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A Pioneering Partnership in Transformative NanoMedicine: CLEVELAND CLINIC AND THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

“Our two institutions will leverage resources and begin to combine our scientific knowledge,” says Professor Menahem Ben-Sasson, President, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. “These powerful interactions will expedite better medical treatments, more rapid, cost-effective diagnostics, and improved healthcare delivery for people the world over.”

Nanotechnology enables doctors to deliver medications to select sites, preventing drugs from degrading in the body before reaching targeted sites because the miniscule particles are protected. A potentially transformative new dimension of medicine, this remarkably precise technology allows delivery of large doses of drugs to be released at a specific site and only to that site, causing fewer side effects than many traditional treatments. Customized and carefully calibrated drug treatment offers the possibility of greater effectiveness and patient safety. In addition, nanotechnology is used to create inexpensive devices that facilitate therapy and new ways of diagnosing disease. This technology also promises to save money and time. Often, doctors can run tests in their office rather than send samples to a laboratory.

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About The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Nanomedicine

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel’s foremost institution of higher learning and research, with seven academic facilities located on four campuses. It is ranked among the top-100 worldwide. Founded in 1918, The Hebrew University educates approximately 23,000 students annually and engages in many international academic and research partnerships with institutions throughout the world. Within the Faculty of Science,

The Harvey M. Krueger Family Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology facilitates scientific interactions across multiple disciplines and develops new uses for nanotechnology.

The Unit for Nanoscopic Characterization and the Unit for Nanofabrication in the Krueger Center’s multi-user research infrastructure promotes neuroscience and nanotechnology. Research covers diverse fields including new materials, molecular and nano-electronics, nanomedicine, nanopharmacy and nanobiology. One especially important area is directed drug delivery, conducted in collaboration with Hebrew University’s School of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine and its Silberman Institute for Life Sciences at the Faculty of Science. The School of Pharmacy is renowned for the development of nanomedicines and the development of nano-based drug delivery systems. Much of this work is commercialized through Yissum, the technology transfer arm of The Hebrew University. To learn more, please visitwww.huji.ac.il.

About American Friends of The Hebrew University

American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU), is a national, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote awareness of, and raise support for, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the United States. AFHU events, programs and missions in communities throughout the United States, help to ensure that The Hebrew University is a research engine for the world and an engine of growth for the State of Israel. To learn more about The Hebrew University and its groundbreaking nanomedical partnership with Cleveland Clinic, please visit www.afhu.org.

About Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Reportconsistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. More than 3,000 full-time salaried physicians and researchers and 11,000 nurses represent 120 medical specialties and subspecialties. The Cleveland Clinic Health System includes a main campus near downtown Cleveland, eight community hospitals, more than 75 Northern Ohio outpatient locations, including 16 full-service Family Health Centers, and Cleveland Clinic Florida and the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Cleveland Clinic Canada in Toronto, and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE. In 2013, there were 5.5 million outpatient visits throughout the Cleveland Clinic Health System and 157,000 hospital admissions. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 130 countries. Visit us at www.clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at www.twitter.com/ClevelandClinic.