COLLABORATION
BEE-IO aims to push the boundaries of research and develop cutting edge technology by operating to establish close collaborations between basic research scientists from Israel and from worldwide leading academic institutes.
Weizmann
MIT
COLLABORATION WITH THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
BEE-IO and Yeda, the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Establish Joint Research Program in The Field of Natural Nectar Production.
Research and license agreement between BEE-IO and Yeda, the technology transfer company of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, was signed on 17.6.21. The collaboration will advance BEE-IO’s technology for production of natural nectar from plants. The agreement will also seek to recruit highly qualified researchers and staff to support and facilitate the research program’s central mission. This partnership that leverages talent and plant research scientific expertise is guaranteed to deliver technological breakthroughs in the innovative field of nectar production and contribute towards finding solutions for the ever-growing demand for honey. Moreover, this joint effort will assist BEE-IO's mission in introducing the world with a new technology of producing nectar as a superfood for human consumption and other industrial use.
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Collaboration with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
The collaboration combines the Company’s technological innovation in the field of cultured honey production with cutting-edge synthetic biology approaches developed by Professor Ron Weiss at MIT’s Synthetic Biology Center. The use of these approaches involves the design and creation of new biological components and genetic circuits in microorganisms while redesigning existing natural biological systems.
For more information on BEE-IO’s collaboration with MIT, please refer to our Press Release BEE-IO Investors Webpage English Version | Hebrew Version .
the research
This collaboration harnesses the innovation of Prof. Asaph Aharoni, a leading scientist in the fields of plant sciences and metabolomics with the ambition of extending boundaries and empowering BEE-IO’s nectar production cutting edge technology. Together we will advance nectar knowledge, discovering new means of leveraging the immense possibilities of this exciting unique natural product for the benefit of humanity.
Professor Asaph Aharoni’s bio
Asaph Aharoni is a full professor and heads the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He earned his MSc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and received his PhD degree from Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Asaph performed his postdoctoral studies at the Plant Research International institute in Wageningen. He was from the first to apply DNA microarrays for large-scale gene expression analysis as well as pioneering the field of Metabolomics for comprehensive profiling and non-targeted metabolite analysis. His research interests center on uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying the production of plant secondary metabolites and the role of these molecules in plant interactions with other organisms. His lab combines cutting-edge metabolomics with molecular genetics, biochemistry and computational biology to study secondary metabolism in plant development and stress. His insights and vast knowledge in plant sciences and metabolomics may be translated into methods for regulating nectar production of plants. Prof. Aharoni received numerous awards and honors including: The American Society of Plant Biology ‘Enid MacRobbie Award’ for distinguished plant biologists outside the United States (2020), the European Research Council (ERC) grant for both ‘starting’ (2007) and ‘advanced’ (2019) independent investigators and the Andre Deloro prize awarded by the Weizmann institute, the James Heineman Research Award for Biological and Biomedical Research, the Weizmann Institute Scientific Council Prize (Levinson Prize in Biology) and the Yigal Alon Fellowship award by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. Asaph recently received.
Asaph Aharoni is a full professor and heads the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He earned his MSc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and received his PhD degree from Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Asaph performed his postdoctoral studies at the Plant Research International institute in Wageningen. He was from the first to apply DNA microarrays for large-scale gene expression analysis as well as pioneering the field of Metabolomics for comprehensive profiling and non-targeted metabolite analysis. His research interests center on uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying the production of plant secondary metabolites and the role of these molecules in plant interactions with other organisms. His lab combines cutting-edge metabolomics with molecular genetics, biochemistry and computational biology to study secondary metabolism in plant development and stress. His insights and vast knowledge in plant sciences and metabolomics may be translated into methods for regulating nectar production of plants. Prof. Aharoni received numerous awards and honors including: The American Society of Plant Biology ‘Enid MacRobbie Award’ for distinguished plant biologists outside the United States (2020), the European Research Council (ERC) grant for both ‘starting’ (2007) and ‘advanced’ (2019) independent investigators and the Andre Deloro prize awarded by the Weizmann institute, the James Heineman Research Award for Biological and Biomedical Research, the Weizmann Institute Scientific Council Prize (Levinson Prize in Biology) and the Yigal Alon Fellowship award by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. Asaph recently received.
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ABOUT THE WIEZMANN
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, is one of the world’s top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions, renowned for its wide-ranging exploration of the natural and exact sciences. The Weizmann Institute has a long history of investigation and discovery rooted in a mission of advancing science for the benefit of humanity. BEE-IO is proud to work with leading institutes such as the Weizmann Institute of Science, to bring about a future built on knowledge, technology and sustainability.
PARTNER QUOTES
Prof. Asaph Aharoni: ‘The joint activity with Bee-io on floral nectar opens a new research direction in my lab at the Weizmann Institute. It blends very nicely with our expertise in plant specialized metabolism and metabolic engineering of high-value products. This field of research has been investigated only to a limited extent and we anticipate many novel discoveries that will generate innovative solutions for the foodtech industry.’
Prof. Asaph Aharoni
quote regarding the joint research
Prof. Asaph Aharoni: ‘The joint activity with Bee-io on floral nectar opens a new research direction in my lab at the Weizmann Institute. It blends very nicely with our expertise in plant specialized metabolism and metabolic engineering of high-value products. This field of research has been investigated only to a limited extent and we anticipate many novel discoveries that will generate innovative solutions for the foodtech industry.’
Professor Asaf Aharoni
quote regarding the joint research
Prof. Asaph Aharoni: ‘The joint activity with Bee-io on floral nectar opens a new research direction in my lab at the Weizmann Institute. It blends very nicely with our expertise in plant specialized metabolism and metabolic engineering of high-value products. This field of research has been investigated only to a limited extent and we anticipate many novel discoveries that will generate innovative solutions for the foodtech industry.’
Professor Asaf Aharoni
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