July 2025
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Sophie Terenteva, on the publication of her paper in "Biosensors". This is her 2nd paper, which has been published in the framework of her Ph.D studies, and the 1st time as the first author.
The paper, titled "Sensitivity and Cross-Reactivity Analysis of Serotype-Specific Anti-NS1 Serological Assays for Dengue Virus Using Optical Modulation Biosensing", is available in the Publications section and at DOI: 10.3390/bios15070453
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July 2025
An article in the Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Engineering's June newsletter highlights Prof. Amos Danielli’s receipt of the Magneton grant from the Israel Innovation Authority.
The article focuses on our lab’s collaboration with the Israeli med-tech company Salignostics, where we are developing an innovative platform for the rapid detection of respiratory viruses using saliva samples. This highly sensitive, user-friendly point-of-care system is designed to make fast and accessible virus diagnosis possible.
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May 2025
Congratulations to our M.Sc. student, Eliana (Ellie) Levy, on the publication of her paper in "Biosensors".
Ms. Levy's work presents a rapid and ultra-sensitive optical modulation biosensing (OMB) assay for detecting ricin in a range of biological samples, demonstrating low detection limits and high-throughput capabilities ideal for applications in toxicology and bioterrorism response.
The paper, titled "Rapid and Highly Sensitive Detection of Ricin in Biological Fluids Using Optical Modulation Biosensing", is available in the Publications section and at DOI: 10.3390/bios15050295.
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April 2025
During his visit to the United States, Prof. Amos Danielli traveled to the University of Houston, where he was hosted by Prof. Wei-Chuan Shih from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Shih’s research focuses on nanobiophotonics, including surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), optical imaging, and portable biosensing technologies for biomedical applications. Prof. Danielli gave a lecture to local students, presenting recent advancements in biosensing from our laboratory. He later met with Prof. Shih to explore potential opportunities for future research collaboration.
March 2025
An article in the Faculty of Engineering newsletter at Bar-Ilan University covered the First Annual Conference of the Israeli Society for Chemical and Biological Sensing (ISBCS). The conference, initiated by the society’s founders, including Prof. Amos Danielli, brought together leading researchers in the field of biomedicine. Attendees had the opportunity to explore ongoing research at the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory, led by Prof. Danielli. This research was presented through three posters by the lab manager, Dr. Linoy Golani-Zaidie, and PhD students Shmuel Burg and Sophie Terenteva.
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March 2025
Congratulations to Guye Halpern on the birth of his son!
February 2025
An article in the Faculty of Engineering newsletter at Bar-Ilan University reported our publication on the social media of "DIGMA," an IDF special program for soldier-students (“Atuda”) pursuing electrical, computer, or electro-optical engineering.
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February 2025
The historic 1st annual conference of the Israeli Society for Chemical and Biological Sensing (ISBCS) took place at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar Ilan University on February 13th.
The scientific committee for the conference was composed of Prof. Amos Danielli, from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar Ilan University, Prof. Hadar Ben-Yoav, from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Prof. Gili Bisker, from Tel Aviv University.
Generously sponsored by ILMAR and BioAnalytics Ltd, the conference brought together numerous biomedical researchers, as well as representatives from the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D, MAFAT), the Israel Innovation Authority, and the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology. The organizing committee expresses sincere gratitude to the distinguished speakers from prominent academic institutions across Israel: Prof. Ester Segal (Technion), Prof. Gil Shalev (Ben-Gurion University), Prof. Ariel Kushmaro (Ben-Gurion University), Dr. Zvi Yaari (Hebrew University), Prof. David Margulies (Weizmann Institute of Science), Prof. Rachela Popovtzer (Bar Ilan University), and Prof. Ramez Daniel (Technion).
The committee also extends its thanks to the 40 students who participated in the poster competition, showcasing their research contributions.
As part of the program, the attendees had the opportunity to learn about some of the ongoing research in our Optical Imaging and Biosensing laboratory, presented by our Biological Lab Manager, Dr. Linoy Golani-Zaidie, and our Ph.D. students, Shmuel Burg and Sophie Terenteva, who shared their latest research through three different posters.
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February 2025
On January 26th, our M.Sc. student, Sophie Terenteva—who is currently continuing her research in our lab as a Ph.D. student—presented her research work at the Novel Nanomaterial-Based Sensors session of the BIOS: Frontiers in Biological Detection: From Nanosensors to Systems XVII conference, held during the SPIE Photonics West 2025 convention in San Francisco, USA. Our principal investigator, Prof. Amos Danielli, served as a co-chair of the BIOS conference.
