המרוץ אחר התרופה לקורונה: הצצה נדירה למעבדות של מכון וייצמן

מאז פרוץ מגפת הקורונה במכון ויצמן שברחובות מתנהלת מלחמה נגד הנגיף, במטרה למצוא כמה שיותר מהר חיסון או תרופה שתחזיר לציבור את החיים שהיו לפני המחלה. פגשנו שני פרופסורים מומחים, כל אחד בתחומו, שמספרים על תנאים לא קלים, חוסר בתקציב – אבל גם על פיתוחים משמעותיים שעד כה השיגו

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An Introduction to the Basic Complexities of Technology Transfer. Les Nouvelles, the journal of the Licensing Executives Society International (LES), recently published a fascinating article on the challenges of university technology transfer. One of the article's key contributors was YEDA's CEO Gil Granot-Mayer.

Ness Ziona, Israel – March 31, 2020: BiomX, a clinical stage company and a subsidiary of YEDA, the Weizmann Institute's technology transfer arm, recently announced that its positive Phase 1 data results would allow it to advance to a Phase 2 study. BiomX develops phage therapies that target specific pathogenic bacteria. These therapies include BX001, a topical gel comprised of naturally occurring phage that target C. acnes bacteria and aim to improve the appearance of acne-prone skin. The company's Phase 1 study exhibited a significant reduction of C.

An innovative Weizmann Institute initiative helps individuals track their sense of smell and potentially detect early signs of COVID-19.

The Coronavirus pandemic is forcing us all to confront the relative lack of anti-viral treatments that humanity has in its armamentarium. At the Weizmann Institute of Science, we confront this situation by harnessing innovative basic research for the development of novel technologies for the benefit of society. Together with Weizmann scientists, YEDA Ltd, the Institute's commercialization arm, is transforming academic research into drugs and public health technologies that may prevent future viral threats from causing upheaval similar to the disruption that our world is facing today.

On January 28th, Grove Ventures launched Frontier Tech, Israel's first “Deep Tech” conference. Yeda was a major partner in organizing this groundbreaking conference, helping Grove Ventures select its panel specialists, review content-related topics and execute various strategies.

Yeda and Deerfield Create Orchard Innovations (Hebrew PR)

Deerfield Commits up to $130 million to Advance New Medicines at Israeli Institute Through a Newly Launched Company

Yeda, the Commercial Arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Deerfield Create Orchard Innovations, LLC

Deerfield Commits up to $130 million to Advance New Medicines at the Israeli Institute Through a Newly Launched Company

The prestigious Leiden ranking puts the impact of Institute research high up in a list of the top universities and research institutes 08.07.2018

The Weizmann Institute of Science has been placed ninth in a ranking of research quality.  This is the second time that the Institute has ranked in the top ten best research institutes in the world. (In the previous ranking, in 2015, the institute placed tenth.) The placement comes from the annual CWTS Leiden Ranking, based in Leiden University in the Netherlands.