A group of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists have developed a new methodology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus through the sewage and wastewater systems. They already determined that it is transferred through feces into the sewage in their first…
European Investment Bank (EIB) backs Pluristem with €50 million of financing, which will help the company to advance the clinical development of its cell therapies and address a number of severe medical conditions The deal is the first Israeli-European project…
An increasing amount of our interactions with each other, as well as with our environment is manifested in the digital realm. These may be our posts on social media, internet search engine patterns, or visits to different webpages. Although we…
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have developed new methodologies to produce powerful, environmentally-friendly disinfectants, based on tap water, that can eliminate bacteria and kill viruses, including microbes from the coronavirus family. The ability to turn ordinary tap water into virus-fighting materials was developed…
Israeli companies Next-Gen & Scentech Medical are working together to provide a breath analyzer that can detect the coronavirus in less than a minute; The machine will work similarly to a breathalyzer; Its ability to produce immediate results will play…
Research at Technion in collaboration with the National Emergency Team of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense R&D (DDR&D) developed a system to remotely measure vital signs of patients to help in the fight against COVID-19. The new technology combines…
Pluristem Reports Preliminary Data from its COVID-19 Compassionate Use Program, Treating Seven Patients withAcute Respiratory Failure. All treated patients were in Intensive Care Units (ICU) on ventilators and sufferedfrom Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS). 100% survival rate for all seven patients.…
Media outlets around the world have reported a shortage of COVID-19 testing materials. This shortage slows down the rate of testing and increases the rate of infection, as thousands of undiagnosed patients walk around, unknowingly infecting healthy and at-risk populations. …
Alternating lockdown strategy involves splitting the population into two groups that alternate between lockdown and routine activity in weekly succession. Most projections indicate that social distancing – from mobility restrictions to complete lockdowns — may take many weeks, possibly even months,…
Following an agreement signed this morning between the Ministry of Health and the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Weizmann Institute began conducting tests to diagnose coronavirus today. The tests will be carried out at the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National…