By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
An Israeli start-up says it made a breakthrough in the development of a treatment for those sick with coronavirus that has so far proven effective.
Novel Concepts Medical is says its combination of natural compounds results in a significant decrease in the amount of coronavirus spike protein, the protein that connects the coronavirus to human cells.
“All the research in the world is focused on this spike protein,” said company founder Dr. Rachel R. Alkalay. “We managed to decompose it. Essentially, this is the equivalent of taking the fuel out of a car.”
Novel Concepts Medical said it tested the formula at the Smart Assays Lab run by Dr. Raphael Mayer, whose lab expertise in analytical chemistry and biochemical processes help medical startups prove their concepts. The lab has been working since March developing assays – investigative procedures for qualitatively assessing the effectiveness of new procedures and treatments – for cor
Israeli medtech firm claims it may have found Covid-19 cure
A new treatment based on proteins could cure people with the Covid-19 virus, an Israeli startup claims.
According to Tel Aviv-based Novel Concepts Medical, the treatment is a combination of natural compounds and was proven in lab results to show a significant decrease in the amount of the Covid-19 ‘spike protein’ within a few hours of incubation.
The company’s founder, Dr. Rachel R. Alkalay, who is a PhD graduate of Queen Mary University London, explained to
City A.M. that the spike protein is the part in the virus that connects the virus to the cell.