Biotech

Biotech between worlds: Jacob Licht's aliyah story - interview

A better question might be: For a couple who fell in love with Israel as teenagers, why did it take us so long to make aliyah?

JACOB LICHT, 56, from Silver Spring to Jerusalem, 2024.
The surgery team working on the implant at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Israeli woman's vision restored in world's first-ever 3D-printed cornea implant

 Jerusalem from above.

Jerusalem surges ahead: Aspiring to become Israel’s biotech capital

 Jerusalem from above.

Jerusalem as our biotech capital: The city’s ascent as an innovation hub - opinion


Is former truck mechanic Tim Friede may be key in creating anti-venom biotech

Friede's subjected himself to over 200 snake bites.

 Cobra snake.

Former Pfizer R&D chief Mikael Dolsten joins Immunai’s board of directors

Dolsten brings decades of pharmaceutical leadership to advance AI-driven drug discovery.

Tel Aviv startup Immunai aim to map the immune system

MNDL Bio wins award for the most innovative biotech solution in the Middle East

The startup company MNDL Bio has been named the winner of the Most Innovative Biotech Solution in the Middle East award.

 MNDL Bio

Phage virus discovered at Hebrew University named after fallen soldier

Phages are viruses that precisely target and kill bacteria, which can offer “a potential solution to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance.”

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

The unique challenges integrating AI into biotechnology - opinion

According to Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), AI represents about 30% of Israel’s start-ups and attracts nearly half of total company funding.

 Artificial Intelligence Illustration

Immunai and Teva partner to innovate new cancer, immunology therapies

The collaboration between the two companies reflects ongoing efforts to enhance drug development, the CEO of Immunai said.

 An Israeli flag flutters near the logo of Teva Tech which is part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in Neot Hovav, southern Israel December 14, 2017.

Aardvark tech track gives gap year students an opportunity to take part in the start up nation

The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast with guest hosts Ellie Esquenazi and Corey Tusak: Season 2, Episode 34.

 Guests hosts Ellie Esquenazi and Corey Tusak

For the first time: The great women's conference of the Jerusalem hi-tech

First-ever "Women at the Front" conference in Jerusalem for 250 senior women in tech on Sept 22 at JVP complex. AI, career management, and more.

 Liron Dover, Director of Hi-Tech and Bio-Tech at the Jerusalem Development Authority

Achievement: Japanese pharma firm invests in Israeli cell startup

Japanese pharma company Astellas Venture Management invests in Israeli startup Somite AI, expanding pre-seed round with over $10 million in fundraising for innovative stem cell treatments using AI.

 The founders of Somite AI

Self-dyeing, plastic-free vegan leather can be grown from bacteria, study shows

Their new process could also theoretically be adapted to have bacteria grow materials with various patterns and vibrant colors and to make more sustainable alternatives to other textiles.

The self-dyeing vegan, plastic-free leather is  a step forward in the quest for more sustainable fashion. (Illustrative).

EmendoBio enters a licensing agreement for its gene editing technology with Anocca AB

 EmendoBio