Monthly Archives: November 2025

Better than 99% of non-profits

Non-profit analysis organization Candid has awarded its 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency to ELI: The Israel Association for Child Protection (see here previously). It puts ELI in the top 1% of  Israeli non-profits, demonstrating exceptional financial health, accountability and impact. … Continue reading

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University buys $5 million Israel Bonds.

Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton has purchased $5 million in Israel Bonds, bringing its total investment up to $8.2 million and making it the largest university investor in the United States. https://www.jns.org/florida-atlantic-purchases-5-million-in-israel-bonds-says-president/

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Sigd holiday in Jerusalem

Thousands of Jews of Ethiopian descent gathered at Jerusalem’s Sherover Promenade to celebrate the community’s ancient Sigd holiday. Sigd is a bridge between Ethiopian Jewish traditions and the wider Israeli society. One attendee was Avera Manfisto – a 5-years hostage … Continue reading

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Joint cancer treatment with Norwegian biotech

Israel’s BioLineRX (see here previously) has partnered with Norway’s Hemispherian to develop GLIX1, a first-in-class, oral, small molecule targeting DNA damage response in glioblastoma and other cancers. https://ir.biolinerx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/biolinerx-ltd-and-hemispherian-establish-joint-venture-develop

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Roger Waters helps Israeli researchers

Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute used low-frequency sounds in Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” to make cells ‘vibrate’ and parts of the brain to ‘light up’. This then released proteins that helped get medication across the blood-brain barrier. … Continue reading

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Play video games with your brain

A new video featuring Israel’s i-BrainTech (see here previously) showing how their system allows athletes to focus their minds to improve their physical skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhfamx-Bca8

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Ambu-scooters

Israeli medical NGO United Hatzalah has launched a pilot of its new electric ambu-scooters. These will get UH medics to medical emergencies even faster. What next – medics on electric skates? https://israelrescue.org/stories/united-hatzalah-launches-innovative-ambuscooters-pilot-allowing-for-even-quicker-response-times-to-medical-emergencies-in-israel/

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A better bio-ink

A head-to-head study by Israel’s Technion found that CollPlant’s rhCollagen-based bioink, Collink.3D™, outperformed Matrigel®, a leading extracellular matrix, in supporting structured tissue formation. CollPlant’s sustainable vegan ink advances regenerative medicine and tissue modeling. https://ir.collplant.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/187/collplants-rhcollagen-based-bioink-demonstrates-strong

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A protein to treat brain injury

ProSpecBio has launched its latest product: CHO cell–derived recombinant Activin-A, now available for immediate delivery worldwide.  Activin-A is increasingly recognized as a potential therapeutic agent for conditions such as brain injury and inflammatory diseases. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250918856943/en/ProSpecBio-Launches-Activin-A-Recombinant-Protein-Empowering-Global-Research-in-Inflammation-and-Brain-Injury https://www.prospecbio.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=623K0ta58gI

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Joint liver disease treatment with Germany

Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University are working on Project HepaModulatoR with the University of Tübingen, Germany to correct damaged RNA causing chronic liver diseases. They have been awarded a multi-million Euro grant from the European Research Council. https://www.biu.ac.il/en/article/583927

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