The CorNeat KPro, the first artificial cornea which completely integrates with the eye wall with no reliance on donor tissue, was successfully implanted in a human. The surgery was performed on a bilaterally blind, 78-year-old male at Rabin Medical Center, Israel,…
Ilana Berman-Frank, Director of The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences at University of Haifa explains how European satellites detected oil on the sea’s surface long before Israel even found out about the spill; Stresses this will happen again if country doesn’t learn from…
Eco Wave Power (EWPG Holding AB) a Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer, won the public voting for the Global Innovation Award, in the “Life Under Water” category at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The company’s innovative wave-to-energy solution generates clean electricity from…
Atera, a remote-first IT management company helping businesses transform as the world shifts to a remote work model, today announced a $25 million investment from K1 Investment Management (“K1”). With this financing round, Atera will further ramp up research and development, expand its…
Although clinical trial data are encouraging, real-world evidence with regard to the COVID-19 vaccine remains scarce. In particular, response to the vaccine among those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 is still not completely understood. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical…
Even with Israel’s world-leading rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, drugs to treat Covid patients are in desperate need across the world. Two such drugs developed in Israel show great promise in clinical trials: EXO-CD24 and Allocetra. EXO-CD24, an experimental inhaled medication developed…
In diagnostic medicine, biopsies, where a sample of tissue is extracted for analysis, is a common tool for the detection of many conditions. But this approach has several drawbacks – it can be painful, doesn’t always extract the diseased tissue,…
Havas Group today announced the acquisition of full service independent agency, Inbar Merhav G, as part of the Group’s strategic plans in Israel. The agency will rebrand to Havas Inbar Merhav G Ltd. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tel…
Tuesday 26 January, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall was invited to take part in the panel session on public-private partnerships at the 16th Ilan Ramon International Conference, organized this year in virtual format by the Israel Space Agency (ISA) as…
Despite an evolutionary gap of 700 million years, a new study undertaken at the University of Haifa found that the GABA neurotransmitter, which plays a central role in brain development and function in mammals, fulfills similar roles in sea anemones.…
