For the first time, scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem traced a rare neurological disorder in children to an error in a single gene. Led by Professor Orly Elpeleg, a geneticist and professor of Pediatrics at Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine, the international research team used deep sequencing technology to find a genetic anomaly representing [...]
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb spoke with Bloomberg News about drug pricing, new medicine and regulations. This transcript of the interview has been edited for clarity and length. Bloomberg: What’s the FDA’s role to play in drug pricing and what can the agency do, given that it hasn’t traditionally had a mandate to address [...]
FEATURE: Pairing up Tech July 11, 2017 13:00 By China Daily/ANN TEL AVIV - China’s appetite for high-tech investment and Israel’s emergence as a global innovation hub make them an ideal match Chinese companies searching for high-tech investments are increasingly making their way to Israel, a country that in terms of innovation mirrors the [...]
Reuters July 11, 2017 Toyota leads $14 million funding round for Israel's Intuition Robotics Intuition Robotics, an Israeli developer of artificial intelligence robots for use by the elderly, said on Tuesday it raised $14 million in an early stage funding round led by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). OurCrowd, iRobot, Maniv Mobility, Terra Venture [...]
Gene-therapy company LogicBio Therapeutics, which develops cures for early-onset life-threatening diseases, has emerged from stealth to announce that it has raised $50 million in a financing round led by Arix Biosciences and with the particvipation of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Pontifax, and SBI Japan-Israel Innovation Fund. LogicBio also announced that it has relocated it headquarters [...]
by Ben Adams | Jun 27, 2017 Its tech is based around Stanford's work on mitochondrial function Preclinical startup Mitoconix Bio has secured a $20 million series A round for its research work on neurological disorders, including its lead candidate for Huntington’s disease. The round was led by Remiges Ventures with help from OrbiMed, [...]
Medtech Insight June 19, 2017 Author: Catherine Longworth Read more: https://medtech.pharmamedtechbi.com/MT105033/How-Israels-Digital-Innovators-Are-Capturing-The-Minds-Of-Medtronic-And-Others JOIN THE GROUP IN LINKEDIN
The financing round, led by new investor Shavit Capital, will support Gamida Cell's Phase 3 trial of its NiCord bone marrow transplantation product. Cell and immune therapy technologies company Gamida Cell has announced the signing of a $40 million financing to support the ongoing Phase 3 trial of the its FDA Breakthrough Designated clinical-stage [...]
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We would like to thank you for attending the MIXiii Biomed conference on May 23-25, Tel Aviv, Israel We hope that you found the conference and the exhibition informative and worthwhile, created new contacts and enjoyed meeting up with friends and colleagues. A special "Thank You" to our sponsors and [...]
На стыке науки и практики Ученые, исследователи, разработчики и производители медицинских препаратов и оборудования со всех концов планеты съехались в конце минувшего месяца в тель-авивский отель "Давид Интерконтиненталь" на международную конференцию "BIOMED-2017". Этот форум проводится в Израиле уже 16-й раз, и каждый год тем для обсуждения предлагается столько, что даже трех дней насыщенных дискуссий и обмена опытом недостаточно. Не менее интересные [...]