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Safer transplants

Posted on September 9, 2018

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Orgenesis which was developing a treatment for diabetes based on replacing cells in the body.  Ogenesis is now working with Ben Gurion University to develop a cell transplantation process that avoids being attacked … Continue reading →

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Another $8.3million for 11 projects

Posted on January 18, 2015

The Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has approved $8.3 million in new funding for 11 projects involving US and Israeli companies.  The Israeli firms include BrainsGate, MobileOCT, ThetaRay, Orgenesis and Softwheel (from previous newsletters). http://www.israel21c.org/news/bird-invests-8-3-million-in-11-new-rd-projects/ http://www.birdf.com/?CategoryID=427&ArticleID=471

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Transforming liver cells to cure type 1 diabetes

Posted on July 20, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s Orgenesis is a pioneer in the field of “cellular trans-differentiation”, a process to transform a type 1 diabetic patient’s own liver cells into new insulin-producing cells. Orgenesis is partnering with Belgium’s MaSTherCell to scale up development. … Continue reading →

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Diabetes revolution in Israel

Posted on July 15, 2012

A new method for treating Diabetes is being developed by Israeli biotech Orgenesis whose Chief scientist is Dr Sarah Ferber, Director of Molecular Endocrinology at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. The therapy is called autologous cell replacement and uses … Continue reading →

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