In her lecture, Ms. Terenteva discussed the development of highly sensitive anti-NS1 DENV-1–3 IgG assays using optical modulation biosensing technology. She presented the analytical and clinical performances of the dengue serological assay across different serotypes, along with its cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses such as WNV, JEV, and ZIKV.
January 2025
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Shmuel Burg, for his significant achievement as the first author of a recently published book chapter in IntechOpen, alongside our alumnus Dr. Michael Margulis and Prof. Amos Danielli, the head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Lab.
The chapter, titled 'From Concept to Commercialization: High-Throughput Optical Modulation Biosensing for Detecting Low Concentrations of Biomarkers', provides a comprehensive review of the innovative Optical Modulation Biosensing (OMB) technology, detailing its development from the initial Magnetic Modulation Biosensing (MMB) concept to its commercialization as the automated OMBi device. The work highlights its application in the rapid and highly sensitive detection of proteins (e.g., human Interleukin-8) and viruses (e.g., SARS-CoV-2).
The chapter is available in the Publications section or via DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1008860.
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January 2025
Congratulations to the Head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory, Prof. Amos Danielli, on receiving the Good Food Institute Israel (GFI) Research Grant for 2024 !!!
The grant supports collaborative research with Prof. Tamar Juven-Gershon, the Vice Dean for Teaching at Bar-Ilan University and a full professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences.
The research, titled “High-Level Expression and Detection of Chicken Growth Factors,” aims to engineer gene regulatory elements to enhance the production of specific growth factors and improve their detection in the growth medium. This innovative research seeks to address critical challenges in the meat industry and contribute to its advancement.
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December 2024
Congratulations to Reut Ashkenazy on the birth of her son!
November 2024
Congratulations to our electro-optics lab manager, Dr. Meir Cohen, on the birth of his first grandson !!!
September 2024
At the bioengineering track's academic and social gathering on September 5th, the academic staff and students were given a glimpse of some interesting works being done in our lab. Our M.Sc. students, Veronika Stavchansky and Eliana Levy, presented their research during the event.
We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Prof. Amos Danielli, our principal investigator and head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory, on his new position as the Head of the Bioengineering track at the Faculty of Engineering at Bar Ilan University.
August 2024
After visiting Okinawa, Prof. Amos Danielli continued his academic journey to Japan and went on to Tokyo. He was invited to lecture at the University of Tokyo, where he reviewed our laboratory's innovative technology. Before and after the lecture, he met with Prof. Tsuyoshi Minami and Dr. Yui Sasaki, who introduced to him their faculty members and students.
Later, Prof. Minami invited Prof. Danielli to a traditional Japanese-style dinner on a Yakata-bune, which is a classic restaurant located on a boat adorned with lanterns, cruising on the river around Asakusa.
July 2024
Our principal investigator and the head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory, Prof. Amos Danielli, is currently in Japan for an academic trip. He was invited to give a lecture at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and present our lab's recent research advancements. During his visit, he also met with Prof. Amy Shen and her students to discuss potential future projects and collaborations. Prof. Shen's research focuses on fundamental aspects of micro and nanofluidics and biosensing.
July 2024
Congratulations to our former lab member, Mr. Yossef Teubul (Yossi), who has just received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering. We are proud that Yossi has been chosen to speak at the commencement ceremony as one of the representatives of the class of 2024.
May 2024
Congratulations to our lab alumnus, Dr. Michael Marguils, for the publication of his paper on extraction-free saliva-based ht-OMB molecular assay for rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-Cov-2, in "The Journal of Clinical Microbiology", a widely acknowledged worldwide magazine in this field.
The paper, 'Highly sensitive extraction-free saliva-based molecular assay for rapid diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00600-24
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May 2024
During his recent visit to Vietnam, Prof. Amos Danielli aimed to promote collaboration and met with researchers and clinicians at various institutions. In Ho Chi Minh City, he was hosted by Ms. Vo Thi Trang Dai, the deputy head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Pasteur Institute, along with her colleagues Dr. Vo and Dr. Manh. In Hanoi, Prof. Danielli met with Dr. Le Thi Hoi, the head of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology at Hanoi Medical University, who had visited our laboratory at Bar-Ilan University six months ago.
