Institute Est. Date Location

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (IIT) 1912 Haifa

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) 1918 Jerusalem

Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) 1934 Rehovot

Bar-Ilan University (BIU) 1955 Ramat Gan

Tel Aviv University (TAU) 1956 Tel Aviv

University of Haifa (HU) 1963 Haifa

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) 1969 Be'er Sheva

Open University of Israel (OPENU) 1974 Ra'anana

Ariel University (AU) 1982 Ariel

Scientific Innovations

The Emergency Bandage, or the “Israeli Bandage,” is the first field dressing that can be applied and secured with one hand to prevent bleeding from hemorrhagic wounds caused by traumatic injuries in pre-hospital emergency situations.

• An “Anti-Date Rape Straw,” developed by two Israelis at Tel Aviv University was designed to detect the two most common date rape drugs placed in drinks and alert intended victims. 

• Babysense, an Israeli invention, is a non-touch, radiation-free device that prevents crib death by monitoring a baby’s breathing and movement during sleep.

• Taliglucerase Alfa, a drug developed in Israel and designed to treat Type 1 Gaucher's disease, won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 2012.

• ReWalk, designed and developed in Israel, is a bionic walking assistance system that enables paraplegics to stand upright, walk and climb stairs.

  • Fun fact: The device underwent clinical trials at MossRehab in suburban Philadelphia.