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News and Trends 24 Apr 2023

RNA-based nanodrugs cause cancer cells to collapse – 80% survival rate for ovarian cancer in lab models

Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have revealed details of a new approach to the treatment of ovarian cancer using RNA-based nanodrugs – demonstrating an 80% survival rate in…

April 24, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

CAR-T cell therapy, cancer therapy, cell therapy

Interview 17 Feb 2023

The benefits – and challenges – of in-house CAR T-cell therapy

The Sheba Medical Center in Israel has an advanced hemato-oncology center that offers in-house CAR T-cell therapy, the revolutionary immunotherapy that alters a patient’s white blood cells to kill cancer…

February 17, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 26 Jan 2023

Scopio on the future of telehematology

Through full-field digital cell morphology, Scopio Labs’ technology can automate the analysis of tens of thousands of cells at a time. This could mean bringing earlier detection and diagnosis of…

January 26, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Dec 2022

Biomica raises $20M to advance microbiome-based therapeutics pipeline

Biomica Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., has signed a definitive agreement for a $20 million financing round, to be led by Shanghai Healthcare Capital (SHC). The financing is subject…

December 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Dec 2022

OncoHost to launch PROphet for non-small cell lung cancer in the U.S. in 2023

Ofer Sharon is the CEO of OncoHost, a biotech company in the precision oncology space. A physician by training, Sharon has leveraged his experience in pharma drug development and entrepreneurship…

December 14, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

MIF invests in KAHR to explore lead immunotherapy drug for multiple myeloma

KAHR Medical, a clinical stage biotech company that is developing a treatment for solid tumors and blood cancers has received investment from the Myeloma Investment Fund (MIF). MIF has made…

November 18, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 16 Nov 2022

Foodtech company, Wilk, creates first cultured milk fat, cell-based yogurt

Israeli company, Wilk, has today (November 16) announced the successful development of the world’s first yogurt developed with cell-cultured milk fat. The company is a developer of cell-cultured human and…

November 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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More News! 9 Nov 2022

Better Juice launches naturally converting fruit juice sugars to prebiotics

A new site housing technology to naturally turn the composition of fruit juice sugars including sucrose, glucose and fructose into better-for-you prebiotics has been opened by Better Juice Ltd. The…

November 9, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 31 Oct 2022

Startup BioRaptor raises $3M to drive AI insights for scientists

BioRaptor has raised $3M in funding, which it says will allow it to put the power of AI-generated insights into the hands of every scientist. The round was led by…

October 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Forsea Foods is relieving bottleneck in seafood supply starting with eel meat

News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

Forsea Foods raises $5.2M in bid to redress destruction of marine life

With eels becoming an endangered species and demand for its meat continuing to increase, the Israeli food-tech startup Forsea Foods has raised $5.2 million in a seed round to address…

October 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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In Depth 11 Oct 2022

The biggest private biotech investments in September 2022

The companies Acelyrin, InnovaFeed and Arsenal Biosciences bagged the biggest biotech investments in September 2022, with insect protein and cell therapies attracting big funding rounds. Autumn is in full swing…

October 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 28 Sep 2022

AION Labs launches AI startup to improve drug trials

AION Labs has formed OMEC.AI, the lab's first startup approved by the Israel Innovation Authority. The new company will develop AI-powered solutions to analyze pre-clinical data and identify gaps in…

September 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Best in Biotech 21 Sep 2022

The 5 hottest biotech companies making waves in Israel

Despite its small population, Israel hosts a high concentration of startups. Here’s a collection of the hottest biotech companies raising big cash in the Middle Eastern nation. Historically, Israel’s biotech…

September 21, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

Anina – reshaping the future of food by upcycling rejected vegetables

Two industrial design students were so concerned by the huge amounts of perfectly good fresh produce being wasted, they spent two years working on a healthy solution. Esti Brantz…

September 21, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

Texture of meat alternatives vastly improved by platform creating alternative active proteins

An Israeli start-up is using technology to clean up labels in products mimicking meat using veggie protein. Meala FoodTech Ltd using a platform to create functionally active proteins designed to…

September 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 19 Sep 2022

Global consortium looks to develop breakthrough RNA-based anti-cancer immunotherapy

The Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, is to lead CanceRNA, a global consortium aiming to apply RNA-based therapeutics to successfully unlock…

September 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Startup Scout 15 Sep 2022

Adva Biotechnology is using artificial intelligence to manufacture cell therapies

The manufacturing of cell therapies is highly complex, often depending on skilled manual labor. The Israeli startup Adva Biotechnology aims to use automation, optical sensing and artificial intelligence to remove…

September 15, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

Lutris Pharma radiation trial brings positive results for breast cancer patients

Top line results from a clinical trial treating breast cancer patients with radiation dermatitis (RD) have been positive. Lutris Pharma, based in Israel, is a biopharma company focused on improving…

September 8, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

In Depth 7 Sep 2022

The biggest private biotech investments in August 2022

The healthcare-focused companies Orna Therapeutics, F2G and Sironax bagged the biggest biotech investments in August 2022, with mRNA vaccines, genomics and fermentation technology attracting big funding rounds. As many took…

September 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 7 Sep 2022

Could COVID vaccine boosters become obsolete?

A team of researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel has demonstrated that antibodies isolated from the immune system of recovered COVID-19 patients are effective in neutralizing all known strains…

September 7, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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