Departments / Chemical Engineering
About
Department Chair: Dr. Dafna Natan
Department Secretary: Felik Ettii
Chemical Engineering is one of the most developed and profitable industries in
Israel. Existing raw materials, unique technological innovations, combined with
international markets for these products assure the future of this field. The
job of a chemical engineer includes planning projects-both individually and in
groups, supervision of various stages of chemical production - from the raw materials
to the final product, participation in the development of pilot stages and techniques
to be employed in the laboratory and industry.
Minor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, a field that has an increased demand for more professionals,
is a field of chemistry that focuses on development, production, and administration
of the mediation. drugs, and symptoms for the treatment of common illness. Pharmaceutical
chemists design new medications or improve existent ones, in an attempt to maximize
their efficacy, enhance the biological response to them, and minimize their side
effects. Triggered by the standards of the FDA (the Food and Drug Administration
of the United States) for new drug potency, safety, and stability pharmaceutical
engineers develop and improve methods of analysis for the production and quality
control of medical products; it has become necessary to verify the safety of these
products for humans as well as their shelf-life for storage. The studies in the
College include work in state-of-the-art laboratories, in-depth analysis of chemistry,
pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, cellular biology, microbiology,
chemical engineering, statistics, and modern research methods.
Study Objectives
To enable graduate to become integrated in research facilities, pharmacies, pharmaceutical
factories and companies throughout Israel.
Terms for Admission
- Matriculation certificate or passing grades in math, English, and Hebrew
exams.
- Placement exams. Students who achieved a 500 or higher on their psychometric
exam will be exempt from the placement exam.
Duration of Studies
Two years. Graduates are granted an Associate Degree in Chemical Engineering and
are certified by MAHAT (National Institute for Technological Training.)
The following is a list of companies and industries that are involved in research,
development and marketing of pharmacology and chemical products.
- TEVA- Israel's largest pharmaceutical company. This company has three
branches in Israel; the Jerusalem branch primarily produces creams and salves,
the Kfar Saba branch produces pills and capsules, and the branch in Netanya
focuses on product development.
- TARO Pharmaceutical Production, Inc.- International company that has,
in recent years, copied Israel's production in Herzilya to Haifa, and is
currently in the process of expanding its productivity and human resources.
- DEXON- Located in Or Akiva. This company has grown significantly over
the last few years in the field of generic medications.
- VITAMED-Produces and markets pharmaceuticals, located in Binyamina.
- UNIPHARM- Produces and markets pharmaceuticals, located in Rehovot.
- FLOURISH- Develops holistic medications and nutritional supplements,
located in Gush Segev.
- HADAS- Develops holistic medications and nutritional supplements, located
in Yokne'am.
Chemical/Bio-Chemical Companies whose products are also intended for pharmaceutical
use:
- GADUT BIO-CHEMISTRY- Located in the Haifa.
- ENZYMOTIC- Produces enzymes for the future production of pharmaceutical
products, located in Migdal Ha'Emek.
- NEUVEUTIDE- Produces peptides for the production of pharmaceutical products,
located in Kiryat Ata.
Companies that market medical products from leading international pharmaceutical
companies:
- PHARMDICAN
- MEDIBRENT- A sister company of MEDILINE, located in Yokne'am.
Start-Up companies that are developing strategies for drug administration:
- C.T.I.
- Q.B.I.-Rehovot.
- CREMOPHARM in Kibbutz Ramot Menashe.
Technological greenhouses in the Northern Region:
- The technological greenhouse of the Technion, located in Nesher Haifa.
- The greenhouse of Gush Segev.
- Information Center- in the planning phases, to be built in Carmiel.
Research Laboratories in the Northern and Central Regions:
- Academia- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University,
Weizmann Institute, Tel-Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Technion,
Haifa University.
- Hospitals- Every Israeli hospital has clinical and research laboratories.
Pharmacies- private pharmacies, and chains such as SuperPharm, and New-Pharm.
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