Technology Opportunities

The present technology provides a quick and reliable test to identify multidrug resistance in cancer cells and personalize chemotherapeutic drug treatment. ...

A method of selecting a semaphorin for treating cancer in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises determining an expression of a semaphorin receptor on tumor cells of a tumor sample of the subject wherein an ...

The spectrally encoded endoscopy (SEE) is a new method utilizing a single optical fiber and miniature diffractive optics to encode transverse reflection from a sample. The use of this method dictates the geometry of the focal plane which limits in many applications where the object is in a ...

The present technology describes a novel genetic diagnostic method for Transient Neonatal Zinc Deficiency (TNZD) using maternal breast milk cells, for early diagnosis as well as ...

The present invention relates to methods, kits and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing a controlled cardiac ...

Spectrally encoded spectral imaging is potentially useful in many commercial and scientific applications. The improved signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) and the simplicity of this approach would offer better alternatives to current spectral imaging systems. Our novel invention has simpler optics and ...

Provided are methods and kits for determining predisposition of a subject to develop a kidney disease, by identifying in a sample of the subject at least one APOL1 polypeptide variant which is ...

Ultrasound has been extensively used for imaging for 60 years, and is now being studied towards clinical therapeutic application. Understanding the basic mechanism of its function is critical. Technion Researchers propose a hypothesis whereby ultrasound induces bubble formation in the ...

This nano-liter droplet incubation array, or "StatDrop," provides a new method of creating single cell analysis arrays. The device is based on a reversed-order loading procedure, which results in an array of indexed stationary droplets with variable chemical composition. The array can ...

Optical imaging is used in many industries, including bio-medical, microscopy and lithography. The challenge is how to accurately resolve images with smaller than wavelength features, i.e. achieving super-resolution. Current solutions face many technological and economical challenges. This ...

This novel method of noninvasive imaging, which allows visualization of the morphology and dynamics of circulating cells, avoids the need to handle specimens and bypasses the need for exogenous labeling of cells, with potentially toxic dyes. Additional advantages include shortened wait-time, ...

Piezoelectric stack actuators are a common choice for micro- and nano-positioning systems. However, they are limited in terms of travel range (stroke). Our advanced piezoelectric-ferroelectric actuator has a travel range-to-length ratio up to six times greater than traditional piezoelectric stack ...

The technology enables spectral imaging with large field of view and high signal-to-noise ratio, using a simple optical system and only a single axis ...

Multi-Dimensional Scaling aims to reduce the dimensionality of a data set by embedding it in a low dimensional flat space so that it is possible to compare, categorize, and correspond between isometric shapes. However, the computation of all the inter-distances is computationally demanding in ...

The present technology provides a novel method for the mitochondria labeling, purification or delivery by a peptide derived from Myosin 19. Additional applications include diagnosing mitochondria associated diseases or disorders. ...

Advertising has recently taken on a new arena, creating signs in space that would be visible from the ground. However, known solutions require large satellites and expensive (heavy) deployment mechanisms and resources. The presented method introduces the usage of nano-satellites for forming the ...