Biotech

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

The Trump administration is reviving biosecurity efforts years after slashing related government departments amid growing fears that AI could enable biological attacks.

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.
Mozzarella cheese produced by Plantopia.

Israeli plant-based protein co Plantopia raises $9m

Medications. Ilustrative.

Israeli PolyPid signs $320 million deal to sell drug preventing surgical infections in US, Canada

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, IATI CEO and President Karin Mayer Rubinstein and Teva executive Mark Sabag attend the opening of MIXiii Health-Tech.IL 2026 in Jerusalem.

Israeli health-tech conference opens in Jerusalem with 1,800 participants from 40 countries


Aardvark tech track gives gap year students an opportunity to take part in the start up nation

The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast with guest hosts Ellie Esquenazi and Corey Tusak: Season 2, Episode 34.

 Guests hosts Ellie Esquenazi and Corey Tusak

For the first time: The great women's conference of the Jerusalem hi-tech

First-ever "Women at the Front" conference in Jerusalem for 250 senior women in tech on Sept 22 at JVP complex. AI, career management, and more.

 Liron Dover, Director of Hi-Tech and Bio-Tech at the Jerusalem Development Authority

Achievement: Japanese pharma firm invests in Israeli cell startup

Japanese pharma company Astellas Venture Management invests in Israeli startup Somite AI, expanding pre-seed round with over $10 million in fundraising for innovative stem cell treatments using AI.

 The founders of Somite AI

Self-dyeing, plastic-free vegan leather can be grown from bacteria, study shows

Their new process could also theoretically be adapted to have bacteria grow materials with various patterns and vibrant colors and to make more sustainable alternatives to other textiles.

The self-dyeing vegan, plastic-free leather is  a step forward in the quest for more sustainable fashion. (Illustrative).

EmendoBio enters a licensing agreement for its gene editing technology with Anocca AB

 EmendoBio

AION Labs unveils TenAces start-up, will use AI to predict molecular glues

The company aims to improve the success rate of the discovery of treatments for a range of conditions.

 AION Labs participants work on their proposals ahead of their final presentations.

Israel’s cell-based coffee: Sustainable solution to brewing industry challenges?

Due to climate change, within the next two decades, there is an expected 50% reduction in areas suitable for growing coffee.

 Pluri's new cell-based coffee

Profuse Technology achieves 80% faster muscle growth for cultivated meat

A cultivated meat company has developed a new method for promoting muscle growth in the lab • the new technique enhances protein content by a factor of five, with tissue reaching maturity in just 48h

Profuse's 3D cultivated meat

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