May 2024
Congratulations to our lab member, Adi Efrati, on her marriage. We wish the newlyweds a lifetime of joy and happiness.
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April 2024
Congratulations to our lab alumni, Dr. Shira Koren Roth, for the publication of her joint paper with Prof. Yair Noam's M.SC. graduate, Ran Kremer, at "Biosensors" (both as a first author).
The paper, 'Using Temporally and Spatially Resolved Measurements to Improve the Sensitivity of Fluorescence-Based Immunoassays', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.3390/bios14050220
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March 2024
An article in the newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering at Bar-Ilan University highlighted our recent presentations at the SPIE 2024 Photonics West conference. During the presentations, our Ph.D. student Shmuel Burg and Dr. Michael Margulis, showcased their virus detection patents which were successfully tested during the COVID-19 outbreaks.
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February 2024
Congratulations to Prof. Amos Danielli, for winning a competitive research grant as part of the national calling for 2023 of the Israeli Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.
303 pre-proposals were submitted for this call and Prof. Danielli's study is one of the 62 studies selected for funding in a total amount of approximately 46 million NIS based on the scientific excellence and applicability of the research results.
February 2024
On January 29th, our Ph.D. student, Shmuel Burg, and our alumnus, Dr. Michael Margulis, presented their groundbreaking research at the Fluorescence II session of the BIOS conference during the SPIE Photonics West 2024 convention held in San Francisco, USA. Prof. Amos Danielli, our principal investigator, served as a joint chairman of the BIOS conference.
In his lecture, Mr. Burg discussed the development from the initial concept to the final commercialization of an automated system with high throughput and high sensitivity for rapidly detecting low-concentration biomarkers. The technology, called high throughput optical modulation biosensing (ht-OMB), was developed in the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Israeli government signed a contract with MagBiosense company to develop a fully automatic system (OMBi). Shmuel collaborated with the company's engineers to build the OMBi system, which can also detect other pathogens. The OMBi system was tested with swab samples of 236 healthy individuals and 70 SARS-Cov-2 confirmed patients, showing 100% specificity and 95% sensitivity.
Dr. Margulis gave a lecture where he introduced a new molecular biological test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 using an innovative saliva-based sampling technique. The assay is highly sensitive and takes only 50 minutes, compared to the conventional methods that take 2-3 hours. Additionally, the saliva-based sampling method is less invasive and more accurate than the swab. During the COVID-19 outbreak, a pilot of the method was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, and a total of 364 people were sampled using both methods. The OMBi results showed that the saliva method had a 95% specificity and 90% sensitivity.
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October 2023
An article in the newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University on a three-day symposium, "Infectious Disease Symposium: Innovative Approaches to Diagnostics and Research", which was held at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials of Bar Ilan University on September 5-7th. The National Scientific Committee for the conference was comprised of four distinguished professors, including our Principal Investigator, Prof. Amos Danielli. Among the various presentations, Prof. Danielli has given a talk about "Rapid and highly sensitive diagnosis of Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses infection using Magnetic Modulation Biosensing technology". Also, as part of the program, the conference attendees were privileged to hear a lecture by our Optical Imaging and Biosensing lab Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Michael Margulis, on "Saliva-based diagnosis of respiratory diseases".
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September 2023
Congratulations to our Biological Lab Manager Dr. Linoy Golani-Zaidie on the birth of her twin sons !!!
September 2023
A three-day symposium, "Infectious Disease Symposium: Innovative Approaches to Diagnostics and Research", was held at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials of Bar Ilan University on September 5-7th. The National Scientific Committee for the conference was comprised of four distinguished professors, including Prof. Amos Danielli from the Faculty of Engineering & the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar Ilan University, Prof. Avi Peretz from Tzafon Medical Center & Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Bar Ilan University, Prof. Yonat Shemer from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and Prof. Eli Schwartz from Sheba Medical Center & Tel Aviv University.
Dozens of laboratory directors, virologists, Internal medicine physicians, infectious
diseases experts, clinical chemists, laboratory technologists, and biomedical engineers, participated in the conference and learned about early diagnosis and treatment of intrauterine infections, flaviviruses diagnosis, and challenges in the diagnosis of bacterial and parasitic infections, as well as detecting the emergence of the next disease X. Among the various presentations, Prof. Amos Danielli has given a talk about "Rapid and highly sensitive diagnosis of Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses infection using Magnetic Modulation Biosensing technology". Also, as part of the program, the conference attendees were privileged to hear a lecture by our lab Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Michael Margulis, on "Saliva-based diagnosis of respiratory diseases".
