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Detecting cancer with the SniffPhone

Posted on February 8, 2015

The NaNose cancer breathalyzer technology developed by Professor Hossam Haick of Israel’s Technion will soon be installed in a mobile phone – to be called, appropriately, the SniffPhone. Using a tiny smell-sensitive sensor, the phone will be able to detect … Continue reading →

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NaNose cancer detector is ready to market

Posted on June 29, 2014

In international trials, the lung cancer detector developed by Technion’s Dr. Hossam Haick correctly diagnosed early-stage malignant tumors 90% of the time – far better than previous methods. The device has been licensed to Boston’s Alpha Szenszor, for development to … Continue reading →

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Cancer breath test to go into production

Posted on February 10, 2013

The eNose early diagnostic breath test for lung cancer developed by Israel Technion Professor Hossam Haick is to go commercial. The Technion has announced a joint venture with Alpha Szenszor Inc. to produce an economically viable, non-invasive, digital screening tool. … Continue reading →

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Breath test for cancer proves effective

Posted on September 30, 2012

Dr. Hossam Haick of the Israel Technion has just finished analysing the results of breath tests of patients with a suspected tumour. The study of 74 Colorado patients correctly identified 53 malignant tumours and 19 benign ones. The test even … Continue reading →

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Smart bandage to heal wounds

Posted on December 19, 2021

Professor Hossam Haick’s lab at Israel’s Technion Institute (see here previously) has developed a smart suture-less dressing that binds the edges of a wound together, wards off infection, and even digitally reports on the wound’s condition to the surgeon. https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2021/11/25/israeli-innovation-novel-antibacterial-surgical-cut-band-aid-monitoring-healing/ … Continue reading →

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Breath test for Covid-19

Posted on September 6, 2020

Technion’s Hossam Haick, the Israeli-Arab Professor who invented the Sniffphone cancer detector (reported here previously) has led the development of another Israeli coronavirus breathalyzer test (see here for previous). The rest of his team is in Wuhan, China where Covid-19 … Continue reading →

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A sense for detecting respiratory problems

Posted on July 27, 2020

Israel’s NanoVation (reported here previously) has been awarded a €2.5 million EU Horizon 2020 grant to develop SenseGuard. The device’s nano-sensor technology detects respiratory problems (e.g. COPD). Professor Hossam Haick (Sniff phone inventor) is Chief Scientific Officer. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-startup-secures-25-grant-from-eu-to-develop-respiratory-monitor-635793 https://www.nanovation-gs.com/team https://www.nanovation-gs.com/

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It’s ability, not ethnicity

Posted on March 27, 2016

Israel Technion’s Professor Hossam Haick, whose breakthrough work in nanotechnology has garnered global accolades, says his success as an Arab citizen of Israel proves that education knows no boundaries and is key to improving his community’s lot.  Prof Haick was … Continue reading →

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Cancer detection proven

Posted on April 19, 2015

In a study of 484 people (99 with stomach cancer), Israel’s NaNose breath detector gave an 80% accurate diagnosis – matching far more expensive, slower and invasive alternatives. NaNose (developed by Technion’s Dr Hossam Haick) also detected pre-cancerous growths that … Continue reading →

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Technion course for Arabs

Posted on March 2, 2014

Unusually positive article by Tom Friedman about the on-line nano-technology course run by Israel Technion’s Israeli-Arab Professor Hossam Haick. Some ask him, “Are you a real person? Are you really an Arab, or are you an Israeli Jew speaking Arabic, … Continue reading →

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