ILSI-Biomed Israel

ILSI-BioMed 2010

Once every year, the biggest biomed event takes place in Tel-Aviv. More than six thousands industry players, scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs flock to the ILSI-BioMed conference Once every year, the biggest biomed event takes place in Tel-Aviv. More than six thousands industry players, scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs flock to the ILSI-BioMed conference, held in David InterContinental Hotel to celebrate the National Life Science & Technology Week. This year, the 9th IL...

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A Israeli Drug-by-Design

A new drug devised by Prof. Eldar-Finkleman of Tel Aviv University may slow down Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases. No doubt about it: the science of biology is slowly evolving into bio-engineering. In the past few centuries, mankind was mostly limited to research of biology. Now that we’ve come to understand many of the basic facts of life, we can transform this knowledge into action by ‘building’ new drugs, molecules and even genes. One of the best examples of this n...

Tips for Investing in Biotech Companies

How can you recognize the most promising companies in the biotech sector? And how do you make your own company look as promising? Who doesn’t want to invest in the next Teva? If you buy the right stocks at the right time, you could end up a millionaire. If you buy the wrong stocks at the wrong time, or even choose to wait without action, you could end up with less jingly-jingle in your pockets. But how can you tell which stocks are the right ones, especially with starting biotechnology compa...

The Homeopathic Emergency Room

How would a homeopathic ER look like? An amusing clip reveals the answer.I'll be honest: I'm envious of homeopaths. Always have been. I mean, who wouldn't want to sell bottles of water with some sugar for big bucks? Unfortunately, there is that uncomfortable nagging feeling called conciousness. Or maybe it's just the Law, forbidding us biotechies to sell medicines that didn't go through that long and hard road of clinical trials. But if you want to see how the common hospital would've been ru...

Weekly Start-up: CapsuTech Ltd

Vision: To improve treatment for cancer patients by delivering the drug straight to the tumor, and achieve a more efficient treatment without side effects.         Name: CapsuTech Ltd CEO: Dr. Eyal Neria Sector: Pharmaceuticals Suc-Sector: Natural Materials Medical Field: Cancer Est.: 2006 Stage: Pre-Clinical Vision: To improve treatment for cancer patients by delivering the drug straight to the tumor, and achieve a more efficient treatment without side effec...

Becoming a Great Manager in Three Days

The Third Health Care Technological Innovation Program – From Idea to Commercialization, will be held on December 6th-8th, 2009, in Tel Aviv University. How does a regular Joe become a good manager? And how does a good manager become a great manager? Some people out there will tell you it’s all about your genes: either you have it, or you don’t. Others say that anyone can be a good manager, or even a great one, if they just get the right kind of training and coaching. Myself, I believe that t...

A Single Shot of Genetically Engineered Viruses Cured Legal Blindness

In a phase I clinical trial, researchers used gene therapy to cure a genetic disorder causing legal blindness Those of us dealing in the field of biomed are probably tired of hearing people ask about genetic engineering, and when-oh-when will we be able to cure all the illnesses of the world with it. While genetic engineering does have plenty of potential for treatment of genetic disorders, most of the scientific research in the field screeched to a halt eight years ago, when certain genetica...

Champions Biotechnology Establishes a License with Ramot for the Development and Commercialization of a Tumor-Fixing Antibody

A new single-chain antibody fragment, identified by Tel Aviv University researchers as having the ability to fix a protein that’s mutated in more than 50 percent of human tumors, has been licensed to Champions Biotechnology for development and commercialization. Back when I was a first degree student of biology, I was sternly told that antibodies are only used for diagnostic purposes. It never struck me quite right. After all, in the body they’re an important part of the immune system. Am...

Human Organ Printing with a Unique Bio-ink

Organovo is a start-up biotech company utilizing a unique method for manufacturing human tissue Missing a liver? A kidney? Or maybe you need your lung fixed? Dr. Gabor Forgacs has a new way of making organs in his lab. He’s using a bioprinter along with a ‘bio-ink’, composed of spheres holding tens of thousands of human cells. He’s also the scientific founder of Organovo, a start-up biotech company utilizing this approach for tissue engineering. Notice how important the futuristic-styl...