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Prof. Joseph (Yossi) Tam of the Tam Lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's School of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Medicine. (Courtesy/Tom Barnea)
March 6, 2026, 8:29 am
Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease
As 1 out of every 3 adults worldwide suffers from the condition, Hebrew University scientists use non-psychoactive substances to change how the organ manages energy and cleans itself
By Diana Bletter
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October 26, 2022, 10:23 am
Hebrew U to open joint PhD program, research partnership with Meta AI
Doctoral program to provide students with mentors from the Facebook parent company, access to facilities and computational infrastructure
By ToI Staff
A view of Earth from the ISS. (Elen11 via iStock by Getty Images)
March 8, 2022, 6:52 pm
Israel’s first ‘space medicine’ university course gets underway in Jerusalem
Professor Sara Eyal, clinical pharmacist who studies effects of microgravity on human biology, leads first-of-its-kind lecture series
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative photo of the entrance to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
November 25, 2019, 12:13 pm
Hebrew U, VC fund look to bring Jerusalem tech to Japanese companies
Yissum, the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University, forms a strategic partnership with Japenese VC fund Universal Materials Incubator Ltd.
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a scientist in a lab (Likoper, iStock by Getty Images)
September 3, 2019, 11:31 am
Israeli universities, health organizations set up 74 companies in 2018 — report
Israel Technology Transfer Network’s annual report says 329 new licensing accords were entered into last year; most active fields for tech transfer were pharma and biotech
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of an IV bag (dimarik; iStock by Getty Images)
July 16, 2018, 1:58 pm
Israeli stem cell startup raises $4 million for chemo effectiveness technology
Funds raised via US-based shell company Hollywood Media Corp; NewStem hopes to get its diagnostic precision-medicine technology to market in three years
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Cancer cells. (Pixabay)
June 12, 2018, 11:15 am
Hebrew University researchers team up with US firm to fight cancer
GRAIL, based in Menlo Park, California, aims to detect cancer early, using data science and machine learning to study cancer DNA
By Shoshanna Solomon
Future Meat Technologies' first cultured chicken kebab on grilled eggplant and tahini sauce at the Machneyuda restaurant (Courtesy)
May 2, 2018, 3:43 pm
Global food producer invests in Israeli lab meat technology
Arkansas-based meat processing giant Tyson Foods leads investment round in Jerusalem startup Future Meat Technologies, a maker of meat from cells
By Shoshanna Solomon
Yaron Daniely, president and CEO of Yissum, the technology transfer institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Courtesy)
September 13, 2017, 11:46 am
Hebrew U tech chief seeks balance between academia and industry
Yaron Daniely, the new head of Hebrew University’s tech transfer unit, wants technology created in the academic world to get a fair chance to market
By Shoshanna Solomon
LDS's and Ananda Scientific's Hygia Products sales kit (Courtesy)
December 5, 2016, 3:55 pm
Israeli cannabis-based nanotech droplets start US sales
Nutraceutical pain reliever makes use of marijuana’s CBD compound, doesn’t make you high
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustration of cannabis (Courtesy)
September 26, 2016, 3:54 pm
Hebrew U fund invests in cannabis sorting technology
Agrinnovation puts money into Cannabi-Tech, developer of an analysis device for medical marijuana flowers
By Shoshanna Solomon
Qlight was awarded the Chief Scientist's prize for nanotechnology at the Israel Nanotech event in March 27 2014. (L to R) Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy of the State of Israel, Dr. Avi Hasson, Qlight Nanotech's VP R&D, Professor Uri Banin, Qlight Nanotech's founder and CTO, Yaacov Michlin, CEO of Yissum and Chairman of the Board of Qlight Nanotech, and Dr. Volker Hilarius, Director International Projects at Merck. (Courtesy)
March 22, 2016, 6:57 pm
Instant light, safe driving, indestructible threads all part of nano future
Israeli-made materials tech can light up your life, or tell when you’re drunk – among other ‘miracles’
By David Shamah
Prof. Eduardo Mitrani (Courtesy)
December 14, 2015, 6:47 pm
With artificial pancreas, diabetics can put the needles away
A team led by a Hebrew University professor is ‘growing’ a pancreas in a petri dish to better regulate blood sugar in diabetic patients
By David Shamah
A CollPlant tobacco hothouse, used for 'growing' human collagen. Collplant's technology was developed at Hebrew University and commercialized by Yissum (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 9, 2015, 1:45 pm
New fund aims to bring Israeli agritech marvels to the world
Hebrew University’s Yissum tech transfer company sets out to commercialize local innovative agricultural technologies
By David Shamah
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