Biotech

WATCH: AI could 'kill billions' if used by bad actors, Bill Gates warns

"We have created an intelligent species that in many respects is already smarter than we are," Gates said, adding that the risk of AI lies in people using it with bad intentions.

Bill Gates attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.
Harry Langbeheim in his home studio in Rehovot.

From Zurich to Rehovot: Harry Langbeheim’s paintings reveal the visual world of S.Y. Agnon

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin, during a demonstration in Munster October 15, 2013.

Trump administration works to strengthen defenses against potential AI bioattacks - report

Mozzarella cheese produced by Plantopia.

Israeli plant-based protein co Plantopia raises $9m


Innovation Authority puts NIS 113 million toward Bio-Convergence development

The move is a significant step forward in Israel's goal of becoming a global leader in the bio-convergence field.

CHIP-BASED artificial organs such as this ‘liver,’ could one day replace animal experiments, researchers hope.

IL MAKIAGE invests in the future of AI cosmetics


TAU Prof. Dan Peer appointed as member of American National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE),has announced the appointment of Prof. Dan Peer from TAU as a Member of the Academy, in recognition of his groundbreaking research.

 Prof. Dan Peer

Biomica raises $20m. to advance pipeline of microbiome-based therapeutics

The financing round will be led by Shanghai Healthcare Capital, meaning it's subject to the clearance of Chinese regulatory authorities.

 Biomica microbiome-based therapeutics

Israel develops cutting edge medication technology

The research was led by doctoral student Itai Katzir and supervised by Dr. Ayala Lampel from TAU’s Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at the Wise Faculty of Life Sciences.

 Efficient encapsulation of molecules – a major technological challenge – makes possible a high loading capacity of molecules.

New at-home brain monitoring solution launched by X-trodes, Emotiv

The collaboration pairs X-trodes’ wearable sensing technology with EmotivPRO, EMOTIV’s EEG data platform for neuroscience research.

X-trodes wearable solution

Israeli breakthrough company seeks to use cells to improve quality of life

The biotechnology company Pluri, is expanding its activities and establishing strategic collaborations for the development and marketing of food-tech and pharmaceutical products.

 THE CELL expansion process takes place in Pluri’s clean rooms.

EU regulator backs two Omicron-adapted COVID boosters

Developed by Moderna and the team of Pfizer and BioNTech, the new so-called bivalent shots combat the BA.1 version of Omicron and the original virus first detected in China.

 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are pictured in a General practitioners practice in Berlin, Germany, April 10, 2021.

How do you make it to the top? Three female leaders give their best advice

What are three mottos you should swear by, according to three of the biggest biotechnological leaders in Israel?

  From left: Regine Shevach, head of Merck's Israel Technologies Center; Prof. Rivka Carmi, former president of Ben-Gurion University; Galia Inbar, executive vice president and chief human resources officer and head of global communications and brand at Teva

CRISPR gene editing may cause permanent damage - study

Caution from researchers at Tel Aviv University: CRISPR gene editing can damage the genome and might trigger cancer.

 Chromosome segregation In dividing cells. Cell cytoskeleton is depicted in red, DNA is depicted in blue and a protein that marks dividing cells is depicted in green.