Specific Opportunities

The first four I-COREs were established on October 1st, 2011.  
 

1. Alternative Energy Sources: The group selected to establish this I-CORE is led by Prof. Gideon Grader of The Technion.  The Center is an Israeli consortium for the study of solar fuels. 27 senior researchers from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are taking part in this group. During the first two years of operation the Center absorbed additional researchers who returned to Israel from Harvard University, Berkeley University and the Juelich Research Center.                        
   The total investment in the I-CORE in renewable and sustainable energy is US$ 16 million (NIS 60 million) over the course of five years. This I-CORE has already secured a strategic partner, who will provide a total of US$ 5.4 million (NIS 20 million).
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2. Gene Regulation in Complex Human Diseases: The group selected to establish this I-CORE is led by Prof. Howard Cedar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Center engages in the study of genetic regulation of complex human diseases. 19 senior researchers from the Hebrew University, Tel-Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, the Sheba Medical Center and the Hadassah Medical Center are taking part in this group. During the first two years of operation the Center absorbed new additional researchers, who returned to Israel from the Broad Institute in Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School, the Children's Hospital in Boston, Max Planck and Berkeley. 
   The I-CORE in molecular medicine requires a total investment of US$ 19 million (NIS 70 million) over the course of five years.  The Center is seeking a strategic philanthropic partner who will provide a total of US$ 6.3 million (NIS 23.3 million).
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3. Cognitive Science. The group selected to establish this I-CORE is led by Prof. Yadin Dudai of the Weizmann Institute of Science.  The Center engages in the study of retrieved understanding: from conceptualized to remembered and back.  24 senior researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel-Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Emek Izrael Academic College, and the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center are taking part in this group. During the first two years of operation the Center absorbed new additional researchers, who returned to Israel from UCLA, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Stanford University and Wisconsin University. 
   The I-CORE in cognitive science requires a total investment of US$ 16.2 million (NIS 60 million) over the course of five years.  The Center is seeking a strategic philanthropic investor who will provide a total of US$ 5.4 million (NIS 20 million).
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4. Computer Sciences: The group selected to establish this I-CORE is led by Prof. Yishay Mansour of the Tel-Aviv University.  The Center engages in the study of algorithms. 24 senior researchers from Tel-Aviv University, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are taking part in this group. During the first two years of operation, the Center absorbed new additional researchers, who returned to Israel from the Microsoft Research Laboratories in New England, Columbia University, MIT, Princeton and Google NYC.
   The I-CORE in computer sciences requires a total investment of US$ 12.2 million (NIS 45 million) over the course of five years. The Center is seeking a strategic philanthropic investor who will provide a total of US$ 4 million (NIS 15 million).
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The 12 I-COREs in the second wave began their operation on May 1, 2013, in a wide array of topics: in exact sciences, life sciences, engineering and medicine, as well as in social sciences, humanities, education and law.

Each philanthropic investment will support the recruitment of world-class researchers, investment in state-of-the-art research infrastructures and equipment and collaborative research, enabling Israel to make important contributions to global scientific challenges for years to come.