Weizmann Institute of Science

Rapid pandemic response: Israeli bio-chip instantly maps antibody defense

The technology is designed to rapidly map antibody responses and may become a key tool in preparing for future pandemics.

Biotech Breakthrough Lets Doctors Track Immunity in Minutes
THE SUN sets behind the Houses of Parliament in London. It’s known that circadian clocks are affected not only by external signals such as sunlight but also by signals carried through the bloodstream.

How sex hormones make our internal clocks 'tick'

FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

A 3D immunofluorescent image of melanoma cells (magenta) infected with bacteria (turquoise); cell nuclei are blue

Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system


Iran has attacked every Israeli citizen multiple times, new cyber chief Yossi Karadi says

Tehran hacked into parking and other road cameras to "track the movements of Israeli VIPs, with the aim of building operations to target and harm them," Karadi said.

Yossi Karadi, December, 2025.

Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination

Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.

Pro-Palestinian activists protest the war in Gaza on the October 7th Anniversary at the Newscorp headquarters on October 7, 2025 in New York City.

Parent child bonding scientifically explained by Israeli researchers

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science studied the impact of oxytocin on the attachment behavior of mouse pups.

 Scientists create mice with two fathers that produce healthy offspring.

EU science festival visits Israel

The European Researchers’ Night 2025 will be running across Europe on September 26, but is being held in Israel a week early.

Chilren are seen learning science at the 2024 European Researchers’ Night in Israel.

Mandel Foundation backs Weizmann Institute with $26m post-strike rebuild

The attack caused extensive damage across the institute and forced dozens of laboratories offline, according to public reports and officials.

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

Grapevine, September 14, 2025: New Year in Nepal

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PROF. MICHAEL SELA.

Scientists discover potential way to combat deadly weight loss in cancer patients

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered a way to use pre-existing treatments to fight often terminal side effects of serious illnesses.

PhD student, Nir Livnat, works at the laboratory on models of an early-stage human embryo, created by Israeli scientists without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel

Research, legalization, and controlled use of psychedelics could be effective in treating PTSD

Once counterculture, psychedelics are now studied in Israel for treating PTSD and depression, with research exploring sustainable bioengineered use.

The front cover of Bionegineering Enlightenment

A cosmic murder mystery: Scientists spot supernova of star violently stripped to the bone

Israeli and American scientists have uncovered a never-before-seen type of supernova, shedding light on how stars produce and expel heavy elements like silicon and sulfur during their violent deaths.

Artist’s drawing of SN 2021yfj. Having lost its outer layers, the dying star was left with only a core of oxygen, sulfur and silicon (bright center dot) but continued to experience extreme mass loss episodes that led to the ejection of material rich in silicon (gray), sulfur, and argon.

Three Israeli universities rank among top 100 in the world - ShanghaiRanking

Weizmann Institute of Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology were all ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.

 The Weizmann Institute is set to open a medical school in October of 2025.

An AI model from Weizmann Institute can predict your future health – and help you change it

To train the model, the scientists let it study the medical records of each participant and then ask it to make minor predictions.

FROM LEFT, Dr. Lee Reicher, Prof. Eran Segal and Dr. Smadar Shilo.