Study reveals why elderly at more risk from Covid-19

More boosters or combining different vaccine types may work better in elderly, based on Technion insights into the aging immune system. Dr. Reem Dowery, left, and Prof. Doron Melamed. The elderly population appears to be more vulnerable to Covid-19, and vaccines are less effective in…

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Alumni Startup Joins Israeli Emergency Medical Services For Covid Testing

Nanosynex, an innovative medtech startup that traces its beginnings to Technion Professor Shulamit Levenberg’s lab, is now on the frontlines in Israel tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The three year old-company, co-founded by alumnae Michelle Heymann MBA ’16 and Diane Abensur Bessin MBA ’16, is partnering with Israeli emergency…

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ACT (Anti COVID-19 Technology) Wins Gold at IGEM

A Technion Innovation to capture COVID-19 viral particles with an active sanitization gel A Technion student team recently won a gold medal in the iGEM international synthetic biology competition for work developing an active gel to capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles, preventing the infection of host…

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Technion Creates Rapid Test for COVID-19 and Cancer

Technion scientists have developed a novel method for rapid and accurate sensing of coronavirus without the need to rely on PCR amplification, a technique that makes millions or even billions of copies of DNA so that there is enough material to test. The new technique…

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Novel COVID-19 Breathalyzer Has Potential as Screening Tool

The intelligent nanotechnology is capable of rapidly detecting COVID-19 in exhaled breath and has “the potential to serve as a monitoring and epidemic control tool.” COVID-19 testing is a key step in gaining control over the spread of the pandemic. Current molecular COVID-19 tests entail…

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Scientists develop way to find tumors from blood tests 98% faster

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new method for rapid, inexpensive analysis of blood samples. Its first application to be tested will be early detection of cancerous tumors. The innovative technology, described in Nature Communications, was developed by Prof. Tomer Shlomi and…

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Q&A w Nobel laureate – Prof. Aaron Ciechanover

Over the past two decades, eight Israeli scientists have won the Nobel Prize, an extraordinary achievement for a country of its size and population. Winning a Nobel prize is an honour that is reserved for a few extraordinary people. It is the highest recognition a…

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Covid19 – Are we prepared for a second wave?

With the easing of the lockdown rules, concerns are being sounded about a possible second wave of Covid-19. The second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-20 was particularly devastating, as was the second wave of the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009-10. So what…

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Covid-19 Impact On Business – How Do We Reinvent Ourselves

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every industry sector. Small, medium and large businesses are paying a heavy price to sustain themselves during this crisis, requiring many to reassess their business model, services, offerings and strategy. With restrictions easing, our business executives and government leadership…

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Reusable Protective Masks Powered by Phone Charger

Israeli researchers say they have invented a reusable face mask that can kill the coronavirus with heat by drawing power from a mobile phone charger. The disinfecting process takes about 30 minutes – and users should not wear the mask while it is plugged in,…

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Simulator for COVID-19 Exit Strategy

Technion Researchers Develop a Simulator for Managing the Coronavirus Exit Strategy A team of experts from Technion and the Civic Cabinet has designed a simulator that assesses the ramifications of the government’s various policy decisions on the spread of the coronavirus in Israel. The simulator…

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“Air Shield” Protective Gear

The Design-Tech Lab at Technion and Rambam Health Care Campus have developed an innovative device for medical staff’s masks, that continuously blows air on their faces, improving protection against infection while eliminating fogging and overheating. Prof. Ezri Tarazi, Chair of the Industrial Design Program and…

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Unmasking all Danger

Corsight is offering face recognition technology that works even when faces are covered with masks. Corsight is a spin-off of the Technion-born startup Cortica, co-founded by Prof. Josh Zeevi of the Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering. The company has developed the ability to recognize faces even if…

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Non-Invasive Ventilators

Tamar Robotics has developed a protective hood enabling safer non-invasive ventilation for COVID-19 Patients. Tamar Robotics founded by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Prof. Moshe Shoham is protecting medical teams who are at the front line in the battle against the coronavirus. Tamar Robotics…

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New Rapid Test for Detecting COVID-19

Scientists at Technion’s Rappaport Faculty of Medicine have modified a coronavirus rapid and simple detection method that does not require special lab equipment, only hot water, and reagents Prof. Naama Geva-Zatorsky from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,…

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Covid-19 Priority Projects

As countries worldwide take unprecedented steps to protect their populations from the Corona-virus, an equally urgent race against time involves researchers working to halt the outbreak. At the Technion, over twenty research and development teams are aggressively seeking solutions in areas that include rapid diagnostic…

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