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The TechnologyTextiles that have been modified by integrating peptide nanostructures show remarkable properties. These include the physical and chemical properties of the fabric, such as strength and fire-resistance, as well as much more advanced properties including enzymatic activities such ...

A yeast-based screening system designed for each specific disease that recapitulates the metabolic state of patients and allows fast compound screening. The use of high-throughput screening of small molecules can significantly accelerate both drug discovery and target identification.The ...

Turning Excellent Multidisciplinary Science into Therapeutic Leads HTS Biological assays unit:The research capabilities of the High Throughput Screening (HTS) and Biological Assays Unit at the BCDD include:Cell culture of multiple cell types modeling disease.Performance of a diverse range of ...

The Technology Novel, self-assembled organic aromatic nano-peptides and nano-spheres which exhibit excellent properties such as stability, solubility, transparency and rigidness alongside basic peptide features. Nanotechnology benefits are achieved with biocompatible ingredients having a ...

EG-30: clinical phase drug for AMD and Glaucoma EG-30 – the highlights: · Excellent safety profile in healthy volunteers and glaucoma patients • Low systemic exposure • No increase in IOP in glaucoma patients treated with EG-30 for 16days (eye ...

The Technology A Peptide NanoForest, is a dense array of self assembling organic nanotubes, capable of enhancing sensitivity and selectivity parameters of amperometric electrode high-performance sensors. The patented Diphenylalanine (FF) aromatic dipeptide nanotubes are formed under mild ...

The Technology An artificial ferredoxin-hydrogenase fusion enzyme (Fd-HydA) has been developed for the production of hydrogen gas in algae. The Fd-HydA fusion enzyme interferes with the formation of the naturally occurring ferredoxin-sugar production pathway in photosystem I (PSI) complex and ...

TechnologyStabilized human IAPP (hIAPP) oligomers were used for the development of active immunization of type 2 diabetes. This promising novel approach for the treatment of type 2 diabetes is doable due to the establishment of a new protocol for the formation of stable islet amyloid ...

TechnologyThe aggregation site on human calcitonin has been identified, paving the way for development of specific inhibitors of calcitonin amyloid fibril formation. Such inhibitors will enable development of improved calcitonin therapeutics as well as greatly facilitate in vitro calcitonin ...

The TechnologyProprietary peptide nanostructures1 can be readily fabricated on various surfaces including electrodes2,4. A physical vapor deposition method (PVD) allows the precise control on the molecular dimensions of the structures using industry standard techniques. These nanostructures ...

Technology Reinforcement of common and proprietary polymers (plastics) and composite materials for coatings and casts with nano-additives in small percentages leads to improvement of anti crack, anti-scratch, anti-rust and anti-moisture properties. Novel, patented, self-assembled organic ...

The TechnologyA spectroscopic, optical method for early detection of amyloid fibril formation in cerebrospinal fluid, as a non-destructive diagnostic tool for early detection of amyloid diseases.The core recognition motif of Aβ peptide is the di-phenylalanine (FF) element, which has been ...

TechnologyWe developed nanostructures based on Peptide-Nucleic Acid (PNA) derivatives which show highly promising performance characteristics. The unique electroluminescence/photoluminescence materials can be used as emissive materials in manufacturing Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLED) with ...

The Technology A breakthrough Self Assembled Peptide Hydrogel (SAPH) has been developed. SAPH is a safe, self-assembled, biocompatible, remarkably strong hydrogel with modulated stability that is suitable for various medicinal and cosmetic applications. SAPH is based on the highly efficient ...

TechnologyOrganic, aromatic di-peptide self-assemble into close-caged structures of tubes, spheres and hydrogels. These exhibit excellent properties such as stability, solubility, transparency and rigidness alongside the basic peptide features utilized in cosmetics. The materials can be ...

9-cis β-carotene-rich is an effective treatment for retinal diseases. Its production in algae was a bottleneck of clinical trials. Now there is a new a synthetic method for its production. BACKGROUNDAge related macular degeneration (AMD) and Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) are a leading cause of ...