Weizmann brings out its best in Israel – event report

January 13, 2020

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In November 2019, the first Garvan-Weizmann Symposium was held in Israel, coinciding with the Weizmann Institute of Science’s 70th anniversary celebrations plus the 71st meeting of its international board. Weizmann’s best from around the world attended.

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