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September 2023
As part of the Israeli-Vietnam scientific cooperation, our Vietnamese partners, Prof. Nguyen Vu Trung (MD. Ph.D.), the director of Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, and Dr. Le Thi Hoi from Hanoi Medical University, visited at the Optical Imaging and Biosensing laboratory. Prof. Amos Danielii presented and discussed the medical research done in the lab with our distinguished guests.
August 2023
During his visit to Denmark, Prof. Amos Danielli met in Lyngby with Prof. Anja Boisen, the head of the Department of Health Technology and head of the Nanoprobes research group at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Prof. Boisen's research focuses on nanomechanical sensors and nano/micro systems for drug delivery.
As a part of the IDUN Research Section summer school, Prof. Danielli gave a talk on "Recent advances in rapid and highly sensitive detection of biomarkers using a magnetic modulation biosensing system".
June 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Margulis and Dr. Shira Roth for receiving their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Dr. Margulis and Dr. Roth are privileged to have the honor of being the first Ph.D. graduates of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Lab. During their seven years of work in our lab, Dr, Margulis, and Dr. Roth, together, were involved in the publication of more than 15 (!!!) scientific papers and 10 (!!!) international conference papers.
May 2023
On the last week of April, Prof. Amos Danielli visited in the University of Houston. During his visit, Prof. Danielli met with Prof. Wei-Chuan Shih from the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering and with Prof. Ran An from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering.
Prof. Wei-Chuan's research focuses on the development of new technology for biomedicine and portable chem/biosensing, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), optical imaging, microscopy & spectroscopy, single nanoparticle (exosome, virus) analysis, disease diagnosis by virtual biopsy, N/MEMS/microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, smartphone microscopy and portable chemical/biological sensor.
Prof. Ran An's research focuses on the development, clinical translation, and potential commercialization of:
1. Electrokinetic- and electrochemical-driven microfluidic biosensors for rapid and affordable point-of-care disease diagnostics and monitoring.
2. Organ-on-chip functional assays to facilitate a fundamental understanding of disease pathophysiology, drug testing, and personalized healthcare, with a specific interest in human microcirculatory health.
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April 2023
Six months after Prof. Danielli's visit in Prof. Tsuyoshi Minami's Lab at the Institute of Industrial Science in the University of Tokyo, Prof. Minami repaid us with a visit in our lab at the Faculty of Engineering in Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Prof. Minami also gave a talk on "Toward the realization of chemical sensors that can be used by anyone, anywhere".
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January 2023
Prof. Amos Danielli, Dr. Shira Roth, and Dr. Michael Margulis, have presented our lab recent work at the Neurons and Proteins and Viruses sessions of BIOS conference in SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) Photonics West 2023 convention, San Francisco, United States. Also, our principal investigator, Prof. Amos Danielli, has served as a joint chairman of the BIOS conference.
December 2022
On December 21st, the head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Lab, Prof. Amos Danielli, served as a guest lecturer at a biomedical seminar in Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Prof. Danielli presented the challenges involved in enabling the rapid detection of infectious diseases and the solutions that our lab research offers.
November 2022
During a visit to Canada, Prof. Amos Danielli met with Prof.
Ofer Levi, from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) of the University of Toronto. Prof. Levi research focuses on developing biomedical imaging systems and optical bio-sensors based on semiconductor devices and nanostructures, and their application to bio-medical diagnostics, in vivo imaging, and the study of bio-molecular interactions.
October 2022
During a visit to Japan, Dr. Amos Danielli met with Prof. Amy Shen, the provost of OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology). Prof. Shen research focusing in fundamental aspects of micro and nanofluidic flows and biotechnology, nanotechnology and healthcare applications of bioassays, biosensing, bio and nanomaterials synthesis.
October 2022
During his visit in Japan, Dr. Amos Danielli met in Tokyo with Dr. Yui Sasaki from Prof. Tsuyoshi Minami Lab in the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo. Dr. Danielli also gave a talk on "Recent advances in rapid and highly sensitive detection of proteins and specific DNA sequences using a magnetic modulation biosensing system".
