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Introducing PROSPERA®: A New Sweet Basil Hybrid Resistant to Downy Mildew

By Merav Burstein / April 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Introducing PROSPERA®: A New Sweet Basil Hybrid Resistant to Downy Mildew

Researchers of Bar-Ilan University, in cooperation with Genesis Seeds Ltd., have developed a hybrid of basil, the culinary herb, which is completely resistant to Downy Mildew, a devastating disease caused by a fungus-like pathogen. The new patented product, contains no pesticides and will provide much-needed relief to farmers and consumers worldwide.   In recent years an…

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בבר-אילן נאחזים בכל שטח ומסרבים להתפנות

By Merav Burstein / November 11, 2018 / Comments Off on בבר-אילן נאחזים בכל שטח ומסרבים להתפנות

באוניברסיטת בר-אילן פתחו חומר כימי המאפשר לייצר צבעים קוטלי חיידקים קיימים בשוק עוד צבעים כאלה, הנקראים ‘אנטי-בקטריאליים’, אבל החומר החדש זול מהם בסדר גודל, פי שלוש קטלני מהם, פי שבע פחות רעיל לבני אדם, משמר את היכולת הזו הרבה יותר זמן (חודשים ושנים) ומכסה מספר רב של סוגי חיידקים.  פרופ’ שי רהימיפור מהמחלקה לכימה באוניברסיטת…

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This is where transected nerves are regenerated – A new Israeli patent

By Merav Burstein / September 13, 2018 / Comments Off on This is where transected nerves are regenerated – A new Israeli patent

Professor Orit Shefi, head of BIU’s Neuro-Engineering and Regeneration Laboratory, in Bar-Ilan’s Faculty of Engineering, has invented a method to dramatically enhance the healing of damage stemming from transected nerves. Successful repair of a transected nerve can restore sensory perception and functional recovery to limbs paralyzed in an accident or an injury. This invention has…

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CogniFiber has been selected to take part in Intel’s Ingenuity Partner Program (Intel IPP)

By Merav Burstein / April 10, 2018 / Comments Off on CogniFiber has been selected to take part in Intel’s Ingenuity Partner Program (Intel IPP)

As part of the program, CogniFiber will be mentored by experts from Intel’s business organizations, will be exposed to state-of-the-art technology, along with an educational infrastructure and local and international events. CogniFiber has been chosen to participate in the fourth cycle of Intel’s prestigious program for leveraging startups. The program’s framework is based on a…

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By Dr. Tsvika Ben-Porat / March 10, 2018 / Comments Off on Home

BIRAD – RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. BIRAD –  Research & Development Company Ltd. was established in order to translate new inventions made at Bar-Ilan University into useful products that can be effectively commercialized, thus strengthening the economy, promoting innovation and improving lives.Our innovative approach, combined with Bar-Ilan University’s rapid growth, including the largest Nanotechnology…

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ContinUse Biometrics one of ten start-ups to take first place in 2018 Prism Awards for breakthrough applications in photonics

By Merav Burstein / February 13, 2018 / Comments Off on ContinUse Biometrics one of ten start-ups to take first place in 2018 Prism Awards for breakthrough applications in photonics

Company recognized for its development by Bar-Ilan University engineering professor of a biometric sensing system that detects biomedical parameters from a distance without human contact Israeli start-up ContinUse Biometrics is among the ten first-place winners of the prestigious 2018 Prism Award (the Oscar of the photonics industry) for the Medical and Health category.  The company…

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A physicist from Bar Ilan’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials and her colleagues in the QUANTOX project are developing a Quantum computer funded by the prestigious QuantERA Fund

By Merav Burstein / February 12, 2018 / Comments Off on A physicist from Bar Ilan’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials and her colleagues in the QUANTOX project are developing a Quantum computer funded by the prestigious QuantERA Fund

Dr. Beena Kalisky, from the Department of Physics and Bar Ilan’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, together with researchers from France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, are developing Quantum Technology using 2D interfaces created between oxides as part of the QUANTOX project (QUANtum Technologies with 2D-Oxides). The research is budgeted by QuantERA, a…

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