Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, are seeking – through the university’s commercial arm, Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd. – to gain patent protection for methods and systems for detecting and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that are based on nasal respiration parameters.

Israel’s finance ministry has increased the amount of funding high-tech companies with a short runway, including biotechs, can apply for under a fast-track scheme run by independent, publicly funded agency The Israel Innovation Authority, in response to the country’s war against Hamas.

Researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University are seeking patent protection for a revamped mechatronic supported in-place walking training system, such as a stepper or elliptical trainer, that provides various types of expected and unexpected perturbations to improve balance control.