This is Dr. Shulamit Levenberg from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Dr. Hosem Haik from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Yesterday, two young scientists from the Technion received the prestigious prize of the Israel-France Foundation for promising scientists, in a festive ceremony held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, with the participation of friends of the Technion in France and the heads of the French Academy.
The two Technion researchers who won the award are Dr. Shulamit Levenberg from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Dr. Hosem Haik from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Levenberg received the award for her research in the field of embryonic stem cells and Dr. Haik for developing an "electronic nose" that can detect cancer in its early stages. Along with the two scientists from the Technion, two French scientists received the award.
The president of the Technion, Professor Yitzhak Apluig, congratulated Dr. Levenberg and Dr. Haik for the important achievement and the honor they brought to the Technion. "Once again it has been proven that the many efforts that the Technion invests in recruiting a promising new faculty of researchers and young scientists are bearing fruit," he said. "Dr. Levenberg and Dr. Haik's winning of the prestigious award came less than a month after seven young scientists from the Technion were included among the 300 most promising scientists of the European Union and received, each, research grants totaling about one million euros. The Technion will continue its efforts to bring talented Israeli scientists back to Israel, upon completion of their post-doctoral studies abroad. This will ensure the Technion's status in the future as one of the leading universities in the world."
For the preliminary news in preparation for receiving the award
In the photo: Dr. Levenberg and Dr. Haik when receiving the award at the UNESCO headquarters
