The Israeli "Azrieli Foundation" has given $50m for brain science institute at Weizmann Institute; $13m toward expansion of autism center at Ben-Gurion University and Soroka University Medical Center.

Two major grants from the Azrieli Foundation will advance brain research and autism research in Israel.

The foundation donated $50 million to the Weizmann Institute of Science to establish the interdisciplinary Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences on its campus in Rehovot.

“It will create a home for all the Weizmann researchers studying neuroscience, who will, under one roof, work together to gain a detailed understanding of how the brain develops and how it functions. I’m confident that this new and unique research environment will enable the next major leap in brain research,” said Weizmann Institute President Prof. Alon Chen.