Research in Focus
From the Weizmann Institute of Science
Catch a Virus by Its Tail
A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages – a parasitic virus that reproduces itself in bacteria – might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans, a new...
Sperm Welcome – But Their Mitochondria Must Go
Why do we inherit only maternal mitochondria? A new Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how the paternal versions are deliberately destroyed. Within minutes of fertilisation, the egg of a...
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Weizmann in the news
A new scholarship for Australian science graduates to study at the Weizmann Institute
The Weizmann Institute of Science is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary basic research institutions in the natural and exact sciences. High-achieving science graduates from Australian universities are invited to…
Appealing to Academic Leadership Worldwide
Dear Friends, The following is a letter, signed by the Presidents of Israel’s universities. We encourage you to share it with your colleagues and friends so it can reach as broad an…
Facts and Figures
Weizmann at a Glance
Excellence – Prizes
- 1 Nobel Prize
- 2 Japan Prizes
- 3 Turing Awards
- 10 Wolf Prizes
- 30 Krill Prizes
- 39 Israel Prizes
Excellence – Rankings
- #2 on Nature Index for research quality
- #8 on the Leiden ranking of scientific research quality and impact
Staff and Students
- 282 Principal Investigators
- 195 staff scientists
- 462 post doc fellows
- 757 PhD students
- 422 MSc students
- 52 MSc students in science teaching
Alumni
- 4,133 Post Doc alumni
- 4,881 PhD alumni
- 3,075 MSc alumni
Innovation
- >100 companies established since 2004 bast on Weizmann technologies
- 29 licencing agreements
- 42 MoU and option agreements
- 265 Patents granted
Campus
- Built on 400 Ha of land
- 261 buildings
- 3 greenhouse/habitats
- 5 playgrounds
- 575 residents on campus (students, post docs, scientists and their families)
- 202 children aged 4 months to 8 years living on campus
“Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them”
— President Chaim Weizmann
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