August 2022
During a visit to France, Dr. Amos Danielli met with Dr. Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux, a Research Engineer CNRS (The French National Centre for Scientific Research) in image data processing and management Scientific head of MicroPICell facility. Dr. Danielli gave a talk at the University of Nantes and later met with other researchers in the University, including Dr. Franck Halary and Prof. Elena Ishow, to explore potential collaboration.
August 2022
During his visit in France, Dr. Amos Danielli met in Paris with Prof. Nolwenn Jouvenet, the head of the VIRUS SENSING AND SIGNALING Lab at the Virology Department in Institut Pasteur. Dr. Danielli gave a talk about our lab’s work on rapid detection of viruses, in particular Zika, Dengue, and West Nile. Later Dr. Danielli discussed with Prof. Jouvenet on potential collaboration and various grant applications.
June 2022
Congratulations to our Ph.D students, Shira Roth and Michael Margulis, for the publication of their review paper at "Sensors". This is Shira's 10th (!!!) paper and Michael's 7th (!!!) paper which has been published in the framework of their Ph.D studies, and the 5th time for each one as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'Recent Advances in Rapid and Highly Sensitive Detection of Proteins and Specific DNA Sequences Using a Magnetic Modulation Biosensing System', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.3390/s22124497
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June 2022
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shmuel Burg, for the publication of his paper at "Talanta". This is his 3rd paper which has been published in the framework of his Ph.D studies, and the 2nd time as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'High throughput optical modulation biosensing for highly sensitive and rapid detection of biomarkers', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123624
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May 2022
Congratulations to our PhD students, Shira Roth and Michael Margulis, for winning the 2022 publications award of BINA center on their last publications (for 2 papers each one !!!)
The papers can be found in the Publications section.
May 2022
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, who has just received the prestige Bar Ilan University postdoctoral fellowship for women.
March 2022
A radio interview of our P.h.D student, Shira Roth, in the podcast "three that know" at the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, "Kan", with Nativ Robinson, on her recent study of new method for rapid and sensitive identification of protein-DNA fragments interactions using the magnetic modulation biosensing (MMB) system. Follow from 28:42 minutes:
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March 2022
An article in Bar Ilan University website on the development of our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, of new method for rapid and sensitive identification of protein-DNA fragments interactions using the magnetic modulation biosensing (MMB) system. The work was done in collaboration with Prof. Tamar Juven-Gershon and Dr. Diana Ideses from the Faculty of Life Sciences in Bar Ilan University.
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February 2022
Our development of sensitive and rapid, serological and molecular assays, to detect SARS-Cov-2 (covid -19) in blood and saliva appears as the study of the month in the first ever newsletter of the Israeli Ministry of Science, innovation and technology!!!
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January 2022
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, for the publication of her paper at "ACS Sensors". This is her 7th (!!!) paper which has been published in the framework of her Ph.D studies, and the 4th (!!!) time as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'Rapid Biosensing Method for Detecting Protein–DNA Interactions', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01579
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December 2021
Congratulations to our Biological Lab manager, Dr. Shira Avivi-Mintz, for publication of her paper on serological tests of SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) at "Biosensors".
The paper, entitled 'Highly Sensitive and Specific SARS-CoV-2 Serological Assay Using a Magnetic Modulation Biosensing System', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.3390/bios12010007
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November 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Shira Avivi-Mintz on the birth of her son!
October 2021
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Michael Margulis, for the publication of his paper on clinical tests of COVID-19 at "The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics". This is the 5th (!!!) paper of Michael Margulis which has been published in the framework of his Ph.D studies, and the fourth time as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'A Magnetic Modulation Biosensing-Based Molecular Assay for Rapid and Highly Sensitive Clinical Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.08.012
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October 2021
An interview with the head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory at Bar Ilan University, Dr. Amos Danielli, in the israeli channel, "Channel 13", on the the first israeli pilot to examine the validity of swab-free, saliva-based PCR tests. The PCR test was developed in our lab, with funding and support from Healthcare Israel and the Administration for the Development of Technological Infrastructure of the Ministry of Defense. It involves saliva testing (instead of a swab) and shortens the time it takes to receive results to 45 minutes, rather than a number of hours. Data and sensitivity efficacy, following trials conducted under laboratory conditions and using devices developed by Magbiosense, the company commercializing the technology, has yielded performance levels similar to those of a standard PCR test with a swab, the standard test administered in the State of Israel and around the world.
