Featured Video: "Seeing with the ears, hands and bionic eyes" - Prof. Amir Amedi at TEDx Jerusalem
Prof. Amir Amedi uses music and sounds to make blind people 'see' their environment. He uses non-invasive sensory substitution devices and invasive bionic eye procedures to teach blind people to see.
About Us – IMRIC
In Jerusalem, the Hebrew University’s new Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) is poised to change life — your life — as you know it. IMRIC’s innovations have the power to touch your life and the lives of the people around the world for the better. Join us now on this ground-breaking journey.
Canada-Israel Collaborations
Canadians and Israelis are partners in IMRIC’s innovative research in laboratories and universities across the country. These scientists are working to bring to life the biomedical breakthroughs that will benefit the world.
IMRIC Blog
Mother's Day Blog: Advice, Humor and More
As a mother, using google is the same as adding a bit of salt to my cooking--it has become a necessity of life. I love searching for tips, advice, recipes and stories online to feel connected to a global community of mothers. This Mother's Day I would like to share a few blogs as resources that I often use on a...
Stepping into High Gear
People often ask me, what is it that I do all day? I usually tell them that I am transferring liquids, small amounts of liquids, from one container to another. Of course this is an understatement of actual scientific work, which involves many other aspects, yet aspirating and dispensing liquids (containing cells,...
Vote for Your Next Einstein Now!
The Searching for the Next Einstein Contest is officially closed for submissions and now the real fun begins, when we the people take to the Internet to vote for our favorite next big innovation. Check out the top ten spirited ideas and cast your vote. The winner...
