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Enlivex Selected by the Israel Innovation Authority to Receive $1.5 Million Grant to Fund COVID-19 and Sepsis Clinical Trials

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Nes Ziona, Israel, April 13, 2020 - Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: ENLV), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, today announced that the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) selected the Company’s planned COVID-19 and sepsis clinical programs to receive, in the aggregate, a non-dilutive grant of approximately $1.5 million for the period through the first quarter of 2021. To … [Read more...] about Enlivex Selected by the Israel Innovation Authority to Receive $1.5 Million Grant to Fund COVID-19 and Sepsis Clinical Trials

Pluristem Reports Preliminary Data from its COVID-19 Compassionate Use Program, Treating Seven Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

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All treated patients were in Intensive Care Units (ICU) on ventilators and suffered from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 100% survival rate for all seven patients 6 patients completed 1 week follow up; the seventh patient was treated on April 5 2020 4 of the 6 (66%) patients that completed 1 week follow up demonstrated improvement in respiratory … [Read more...] about Pluristem Reports Preliminary Data from its COVID-19 Compassionate Use Program, Treating Seven Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Coping With the Coronavirus, Rambam Healthcare Campus in Israel Joins Forces With Elbit Systems to Deploy a Management & Control Technology

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HAIFA, Israel, April 6, 2020 - The Rambam Healthcare Campus ("Rambam") in Haifa, Israel starts operating EX-TEAMS, a cellular based management and control system that was jointly developed with Elbit Systems. EX-TEAMS is based on an Elbit Systems' Command & Control (C2) technology that was repurposed in recent weeks for management and control of medical workforce and … [Read more...] about Coping With the Coronavirus, Rambam Healthcare Campus in Israel Joins Forces With Elbit Systems to Deploy a Management & Control Technology

Claims Conference Establishes Special Emergency Fund For Holocaust Survivors During The COVID-19 Crisis

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$300 Million Advanced To Social Service Agencies Globally And An Emergency Fund of $4.3 Million Established For Social Service Agencies Providing Life-Saving Assistance Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today announced a Holocaust survivor emergency assistance fund to help address emergency needs … [Read more...] about Claims Conference Establishes Special Emergency Fund For Holocaust Survivors During The COVID-19 Crisis

AJC Welcomes New UK Labour Party Head Pledge to “Root Out” Antisemitism

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American Jewish Committee (AJCAJC) welcomed newly elected Labour Party head Keri Starrmer's public apology to the British Jewish community for the failure to address rising antisemitism within the party's ranks and in the United Kingdom. "Anti-Semitism has been a stain on our party. I have seen the grief that it's brought to so many Jewish communities," said Starmer soon … [Read more...] about AJC Welcomes New UK Labour Party Head Pledge to “Root Out” Antisemitism

Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: Effects on National Security and Tourism

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Israel has also been vocal about wanting to enter the VWP, but it has faced challenges meeting certain criteria. For instance, Israel’s Biometric Database Law prohibits sharing fingerprint data with foreign authorities, though reportedly the United States and Israel came to an agreement to share data for those with a criminal background. Another hurdle for Israel is that to … [Read more...] about Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: Effects on National Security and Tourism

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd Reported Fourth Quarter and Year 2019 Results

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For the First Time TASE Announces a Dividend Distribution of NIS 8.77 Million (NIS 0.0877 per share) Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd (TASE:TASE) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the First Time TASE Announces a Dividend Distribution of NIS 8.77 Million (NIS 0.0877 per share) to Its Shareholders. To view summary of the reports … [Read more...] about The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd Reported Fourth Quarter and Year 2019 Results

Leading Israeli Hospitals Launch CLEW AI-based TeleICU to Support COVID-19 Crisis

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NETANYA, Israel, March 24, 2020 - CLEW today announced that its TeleICU solution – CLEW-ICU – is being deployed by Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) and Sheba Medical Center as an innovative new way to manage and treat patients infected with the COVID-19 virus while protecting frontline care workers. In anticipation of a surge in ICU admissions, both … [Read more...] about Leading Israeli Hospitals Launch CLEW AI-based TeleICU to Support COVID-19 Crisis

Teva to Donate Potential COVID-19 Treatment, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Tablets to Hospitals Nationwide

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Teva will donate 6 Million tablets through wholesalers to hospitals by March 31, and more than 10 Million within a month TEL AVIV, Israel & PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) announced today the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets through wholesalers to hospitals across the U.S. to … [Read more...] about Teva to Donate Potential COVID-19 Treatment, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Tablets to Hospitals Nationwide

Kitov Closes $6.0 Million Public Offering

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TEL-AVIV, March 17, 2020 -- Kitov Pharma Ltd. (“Kitov”) (NASDAQ/TASE: KTOV), a clinical-stage company advancing first-in-class therapies to overcome tumor immune evasion and drug resistance, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price to the public of $0.30 per unit, for gross proceeds of $6.0 million, before deducting … [Read more...] about Kitov Closes $6.0 Million Public Offering

Israeli Ministry of Health Clears a Path to Allow Per Patient Compassionate Use Treatment of Covid-19 Patients with Pluristem’s PLX Cells

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HAIFA, Israel, March 17, 2020 -- Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PSTI), a leading regenerative medicine company developing a platform of novel biological products, today announced that the Israeli Ministry of Health has approved Pluristem’s request to seek approvals to treat COVID-19 coronavirus patients under the per-patient compassionate use framework in … [Read more...] about Israeli Ministry of Health Clears a Path to Allow Per Patient Compassionate Use Treatment of Covid-19 Patients with Pluristem’s PLX Cells

Cellcom Israel Provides Update on the Coronavirus Measures and Possible Implications

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NETANYA, Israel, March 17, 2020 - Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company") announced today an update on the impact of the Coronavirus and the related containment measures by the Israeli government on its operations and results of operations: There has been substantial decrease in international traveling due to the Coronavirus, which has had an adverse effect on the … [Read more...] about Cellcom Israel Provides Update on the Coronavirus Measures and Possible Implications

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief

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The following matters are of particular significance to U.S.-Israel relations. Domestic issues. Will Netanyahu remain prime minister? On March 2, 2020, Israel held its third election in the past year—a development unprecedented in the country’s history. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party won the most votes, despite criminal indictments against Netanyahu … [Read more...] about Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief