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23andMe’s downfall: From $3.5 billion IPO to bankruptcy filing
24.03.25|CTech and ReutersA court-supervised sale is now the company’s best hope for the future.
23andMe’s downfall: From $3.5 billion IPO to bankruptcy filing
24.03.25|CTech and ReutersA court-supervised sale is now the company’s best hope for the future.
Blood, ashes, and heroes: Inside the gut-wrenching reality of Israel's darkest day
11.12.23|Ariela KarmelThe two-month long process to recover and identify the bodies of Hamas’ victims on October 7 has involved a multi-pronged national effort that includes volunteers from ZAKA, archaeologists and forensic analysts who have spent their days doing this, at times, dangerous, exhausting, sometimes tedious, and always painful but essential work. CTech spoke with three volunteers about their experiences over the last two months.
DNA sequencing giant Illumina to establish Center of Excellence in Israel
28.02.22|Meir OrbachIllumina’s presence in Tel Aviv will focus on AI-driven interpretation technology
Israeli company developing 75-minute Covid-19 test kit
09.07.20|Meir OrbachThe target audience of this kit is airports, sports arenas, entertainment venues and others, with the quick screening aimed at making gatherings of large crowds more feasible during the pandemic
Viola Ventures is Seeking Technologies that Combine AI and Fundamental Scientific Disciplines
02.06.20|Allon SinaiAfter investing in Immunai, Zvika Orron is hungry for more of the same formula
Could–and Should–Rapid DNA Testing Be Used to Curb the Spread of Coronavirus?
07.02.20|Dov GreenbaumGenetic testing of travelers to detect coronavirus RNA could prove more efficient than quarantine, but it raises concerns about privacy
From the U.S. Army to Marriage in Israel: the Legal Status of DNA Testing Kits
10.01.20|Dov GreenbaumGenetic testing has always been somewhat controversial, raising privacy concerns as well as potentially damaging psychological and legal effects
Dating, Doping, and Baby Yoda: DNA Research Opens Up New Doors
20.12.19|Dov GreenbaumDNA has been proven effective in crime-fighting and injury prevention; researchers are now expanding its potential beyond the realms of biological life forms
Backstreet Boy AJ Is 6.8% Ashkenazi Jewish, Says Israeli DNA Tester MyHeritage
29.08.19|Adi Pick Earlier this year, the company announced a partnership with the 1990s boy band as part of the band’s ongoing international tour titled DNA
Beresheet May Have Unleashed a Horde of Water Bears on the Moon, Report Says
06.08.19|CTechThe crashed Israeli spacecraft was carrying a DNA bank containing 30 million pages of information, human DNA samples, and thousands of tardigrades, microscopic creatures better known as water bears, WIRED magazine reported
Genealogy Company MyHeritage Now Offers Genetic Disease Testing Kits
20.05.19|Hagar RavetMyHeritage will not sell users' medical data to insurance companies, CEO Gilad Japhet said in an interview
Cancer Screening Company Nucleix Raises 2.5 Million Euros
30.07.18|Lilach BaumerFounded in 2008, Nucleix develops urine and blood-based non-invasive, molecular cancer screening tests
Genealogy Company MyHeritage Opens European Distribution Center
29.07.18|CTechLocated in the Netherlands, the new center will ship and collect kits to and from most countries in Europe
Grail Teams Up with Israeli Researchers on Early Stage Cancer Detection
12.06.18|Lilach BaumerFounded in 2016, California-based Grail raised over $1.5 billion to date to develop a blood-based cancer test
Emails of Over 92 Million Users Stolen from Genealogy Company MyHeritage
06.06.18|Lilach BaumerMyHeritage enables users to create family trees by searching through historical documents such as census, immigration, marriage and burial records in 42 languages
Genomic Analytics Startup Genoox Raises $6 Million
17.05.18|Meir Orbach Genoox uses machine-learning algorithms to analyze genetic mutations
"All of the World's Data Could Fit into a Single Room of Genetic Information"
14.03.18|Orr HirschaugeDNA could be used for the long-term storage of information, according to Yaniv Erlich, the CSO of online genealogy company MyHeritage, who spoke at Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference in New York on Tuesday
Online Genealogy Company MyHeritage Launches Campaign to Connect Adoptees and Birth Families
04.03.18|Lilach BaumerAs part of the pro-bono initiative, the Israel-based company will provide 15,000 free DNA testing kits
Israeli National Basketball Team to Base Diet Plan on Gut DNA
05.09.17|Ouriel DaskalNutrition plans for the national basketball team will be formulated using technology by DayTwo Ltd., an Israeli startup analyzing the DNA of gut microbiomes to provide highly individualized dietary recommendations

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