About Us
Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Oct 03, 2019...
A researcher working in the lab of Kadimastem in Ness Ziona (Hagit Stavinsky)
Kadimastem Ltd., a biotechnology firm that develops cell therapies, said it h ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/looking-for-the-genes-that-drive-cancer/
Dec 01, 2012... Prof. Yardena Samuels of the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Molecular Cell Biology uses the power of DNA sequencing to identify new groups of genetic mutati ... Read more
Jun 20, 2016...
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The Israeli company Nucleix has developed a simple, inexpensive urine test to monitor bladder cancer, which has the highest life ... Read more
Dec 20, 2011... Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world’s largest generic-drug maker, is seeking to transform a compound once rejected by Sanofi into the first treatment ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-science-and-disease/
Feb 23, 2014...
PROF. MICHEL REVEL. Photo: JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Six months after his 75th birthday, after teaching generations of young graduate and post-doctoral student ... Read more
Aug 30, 2016...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in people over age 60. About 90 percent of those ... Read more
Mar 02, 2010...
Prof. Yoram Salomon (left) and Prof. Avigdor Scherz (right)
By combining three individually innocuous components, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/israel-leads-in-prostate-cancer-research/
Jun 17, 2016... Reporter Natasha Kirtchuk describes the new prostate cancer treatment developed by the Weizmann Institute's Profs. Avigdor Scherz and Yoram Salomon, along with ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/blood-test-for-alzheimer-s/
Feb 04, 2013...
A simple blood test could be on the way for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Image via Shutterstock.com*
“Today one of the main weaknesses in the Alzheimer’ ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/can-the-organ-of-life-save-lives/
Oct 20, 2017... Prof. Reuven Or, from the Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy Research Center, speaks with Pluristem CEO Zami Aberman last month. (photo credit ... Read more