Monthly Archives: July 2014

Positive results in Type 1 diabetes treatment study

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel’s Redhill Biopharma announced preliminary positive data from a pre-clinical study with RHB-104 for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Trials of RHB-104 for treating Crohn’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis are on going and are planned for Rheumatoid Arthritis. http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140626-905884.html

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Molecules responsible for depression

Posted on July 6, 2014

Weizmann scientists have identified a microRNA molecule miR135 that controls the levels of serotonin in the brain. Patients suffering from depression have unusually low miR135 levels in their blood. A treatment and diagnostic test are to be developed by miCure … Continue reading →

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Kidney cells can regenerate

Posted on July 6, 2014

Until recently, scientists believed that the liver was the only internal organ that could regenerate. Now researchers at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University and Stanford University have traced cell growth in the kidney. By speeding up growth they may … Continue reading →

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Tiny propellers can steer to the cells

Posted on July 6, 2014

Nano-sized propellers have been developed by researchers at Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. They have the potential to deliver cancer-killing chemicals directly to tumors without harming healthy cells. http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Smallest-ever-cancer-busting-nano-propellers-developed-by-Israeli-German-team-360182

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Non-invasive test for artery function

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel’s Itamar Medical manufactures the EndoPAT diagnostic device that measures how well your arteries are working. Japan’s Nihon Kohden will market EndoPAT to 100,000 doctors in Japan as its flagship product for monitoring the heart and blood vessels. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-itamar-medical-signs-distribution-agreement-in-japan-1000947940

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Develop your website with Webydo

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel’s Webydo is one of the fastest growing designer communities in the world and has raised $7 million in investment for its website-creation cloud platform. With it, designers can create, manage, and host innovative websites, without writing code or hiring … Continue reading →

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Molecule that disrupts bacteria in food packaging

Posted on July 6, 2014

Graduate student Michael Brandwein from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has incorporated a new module TZD into cardboard packaging for agricultural produce. TZD was synthesized at the HUJ, which is working with Kibbutz Beit Guvrin to commercialize the process. http://new.huji.ac.il/en/article/21899

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Nano-crystals to illuminate your display

Posted on July 6, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s Qlight has won the Best Nanotech Company of the Year award at Nanotech Israel 2014. Its nano-crystals enhance the quality and colors of LCD TV screens and LED lights while reducing energy consumption. Qlight is 50% … Continue reading →

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UK Guardian “discovers” Israeli chemical scanner

Posted on July 6, 2014

I always like to highlight when anti-Israel media feature an Israeli innovation. It took the UK Guardian newspaper 2 months to report on Consumer Physics’ SCIO sensor. I wonder what the sensor indicates when Guardian reporters test it on their … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first thermo-solar power plant

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel is set to enter the thermo-solar arena by constructing the first thermo-solar field in Israel, at Ashelim in the Negev. The NIS 2.9 billion ($850 million) sun tower will generate 121MW of electric power (sufficient for a medium size … Continue reading →

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