherlands

Bert van der Heide, Kurtz Marketing & Management
David Arrosh, Kovako
Gerrit Zalm (founding member), DSB Bank
Hans van Baalen, Tweede Kamer
Henk van der Heijden, Comsec Consulting
Henk van Esch (founding member), Hetecma Innovation Management
Kobi Kurtz (chairman), Kurtz Marketing & Management
Mari Nygård, Kurtz Marketing & Management
Pim van den Dam, KPMG
Prof. Gabriel Krestin (founding member), Erasmus MC
Prof. Ted Young, TU Delft
Wim van Sluis (founding member), Daamen & van Sluis
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 December 2008 16:27
 
From dew to fresh water
Written by Henk van Esch   
Sunday, 16 November 2008 19:05

     An architect pursuing a Ph.D. at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his colleague have devised a low-tech way to collect dew from the air and turn it into fresh water. Their invention recently won an international competition seeking to make clean, safe water available to millions around the world.

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     The brainchild of Technion Architecture and Building Planning grad student Joseph Cory and his colleague Eyal Malka, "WatAir," is an inverted pyramid array of panels that collects dew from the air and turns it into fresh water in almost any climate.

     Inspired by the dew-collecting properties of leaves, one 315 sq ft unit can extract a minimum of 48 liters of fresh water from the air each day. Depending on the number of collectors used, an unlimited daily supply of water could be produced even in remote and polluted places.

     According to Cory, WatAir can be easily incorporated into both rural and urban landscapes because it has a relatively small base. Its vertical and diagonal design utilizes gravity to increase the collection areas. The panels are flexible and easy to collapse when not in use, and provide shelter from rain and heat and play areas for children.

     "WatAir is a wonderfully simple concept which draws its inspiration from nature," said competition judge Jo da Silva. "This is a simple and effective idea using tried and tested technology."

     The project was selected from 100 entries from North America, Europe, Africa and Asia as the winner of the "drawing water challenge" sponsored by Arup - a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants specializing in innovative and sustainable design.

     Geotectura and Malka Architects, the respective architectural studios of Cory and Malka, are located in Haifa
Last Updated on Sunday, 16 November 2008 19:31
 
Nano Bible
Written by Henk van Esch   
Sunday, 16 November 2008 18:44

Technion's Nano-Bible Project

 
 
 

Researchers from the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology have created the world’s smallest Bible by putting a full version of the 308,428-word Hebrew Bible, with vowel points, on 0.5 square millimetres- an area smaller than the size of a pinhead.  The nano-Bible was written on a silicon surface covered with a thin layer of gold using a scientific device called FIB- Focused Ion Beam. Using the device, the scientists were able to send focused beams of tiny particles (gallium ions) towards a specific object. When the particles hit the object, they cause the atoms of that object to bounce off of it, thus etching it. This is analogous to digging a small hole in the earth using a water jet from a hose. The nano-Bible project is part of an educational programme aimed at increasing interest in nanoscience among the youth. The project investigates modern methods of creating miniature structures and imaging on a nanometric scale. The Technion researchers hope to explore advanced technology for high-density information storage to discuss future topics such as information storage using DNA molecules or other bio-molecules. Ohad Zohar, the nano-Bible project manager commented: “This is the world’s tiniest Bible- the Guinness Book of World Records has a Bible 50 times bigger. “By sending a particle beam towards various points on the substrate, we can etch any pattern of points, especially one that represents text. The nano-Bible project demonstrates the ability of miniaturization at our disposal.”

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Last Updated on Monday, 06 April 2009 14:54
 
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