Press Coverage
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The Role of the Academy in Israeli Medical Innovation
Israel is one of the leading countries in innovation in the field of medicine, both in academic research and in the business world, with a focus on the hi-tech sector. Mako, 1 May. 2023
![Professor Ehud Gazit Elected Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/Ehud%20Gazit%20photo%20TAU.jpg?itok=crnN4eeL)
Professor Ehud Gazit Elected Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors
Prof. Gazit is one of the most prolific inventors in the Israeli academy and has been granted over a hundred patents. Jerusalem Post, 15 Jan. 2023
![Tel Aviv University chemist receives international honor](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/5b8cbcc4bb7ccca309471322540ac2de.jpg?itok=mtQriEvJ)
Tel Aviv University chemist receives international honor
Prof. Ehud Gazit is the first Israeli to be selected for the International Solvay Chair in Chemistry. israel21c, 11 Apr. 2022
![Prof. Ehud Gazit - the first Israeli to receive a prestigious international award in chemistry](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/Ehud-Gazit580_1_0.jpg?itok=hc8yEcKC)
Prof. Ehud Gazit - the first Israeli to receive a prestigious international award in chemistry
Prof. Gazit is the first Israeli to receive this honor and the first scientist to be appointed to a position outside the United States and mainland Europe. Ynet, 24 March 2022
![When Fighting Disease Becomes a Family Affair](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/The-Reich-Family_580_0_1.jpg?itok=KYEdTtp4)
When Fighting Disease Becomes a Family Affair
Parents and relatives of people afflicted with genetic diseases take a leading role in advancing medical research. Tablet, 9 August 2021
![The BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery is committed to COVID-19 diagnostics and drug discovery programs](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/shutterstock_1643947495-580_0.jpg?itok=5dHyATJf)
The BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery is committed to COVID-19 diagnostics and drug discovery programs
The collaboration projects include various aspects of diagnosis and treatment of SARS-Cov-2 viral infection using the BCDD unique interdisciplinary capabilities in biological assays, medicinal chemistry and computer-assisted drug design. blavatnikfoundation.org, March 31, 2020
![The Quest for A Lifesaving Cure. Photo by Drew Hays on Unsplash](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/drew-hays-tGYrlchfObE-unsplash-580.jpg?itok=XtyTW6aU)
The Quest for A Lifesaving Cure
Two-year-old Eli Reich's brain is not developing properly as a result of a rare syndrome, his parents have come as far as Tel Aviv University where researchers are working to find a cure for his disease (starting at 1:18 Minute). Three Who Knows, 21 March 2021
![Hope for NY toddler with brain disorder, as Israelis use his DNA in drug search](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/courtesy%20of%20the%20Reich%20family580_0.jpg?itok=BZtYBeTI)
Hope for NY toddler with brain disorder, as Israelis use his DNA in drug search
Israeli Scientists may have found medicines to help a toddler with a rare untreatable disorder. www.timesofisrael.com, 15 Mar. 2021
![Israeli Researchers Race Against Time to Rescue American Baby. Photo by Louis Reed on Unsplash](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/louis-reed-pwcKF7L4-no-unsplash-580.jpg?itok=hrwzfNY9)
Israeli Researchers Race Against Time to Rescue American Baby
Two-year-old Eli Reich's brain is not developing properly as a result of a rare neurological syndrome, and his time window for brain development is closing. www.walla.co.il, 16 March 2021
![Prof. Ehud Gazit Receives the 2020 Landau Prize](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/udi580_0.jpg?itok=lLxeyLkd)
Prof. Ehud Gazit Receives the 2020 Landau Prize
The 2020 Landau Prize broadcast on Channel 12
![Stay Young Forever](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/Ehud-Gazit580_1.jpg?itok=Wi9D8kNe)
Stay Young Forever
2020 Landau Prize in the field of healthy aging - to Prof. Ehud Gazit of the BCDD. Ynet, 13 Dec. 2020
![Israeli researchers to develop medication for incurable eye disease](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/shutterstock_1180208338-580_1.jpg?itok=ESuEQOrs)
Israeli researchers to develop medication for incurable eye disease
Retinitis pigmentosa is believed to affect around 1.5 million people globally, with 2,000-3,000 patients in Israel. Jerusalem Post, 9 Sept. 2020
![An ancient natural substance from algae will help cure a rare eye disease](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/shutterstock_582727828-580.jpg?itok=YOpPrCjA)
An ancient natural substance from algae will help cure a rare eye disease
Researchers have been able to recover an ancient natural substance from algae, in favor of a cure for rare eye disease. Three Who Knows. Sep 14, 2020
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Researchers recovers a substance extracted from algae for treating a rare eye disease
The new development will enable the production of the active ingredient in the required quality, quantity and concentrations. www.hayadan.org.il, Sept. 13, 2020
![The Israeli science fighting the Coronavirus](https://bcdd.tau.ac.il/sites/bcdd.tau.ac.il/files/styles/image_effect_movie_250x140/public/shutterstock_1612792153-580.jpg?itok=TPTuvm21)
The Israeli science fighting the Coronavirus
Our latest collaboration with Dr. Meital Gal-Tanamy and Dr. Moshe Dassau from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Bar-Ilan University was just published on Ynet in an article describing Israel research efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Ynet, 4 Apr. 2020
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BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery's Next Stage: Collaborating with Hospitals
The Center and TAU-affiliated Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center won a competitive state-funded grant supporting research on a heart attack medication. english.tau.ac.il, 1 Jan. 2020
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Israel’s President Graces Campus
President Rivlin visited TAU’s cutting-edge labs and heard about programs that enhance social involvement and accessibility to higher education. TAU Website, 11 March, 2019
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An integrated drug discovery platform for rare genetic metabolic disorders
The purpose of the system is to investigate the mechanisms of hereditary metabolic diseases. hayadan.org.il, 17 Jan, 2019