BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH | MAY 21, 2017 A leading Weizmann Institute of Science molecular biologist is focusing on how to delay or prevent age-related disorders. Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky is a modern Juan Ponce de Leon, looking for a Fountain of Youth. The Weizmann Institute molecular biologist is not, however, seeking an anti-aging cure for wrinkles but [...]
by Carly Helfand | May 19, 2017 Rare disease drugmakers, which have historically been better able to justify high prices than their peers, have recently ended up in the hot seat. Rare disease drugmakers get that their typically high prices are under the lens these days—just like everyone else’s. But they don’t all necessarily agree [...]
by Carly Helfand |May 17, 2017 Med mix-ups are a dangerous problem--and one Israel’s MedAware is working to address with an intelligent system that calls out would-be prescription errors based on doc-habit data and information from patients’ own medical records. In collecting that info, though, MedAware’s system also picked up key data on prescribing patterns [...]
Join us at the opening talk of MIXiii Biomed, on May 23, by Shmuel (Mooly) Eden, Former Intel Senior Vice President and President Intel Israel, Chairman, University of Haifa, on The exponential world, can we improve the quality of life of the elderly? JOIN OUR GROUP
Congratulation BiomX, microbiome therapeutics company, for an impressive fundraising! Come hear more about the company's breakthrough technology and innovative products at the Personalized Medicine track, on May 23, at MIXiii Biomed. Series A funding led by OrbiMed, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. and Takeda Ventures, Inc. BY SHOSHANNA SOLOMON May 15, 2017 [...]
Is it genetics? Life style? The environment? These and other questions will be addressed in the Longevity: Genetics and Epigenetics track on May 25. There is no denying that longer life expectancy is swelling the number of seniors—people over age 65—in our population. This is the fastest-growing subset of age group that is the most [...]
It is for the first time in history that most people can expect to live into their 60s and beyond. This numeric surge in older people is dramatically illustrated in the world’s two most populated countries: China and India. China’s older population – those over age 65 – is expected to grow from [...]
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Deborah DiSanzo, General Manager, IBM Watson Health, on "Changing Health through the Power of Cognitive Computing", plenary talk on May 24. JOIN OUR GROUP
A companion robot to keep us company as we grow old – science fiction or a near future reality? The “aging revolution” is the most important social revolution of our era. The developed world is rapidly moving towards a situation where the percentage of people over the age of 65 exceeds one-third of the population, [...]