Tag: Medical Innovations
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...
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...
Israel approves $6 million in grants to startups, companies combating coronavirus
The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) approved NIS 22 million (approximately $6 million) in grants last week for 35 startups and companies trying to combat issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
On March 17, the IIA,...
Israeli researchers believe coronavirus vaccine testing could commence by June
Israeli researchers said they are days away from finishing production of the active component of a coronavirus vaccine that could be tested on humans starting June 1.
“We are in the final stages and within...
Israeli startup to donate 120,000 face masks to hospitals, medical personnel
An Israeli startup will donate around 120,000 masks made with an anti-pathogen, anti-bacterial fabric it developed that could help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), to Israeli hospitals, medical professionals and coronavirus patients, reported The...
Child prodigy in Belgium ponders further university studies in Israel
A 10-year-old child prodigy from Belgium is considering furthering his academics in Israel.
Laurent Simons and his parents recently met with Emmanuel Nahshon, ambassador of Israel to Belgium and Luxembourg, to hear about Israel’s opportunities...
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center develops telemedicine to limit coronavirus spread
As fears of the growing coronavirus endemic increase worldwide, Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, has developed a groundbreaking way to treat potential patients without risking the health of hospital staff and other patients.
Using...
FDA approves Israeli device that extracts medical results based off drop of blood
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an Israeli startup device that can quickly extract results based off just a drop of blood.
However, unlike the former startup Theranos, which falsely claimed that it could test...
Proposal considered for Israel’s largest hospital to be built in Beersheva
The largest hospital in Israel will be built in Beersheva if a proposal to expand an area that the city can develop will be approved by the National Council for Planning and Construction, according to Calcalist.
If approved,...
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A vaccine for skin cancer? Tel Aviv researchers say they have developed one
Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers say they have developed a novel nano-vaccine for melanoma, the most aggressive type of skin cancer.
“The war against cancer in general, and melanoma in particular, has advanced over the...