Science

Clinical Trial For Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Underway As 1st Volunteer Inoculated
Segev Harel, 26, from northern Israel, becomes the first Israeli volunteer to get the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research.
November 01, 2020

New Women’s Health Innovation Center At Sheba Hospital Puts Spotlight on Femtech
Sheba's new telemedicine center is running pilot studies to change the way the medical world approaches women's health.
October 28, 2020

Israeli Bio-Defense Lab Gets Okay To Begin Clinical Trial For New COVID-19 Vaccine
The Israel Institute for Biological Research will begin a 3-phase clinical trial with human participants for its vaccine candidate, Brilife.
October 25, 2020

Kamada Signs Deal To Supply Israel’s Health Ministry With COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Kamada developed a plasma-derived, investigational antibody treatment for COVID-19 currently under trial; interim results show promise.
October 19, 2020

Israeli BioPharma Firm Mileutis Raises $20M For Non-Antibiotic Treatment In Animals
Israeli pharmaceutical company Mileutis develops non-antibiotic treatment and prevention products for animal and human health.
October 19, 2020

Israel’s DreaMed Diabetes Treatment Solution Expands To 4 Clinics Across The US
The Israeli company will integrate its AI-based diabetes treatment solution to health clinics in Montana, New York, California, and Florida.
October 12, 2020

Researchers Dig Into Medieval Jerusalem Poop For Insights Into Modern Gut Health
In a new study, scientists from Germany found latrines a valuable source of historical data, which may aid understanding of today’s diseases.
October 12, 2020

New Antibody Cocktail May Provide COVID-19 Immunity For Months, Say Israeli Scientists
A team of Israeli researchers have isolated six antibodies that work in combination to target the coronavirus and neutralize it.
October 11, 2020

Israeli Neuroscientist’s New Alzheimer’s Treatment To Head For Clinical Trial
If the Alzheimer's treatment is successful, it could be a game-changer for the disorder, modifying its course and preventing its progression.
October 06, 2020

Diagnostic Robotics Brings AI Triage, Prediction System To Brown University Health Center
Diagnostic Robotics' system aims to alleviate strained health budgets and workforces by optimizing patient navigation.
October 05, 2020

IceCure Expands Deal With Japanese Medical Device Firm Terumo
The new agreement will grant Terumo exclusive rights to distribute IceCure products in Thailand over the course of six years.
October 04, 2020

Israeli MIT Professor Wins $1M Prize For AI Work In Cancer Diagnostics, Drug Development
Professor Regina Barzilay is being honored for her work using ML models to detect and predict cancer, and accelerate drug development.
September 23, 2020

Leading Israeli Hospital Implements AI-Powered Surgical Intelligence Platform
Tel Aviv Sourasky Center is the first Israeli hospital to use a platform developed by a company that wants to improve surgical performance.
September 22, 2020

Precision Cancer Treatment Company Novellus Raises $57M
Novellus tailors actionable cancer treatment for patients through the development of a drug that delays the BRAF gene mutation.
September 22, 2020

Hospitals Open Underground Wartime Wards To Ready For Surge In COVID-19 Patients
Rambam and Beilinson hospitals say they will be able to care for ‘hundreds’ of patients at a time as Israel's second lockdown begins.
September 20, 2020