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What does it take to achieve a slender physique? In years past, individuals seeking to lose weight needed to spend hours sweating at the gym or subject themselves to chalky meal replacement shakes. Today, there is an easier way, found through a doctor’s prescription pad. A Technion alumnus has developed a medical solution that rivals […]
The Biomed company Epitomee’s share value spiked this month (188%) after its new weight loss pill was approved by the FDA. The pill, which inherited its company’s name will join the fierce competition between weight loss pills in the market. In complete contrast to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, Epitomee’s capsule does not contain any active substance. It is a sophisticated pill that, after being swallowed and arriving at its intended destination, expands and changes its shape into a rigid triangle, in response to the acidic environment. In doing so, it mimics the presence of solid food, which…
An Israeli startup that uses innovative technology to reduce the sugar content in fruit juices has partnered with a leading American food and beverage supplier. Rehovot-based Better Juice uses natural enzymes to convert sugars in juice to non-digestible compounds, like dietary fibers. The sugar is replaced with other sweet molecules, without changing the taste or affecting the naturally occurring nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The collaboration will see global company Ingredion, which is headquartered in Illinois, lead Better Juice’s Series A funding round through its investment arm, Ingredion Ventures. The aim is to fast track Better Juice’s entry into the US juice…
The weight-loss market is, pun perhaps intended, huge. Recent years have seen the advancement of dieting drugs, but many of these include painful injections and a whole slew of side effects. An Israeli startup, meanwhile, enables people interested in losing a moderate amount of weight to take a pill that leaves them feeling full without drugs. “The idea was to develop a product that can be swallowed through the mouth and which opens up in the stomach to apply pressure on the stomach wall and so produce a feeling of satiety,” Epitomee CEO Dr. Dan Hashimshony tells ISRAEL21c. “That’s something that’s easy…
You know that artificial intelligence (AI) helps power your smart home devices, your favorite social media sites, and even some of the health care innovations we rely on every day. But what about the banana on your kitchen counter? It turns out that AI helps your banana grow, too, thanks to pioneering work from Technion research assistant Alon Zvirin; Professor Ron Kimmel, head of the Geometric Imaging Processing Lab and the Montreal Chair in Sciences in the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science; and chief engineer Yaron Honen. The team developed smart technology that analyzes color photographs and…