IceCure Medical, an Israeli company that developed a way to freeze and destroy tumors (cryoablation) as alternative to surgery, says an interim analysis of its current kidney cancer trial shows the platform is a safe and effective treatment for malignant renal tumors, with 89.5 percent recurrence-free rate. The data from the analysis for the trial […]

Two companies have jointly won the 2024 “Rising Startup” Asper Prize, hosted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  The last-minute decision saw GynTools and HydroX each win a prize of 100,000 shekels (approx. $27,000).  The prize was awarded by ASPER-HUJI Innovate, the innovation center of the Hebrew University, which was created to nurture an entrepreneurial […]

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have developed a way to accurately predict the behavior of cancer cells, which will advance diagnosis and treatment of the disease.  The new diagnostic tool uses AI machine learning combined with nanoinformatics (observing nanomaterials) to classify cancer cell behavior in individual patient biopsies, potentially paving the […]

More than 400 million people in the world suffer from brain diseases that cannot be treated with modern drugs (biological therapies such as antibodies) because of one major obstacle: a barrier to the brain.  For the average healthy person, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), an extra layer found on blood vessels in the brain, is what […]

Israeli biopharmaceutical company BioLineRX, which develops therapies for cancer and rare diseases, has signed an agreement to conduct Phase 1 clinical trials of a potential treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), at multiple locations in the US.  The trial is sponsored by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee, which has affiliates across the country […]

A Jerusalem startup that produces saliva tests for a series of conditions is working with Israel’s largest hospital to develop a similar test for cancer in the oral cavity (mouth area).  The test produced by Salignostics and ARC, the innovation department of Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, will be the first ever saliva-based diagnostic […]

An Israeli company whose AI platform helps oncologists decide the optimum treatment for their patients has been selected to present at the annual meeting of the prestigious American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which begins on May 31.  The annual ASCO gathering is the world’s largest meeting for cancer research, drawing thousands of oncologists from […]

Israeli startup Belong.Life says its AI chatbot dedicated to supporting cancer patients has received “high validation” in a survey by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).  The chatbot is able to provide oncology-specific, precise, comprehensive and empathetic answers to cancer patients’ challenges. It also communicates empathetically with users and retains a long-term memory of […]

A random observation by an Israeli cognitive neurologist about the demographics of Jews with early onset of Alzheimer’s disease has led to a genetic study with the potential to shake up how we diagnose and treat patients suffering from this condition.   The World Health Organization says Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, […]

New immune system technology developed by researchers at Bar-Ilan University aims to tailor a cancer patient’s treatment to her or his own body.  The new biotech measures the changes in the immune system cells surrounding cancer cells, showing how the patient’s body is responding to immunotherapy – a precision treatment that encourages the immune system […]

An Israeli startup is on a mission to bring the benefit of natural sunlight indoors into our homes, workplaces and even hospitals.  Solight addresses the issue of lack of sunlight in indoor spaces by creating a solar lighting system that takes the natural light of the morning and afternoon hours and channels it into desired […]

Imagine a lab being able to grow tissue from your own body to replace bone lost through damage or illness, and within a matter of weeks be able to fill the gap so well that once it was healed you would never know it had been there.   Israeli medtech company Bonus Biogroup says it has […]

A new treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s uses nanoparticles and light to slow the progress of the disease, all set off by a simple, low-powered x-ray.  And according to the Israeli university where it was developed, this innovative therapy has shown delayed progression of the disease by up to 36 percent in patients with early-to-mild cognitive […]

An Israeli startup that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose cancer is a bronze winner in the Diagnostic Technologies category at the 2024 Edison Awards.  Tel Aviv-based Ibex Medical Analytics won the award for its Galen Breast HER2 platform, which can accurately determine the expression in cancer slides of the protein responsible for the proliferation of […]

A new Israeli study has found a link between heart disease and an increased risk of developing cancer.  The research, which was jointly carried out by Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, found that small extracellular bubbles (sEVs) secreted into the bloodstream by a sick heart to help heal itself actually promote the growth […]