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Startup Scout 10 Jan 2020

This Biotech Makes Easily Implantable Artificial Cornea Transplants

CorNeat Vision, based in Israel, is developing an easily-implantable and affordable artificial cornea that could one day replace donor corneas in people needing transplants and therefore address the shortage of donor tissue. Mission: To develop a cornea made from plastic that is easier to supply and implant than donor corneas. The implant is also designed […]

January 10, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 9 Dec 2019

Scientists Use DNA Data Storage to Hide Information in Everyday Objects

Scientists have developed a method for storing DNA data in 3D-printed objects, which could one day allow machines to replicate themselves. The group, based at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, as well as in Israel and the US, began by synthesizing DNA molecules that encode blueprints of the Stanford bunny, a rabbit-shaped object commonly used in testing […]

December 9, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 8 Oct 2019

Israeli Biotech 3D Prints the First Beef Steak in Space

Hungry astronauts rejoice! Aleph Farms, a company that grows beef steak from animal cells, has grown the first steaks aboard the International Space Station. The Israeli biotech’s experiment is the first proof that meat can be grown in outer space. Aleph Farms created the meat using a 3D bioprinter developed by the Russian company 3D […]

October 8, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 24 May 2019

French Pharma Acquires Israeli Microalgae Biotech

The French pharmaceutical manufacturer Solabia has acquired the Israeli biotech Algatech, which grows microalgae to produce bio-sourced food additives. The financial details of the acquisition were undisclosed. The incoming financial backing from Solabia will fuel the expansion of Algatech’s manufacturing muscle and research programs, which are based in the deserts of Israel. The acquisition represents […]

May 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 24 May 2019

This Biotech Uses Gene Editing to Count Chickens Before They Hatch

In the city of Jerusalem, eggXYt is developing gene edited chickens whose male chicks fluoresce inside the egg. This could prevent the suffering of billions of male chicks in the egg-production industry, which are currently culled after hatching. Mission: To develop a gene edited breed of chickens whose sex can be determined before hatching using […]

May 24, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 16 May 2019

Israeli Startup Raises €11M to Become the First to Sell Lab-Grown Steaks

Aleph Farms has closed a Series A round of €10.7M ($12M) to beef up its manufacturing and get its lab-grown steaks into the market within the next four years. Aleph Farms is the first company to have created a lab-grown beef steak, which was publicly tasted last December. With the money raised, the company aims […]

May 16, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 16 Apr 2019

Researchers in Israel 3D Print a Personalized Heart from Donor’s Tissue

A group of scientists in Israel is the first to 3D print a vascularized heart using reprogrammed cells and biological material from a donor. The technology could one day provide printed hearts for transplants with low risks of rejection by a patient’s immune system. Organ bioprinting is a technique similar to 3D printing where you […]

April 16, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 21 Feb 2019

Microbiome Biotech Will Use Series B to Bring Treatments to Clinic

The Israeli biotech BiomX has raised €28M ($32M) to advance its treatments for acne and inflammatory bowel disease to the clinical stage. Investor interest is continuing in treatments based on the microbiome, which have the potential to treat a variety of conditions such as chronic inflammatory diseases, and even some forms of cancer. BiomX’s approach […]

February 21, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Startup Scout 8 Feb 2019

This Biotech Uses Genomics to Breed Super Peas

This week’s biotech, Equi-Nom, is based in Israel. With its genomics and computer modeling technology, the company helps plant producers to breed pulses that contain more protein without any genetic modification. Mission: To boost the protein content in pulses, such as peas, without editing their DNA. Instead, the company speeds up traditional breeding by […]

February 8, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 14 Dec 2018

Cultured Meat Company Offers a Taste of the First Lab-Grown Steak

The Israeli company Aleph Farms has shared with the world the first prototype of a beef steak that has been grown in a lab, harming no animal in the process. Although the world’s first lab-grown burger was tasted in 2013, growing a steak had so far remained a challenge. “We are the first company that […]

December 14, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 13 Dec 2018

Janssen Recruits Microbiome Company to Fight Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The Israeli biotech BiomX has teamed up with Janssen to use its microbiome technology in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Janssen aims to use BiomX’s technology to predict which patients with inflammatory bowel diseases will respond best its treatments based on their microbiome. The financial details of the collaboration were […]

December 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 6 Nov 2018

Potential HIV Treatment Shows Early Stage Promise

According to Phase I/IIa trial results from an Israeli biotech, an HIV drug reduced patients’ HIV levels by up to 99%, and might one day become a new treatment for the infection. The trial, run by Zion Medical, found that the synthetic peptide drug reduced the level of viral RNA in patients’ blood by up to […]

November 6, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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