Israeli Channel Two audiences last night were moved to see an ailing rabbi, who had been diagnosed with ALS, able to walk and talk again after being treated with Brainstorm's 'NurOwn.'

Israeli scientists for the first time succeeded in transforming the skin cells of heart-failure patients into healthy heart-muscle cells, using stem cell therapy. The method was tested in rats, suggesting that it may be possible to repair an organ with one’s own tissue.

Israeli company Gamida Cell will raise $10 million in an internal round from its shareholders, including an owners’ loan of $4 million. Elbit Medical Technologies, which owns 31.6% of Gamida Cell, will invest $3 million in the round. Gamida Cell develops stem cell therapy products for transplantation and regenerative medicine. It is soon to start a […]