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Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag (front fourth from the right) and Sam Moed (front fourth from the left) launch Israel National Biotech Innovation Center (INBI) with representatives of the 15 top universities, medical centers and health organizations in Israel, Sept. 6, 2026. (Courtesy of Yossi Zwecker)
September 8, 2026, 5:47 am
As investors dry up, national biotech hub aims to transfuse early-stage drug funding
Top academic and healthcare institutions partner to build $500 million non-profit venture to turn promising biotech research into startups that can bring lifesaving cures to market
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image of a doctor with digital icons (chaiyapruek2520, iStock by Getty Images)
June 28, 2026, 7:13 pm
Investment in Israeli health tech startups plunged 40% in 2025 – report
While the global industry saw a resurgence in private funding, investments in Israeli startups hit a five-year low amid geopolitical uncertainty
By Sharon Wrobel
Tslil Braun, PhD, Department of Molecular Genetics at Weizmann Institute of Science (left) with Prof. Eli Arama. Braun is holding a paintbrush used to observe the flies while they are anesthetized on the work surface. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
January 23, 2026, 9:06 am
Fruit fly study, almost wrecked by Iran, claims to uncover key to radiation-defying cells
Rescuing larvae from missile-damaged lab, Weizmann team finds cells that not only beat back death, but also multiply and spur regrowth, raising hopes for new therapies to keep cancer from recurring
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image of a sleeping woman ( GeorgeRudy, iStock by Getty Images)
January 8, 2026, 10:26 am
Israeli study traces need for sleep over millions of years of evolution
Bar-Ilan University research shows even jellyfish and sea anemones repair DNA during repose, underscoring the fact that a good snooze is an essential evolutionary tool for health
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Amos Tanay, left, and Prof. Liran Shlush of Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot (Courtesy/Eitan Ido)
June 29, 2025, 6:30 pm
Their labs destroyed by a missile, Weizmann scientists publish innovative blood cancer study
Researchers say they won’t be able to return to facilities for years; findings can potentially lead to blood test that could replace invasive diagnostic bone marrow sampling
By Diana Bletter
Johan Åqvist, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, Hans Ellegren, Permanent Secretary and Heiner Linke, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry award this years Nobel Prize in Chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 9, 2024. (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP)
October 9, 2024, 4:44 pm
Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientists who predicted proteins’ shapes using AI
David Baker, of Seattle’s University of Washington, produced ‘mind-blowing’ designs for novel proteins, using breakthrough tech by Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis, John Jumper
By Daniel Niemann and Mike Corder
Illustrative image: A medical worker prepares a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Service's center in the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
October 3, 2023, 10:48 am
Piqued by COVID, storyteller Simon Schama takes a stab at the history of vaccines
In his new book ‘Foreign Bodies,’ the famed historian follows the journey of the emerging microbiologist community of the 18th and 19th centuries toward protecting public health
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative. Digital health technology. (chombosan; iStock by Getty Images)
September 11, 2023, 10:02 pm
Israeli life sciences firms’ capital-raising slows 40% in first half of 2023
Local life sciences companies turn to US stock markets for funding; private foreign investors’ activity more than halves, data by Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) shows
By Sharon Wrobel
BlackRock's office in the Hudson Yards neighborhood of New York City. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
June 8, 2023, 3:05 pm
BlackRock snaps up provider of loans to Israeli and European startups
With offices in Israel, Kreos lends to startups including Israeli taxi-hailing app Gett, energy tech firm SolarEdge, and biotech firm BiolineRX
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image of a doctor with digital icons (chaiyapruek2520, iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2023, 1:56 pm
Investment in Israeli healthtech startups drops 13% in 2022 – report
But local life sciences industry proves more resilient than any other high-tech sector as firms raised $2.8 billion in 2022, IVC-aMoon report finds
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image: cancer cells against a backdrop of DNA (Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen via iStock by Getty Images)
March 27, 2023, 1:38 pm
Hebrew University researchers discover how pancreatic cancer spreads through body
Study published in Nature holds out hope for patients by pointing to an existing drug that could undergo trials for use in fighting metastases
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A salesman packs green tea at the counter of French luxury tea house Mariage Freres on October 10, 2011 in Le Marais, Paris. (JOEL SAGET/ AFP)
March 21, 2023, 5:47 pm
Green tea can be dangerous for some people, Israeli study concludes
While affording many health benefits, the plant can also be toxic in rare cases and lead to acute liver failure if not caught in time
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Medical staff at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital wear safety gear, as they work in the hospital's newly reopened COVID ward in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
May 30, 2022, 9:34 pm
Israel approves 19 programs for $30 million digital health initiative
Project to enable health organizations to share anonymized medical data with startups for better healthcare
By Ricky Ben-David
A fluorescent imaging immunofluorescence of cancer cells in 2D with nuclei (specifically the DNA) in blue, cytoplasm (the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell) in red, and DNA damage foci in green. (Nicola Ferrari via iStock by Getty Images)
May 5, 2022, 10:47 am
‘Bio’ food, precision oncology to take center stage at biomed summit in Tel Aviv
Three-day annual conference, marking 20th year, brings together thousands of participants for newest innovations in medical and heath tech
By Ricky Ben-David
Hadassah Ein Kerem medical staff are seen wearing safety gear as they work in a coronavirus ward, in Jerusalem, on August 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 9, 2021, 1:47 pm
Israel earmarks $17m for new digital health innovation program
Initiative by health and economy ministries and Innovation Authority will let startups access anonymized medical data for better healthcare
By Ricky Ben-David
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