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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

life sciences

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
Illustrative image of sliced pineapple (Anusorn Sutapan; iStock by Getty Images)
July 20, 2021, 4:16 pm
Israel’s MediWound says key trial shows pineapple gel effective for kids’ burns
Use of gel showed a ‘significant reduction’ time for complete removal of dead tissue caused by a burn, and a ‘significant reduction’ in wound area needing surgery
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustration of how a needle containing alpha particles is inserted into a solid tumor; Alpha Tau Medical says it has developed a technology in which these alpha particles can live long enough to destroy the cells (Courtesy)
July 8, 2021, 4:42 pm
Alpha Tau Medical to merge with SPAC at $1 billion valuation to battle cancer
Founded in 2016, Alpha Tau is an Israeli oncology therapeutics company that injects tumors with radioactive material in simple needle procedure
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image: researcher examining a bacterial culture plate (iStock)
June 28, 2021, 2:37 pm
Israeli life sciences firms raised record $2.5 billion in 2020 – report
The 2020 figure represents a 55% year-on-year surge in funding in digital health, medical devices, biotech and pharma firms, IATI says; M&A deals plunge
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a cancer patient (KatarzynaBialasiewicz; iStock by Getty Images)
June 17, 2021, 12:02 pm
Israel’s OncoHost, UK’s NHS to study cancer patient responses to immunotherapies
Startup’s blood test aims to predict which cancer patients will react better to treatment; 8 clinical trials will be set up in the UK
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image: A woman undergoing CT scan as part of cancer screening (Drazen Zigic via iStock by Getty Images)
June 16, 2021, 6:17 pm
Immunotherapy startup KAHR gets $46.5 million from investors
Funding will help advance the clinical development of firm’s flagship drug for the treatment of solid and blood cancers via multiple clinical trials
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Cancer cells inside the body (wildpixel; iStock by Getty Images)
May 26, 2021, 2:23 pm
Immuno-oncology startup KAHR gets $5 million for trial of drug on blood cancers
Texas’s Cancer Focus Fund will support a Phase 1/2 clinical study assessing Israeli company’s flagship drug, which uses 2 proteins – 1 to mark cancer cells and 1 to weaken them
By Shoshanna Solomon
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