Technology Opportunities

Researchers: Prof. Fuad Fares; Dr. Lital Sharvit Discovering a novel treatment for pancreatic cancer with a mushroom-derived compound. Background Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all solid malignancies. There are generally no symptoms during the early stages of this cancer, so by the ...

Researcher :Dr. Tamar Lotan Background Cnidaria is one of the most ancient multicellular phyla, having evolved 700 million years ago. The phylum, which includes organisms such as jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and hydra, is considered a sister group to the Bilateria. Cnidarians are commonly ...

Researchers: Dr. Dalit Barkan Dr. Amiram Ariel Developing novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of recurrent metastatic breast cancer Background Distant recurrence, also known as metastasis or dissemination of the tumor cells, is the most serious type of breast cancer recurrence ...

Researcher : Dr. Amiram Ariel Background Macrophages are specialized immune cells involved in the healing process following inflammatory insults. Macrophage bioactivity can promote the natural resolution of inflammation and so that tissue can return to its normal function. However, microphage ...

Project name: Medicinal plant extract for treatment of colon cancerProject name: Medicinal plant extract for treatment of colon cancerPrincipal researchers name: Prof. Fuad Fares and Dr. Rinat Bar-ShalomInvention area: Natural ScienceBackground: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of ...

Elucidating the molecular mechanism of ARTS-induced cell death to restore selective self-destruction of cancer cells Main Researcher: Prof. Sarit Larisch BackgroundAll cells in our body have the ability to self-destruct by activating an intrinsic cell death program called “apoptosis”. In this ...