Tag: Biomedicine
Principles of origami used to position sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissues
Researchers at Tel Aviv University relied on principles of origami—the Japanese art of paper-folding—to develop an innovative solution for a problem that has proved troubling worldwide: positioning sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissue models. Instead of...
Israeli researchers make ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing corona vaccine
Researchers at the Israel Institute for Biological Research have successfully isolated a key coronavirus antibody, which is a significant step towards developing a vaccine for the virus, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Monday.
Bennett visited...
Israel to give $60 million to COVID-19 vaccine research
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that the Israeli government will provide $60 million towards efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Netanyahu announced the pledge in a pre-recorded video during a European Commission-hosted virtual marathon...
Israeli biotech company starts clinical trials of CBD-steroid treatment for virus
The Israel-based biotech company Stero Biotechs has started a small-scale clinical trial at Rabin Medical Center’s Golda Hasharon Campus in Petach Tikvah on the effects of a steroid-Cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
“Steroid...
Senators push for boost in medical, technological US-Israel cooperation
Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced on Thursday that they will seek to appropriate $12 million in upcoming legislation to enhance partnerships between companies in the United States and Israel to...