Monthly Archives: August 2013

UK NHS offers to perform trials for Israeli bio-techs

Posted on August 4, 2013

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) has invited Israeli life sciences companies to conduct clinical trials in the UK. This is a major achievement as the NHS is the largest single healthcare provider in the world. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000863997

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Israel’s blindness reduction is “out of sight”

Posted on August 4, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) In the last 12 years, the number of Israelis suffering from preventable blindness has been reduced by 56% – a rate unprecedented in any other country. http://israel21c.org/health/israel-leads-the-world-in-blindness-prevention/

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Engineered Veto cells prevent rejection

Posted on August 4, 2013

An international team led by Weizmann Institute researchers has “turned off” the immune system’s automatic rejection of foreign transplants. They introduced the less toxic CD8+ veto immune cells into the body with the biochemical interleukin-15 to guide them to the … Continue reading →

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Israelis beat the flu virus

Posted on August 4, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that flu viruses (including deadly strains) use the protein neuraminidase to disable the body’s natural killer (NK) cells. They managed to inhibit the protein and thus bolster the … Continue reading →

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Singapore and Jerusalem launch joint PhD

Posted on August 4, 2013

The National University of Singapore and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem are launching a Joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree program in biomedical science. Students will divide their time between both campuses in Singapore and Jerusalem. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/169559#.Ufultay868A

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Israel and India to work on 5G telecoms

Posted on August 4, 2013

5th Generation mobile communications is just in its infancy, however Indian telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal and his Israeli counterpart Gilad Erdan have agreed that both countries will work together developing and manufacturing both 4G and 5G telecom technologies. … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s World of the BCI

Posted on August 4, 2013

The Brain-Computer Interface will be demonstrated at BrainTech Israel 2013 – Israel’s first ever International Brain Technology Conference in Tel Aviv in October. Scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs and businesses are already working to turn “science fiction” into “science non-fiction”. http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/29/brain-computer-interfaces/ http://conference.israelbrain.org/

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Air conditioning from the Dead Sea

Posted on August 4, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) Haifa-based Advantix makes air-con systems ideal for humid countries, as it uses a process based on the way that the Dead Sea absorbs water from the atmosphere. The salt also kills bacteria and so the systems are … Continue reading →

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The highest increase in Internet speeds

Posted on August 4, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel saw the highest rate of growth in Internet speed in the world last year, according to the State of the Internet Report by Akamai Technologies. Infrastructure investments made by communications companies Bezeq and HOT were the … Continue reading →

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Did you remember to take the baby?

Posted on August 4, 2013

The BabyMinder app from Israel’s Anagog reminds parents to remove children from the car when exiting. Tragically, babies have died after having been left in cars during hot weather. BabyMinder uses GPS mapping, alerts, and other tricks to keep drivers … Continue reading →

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