Science

Independence Day: 72 Israeli Technologies Fighting COVID-19
Israel is home to close to 200 startups and companies with wide-ranging solutions to offer in the battle against the disease, not to mention the dozens of scientific initiatives.
April 29, 2020

Israeli Digital Microscopy Firm Scopio Labs Raises $16M To Continue Expansion
The round will enable Scopio Labs to expand commercial operations across human and veterinary care in the United States and Europe,
April 28, 2020

JVP Sets Standard For Safe Return To Work With 3D-Printed Face Shields, Robot Assistant
In the offices of Jerusalem Venture Partners, employees must undergo a set of measures to ensure they don't have symptoms of COVID-19 and are fit to work.
April 27, 2020

SaNOtize To Begin Phase II Trial For Potential COVID-19 Therapy
The Vancouver-based company, co-founded by an Israeli scientist, developed a patented platform for the topical delivery of nitric oxide to treat a variety of bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases.
April 26, 2020

Medial EarlySign, Israeli HMO Maccabi Launch AI Algorithm To Detect High-Risk COVID-19 Cases
Maccabi Healthcare Services is using Medial EarlySign's AI system to identify which members are high-risk once they develop symptoms for the novel coronavirus.
April 23, 2020

Chickpea Protein Developer InnovoPro Raises $15M In Round Led By JVP
InnovoPro is targeting an over $40 billion market of protein ingredients and is aiming to expand and identify partners to launch the next generation factory for chickpea protein production.
April 23, 2020

Israeli Team Developing Coronavirus Vaccine Raises $12M For New Startup, To Begin Summer Trials
The new company, MigVax, is an affiliate of The Migal Galilee Research Institute and will pioneer the effort to develop the vaccine.
April 22, 2020

Israeli Scientist Nabs US Patent For Coronavirus Vaccine Design
Tel Aviv University's Professor Jonathan Gershoni has been working on coronaviruses for the last 15 years and his method could serve as a basis for a COVID-19 vaccine.
April 21, 2020

InnoCan Pharma, TAU Ink Deal To Work On CBD-Based Treatment For COVID-19
The Israeli CBD therapeutics company will partner with the university's technology transfer arm to develop a novel approach to COVID-19 treatment using CBD-loaded exosomes.
April 19, 2020

Israel To Set Up $9M Digital Health Innovation Lab To Develop Global Solutions
The Israel Innovation Authority issued a call for companies to submit proposals to be part of the lab.
April 19, 2020

‘Exit’ Plans: Israel Looks For A Way Out Of The Coronavirus Lockdown
After 5 weeks of isolation and closures, Israel is starting to think about how to emerge from the crisis.
April 16, 2020

Israeli Scientists Say They Developed A COVID-19 Testing Method That Is ’10 Times Faster’
Hebrew University researchers say their method relies on an existing process to extract genetic material using magnetic beads but uses a special buffer solution to accelerate and ameliorate binding.
April 15, 2020

OrthoPediatrics Acquires US-Israeli Spinal Implant Firm ApiFix
The US company that develops, manufactures, and distributes orthopedic implants and instruments for pediatric orthopedic surgeons will acquire the US-Israeli medical device firm for shares and $2 million in cash.
April 13, 2020

Israeli Universities To Analyze Thousands Of Coronavirus Tests A Day
Weizmann Institute, TAU to help process samples as authorities aim to increase daily testing to up to 30,000.
April 12, 2020

Remote Healthcare Startup Datos Raises $7 Million
Founded in 2015, Datos developed a hospital-grade remote care platform that offers a fully automated approach to patient care and data handling.
April 09, 2020