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October 2021
On October 7, the israeli channel, "Channel 12", broadcasted an article on the first israeli pilot to examine the validity of swab-free, saliva-based PCR tests. The test and the detection technologies were developed in the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory at Bar Ilan University and commercialized as a point of care device by Magbiosense Inc.
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October 2021
A pilot to authenticate saliva-based PCR tests (instead of a swab) has begun at the coronavirus testing complex in Rabin Square. The pilot is a collaboration between the Central Virology Laboratory at the Ministry of Health and Bar-Ilan University, as part of a joint endeavor to identify and develop new technologies in the framework of the national effort to combat COVID-19, together with the Administration for Technological Infrastructure of the Ministry of Defense and Healthcare Israel of the Ministry of Health. The test is non-invasive and does not include a swab.
The PCR test was developed by Dr. Amos Danielli, of the Kofkin Faculty of Engineering at Bar-Ilan University, with funding and support from Healthcare Israel and the Administration for the Development of Technological Infrastructure of the Ministry of Defense. It involves saliva testing (instead of a swab) and shortens the time it takes to receive results to 45 minutes, rather than a number of hours. Data and sensitivity efficacy, following trials conducted under laboratory conditions and using devices developed by Magbiosense, the company commercializing the technology, has yielded performance levels similar to those of a standard PCR test with a swab, the standard test administered in the State of Israel and around the world.
Validation trials will involve collecting both saliva samples and regular swabs from people of different ages for the purpose of comparing the comfort and safety of saliva sampling, as well as examining the authenticity of the results in relation to the standard PCR test and other systemic ramifications.
The pilot will run for approximately two weeks, until the hundreds of tests required by regulators to certify the technology are collected.
To schedule a demonstration of the technology, contact: Elana Oberlander, Bar-Ilan University, (053) 425-5152
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September 2021
On September 14, UAE and Israel convene their first joint virtual conference on R&D. Researchers from both countries held panel discussions on joint cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence, healthcare, agritech, energy and water. Dr. Danielli has participated as one of the four israeli representatives in PANEL B: HEALTHCARE. The panel focused on Healthcare research and capabilities in Israel and UAE, specifically MedTech.
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August 2021
An intriguing article on our Ph.D student, Michael Margulis in Faculty of Engineering Bar-Ilan University LinkedIn home page.
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August 2021
Congratulations to our Electro - optics Lab Manager, Dr. Meir Cohen, and our Ph.D student, Michael Margulis, for the publication of their paper at "Biomedical Optics Express" (both as a first author). This is the 4th (!!!) paper of Michael Margulis which has been published in the framework of his Ph.D studies, and the third time as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'Optical modulation biosensing system for rapid detection of biological targets at low concentrations', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI:10.1364/BOE.430410
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July 2021
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, for the publication of her paper at "Sensors". This is her 5th (!!!) paper which has been published in the framework of her Ph.D studies, and the third time as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'Rapid and Sensitive Inhibitor Screening Using Magnetically Modulated Biosensors', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI:10.3390/s21144814
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July 2021
Congratulations to our PhD students, Shira Roth and Shmuel Burg, for winning the 2021 publications award of BINA center on their last publications.
The papers can be found in the Publications section.
January 2021
A radio interview of our principle investigator and head of lab, Dr. Amos Danielli, in the podcast "three that know" at the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, "Kan", with Dudu Erez:
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December 2020
An article on our lab in the Israeli daily business newspaper, "Calcalist"
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December 2020
Two articles on our optical imaging and bioseneing laboratory, in December newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering .
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December 2020
Congratulations to Shira Roth on the birth of her son!
December 2020
An interviewe with our principal investigator and head of lab, Dr. Amos Danielli, in "ynet live" on the credibility of Quidel Corporation "Sofia" tests in Eilat, Israel.
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November 2020
An article in Bar Ilan University newspaper on the rapid coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) test, which has been developed in our Lab, the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory.
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November 2020
On November 24, the israeli channel, "Channel 13", brodcasted an article on the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory at Bar Ilan University. The reporters have interviewed our principal investigator and head of lab, Dr. Amos Danielli, and heard from him on the MMB platform for a rapid and sensitive detection of the SARS-CoV-2.
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October 2020
On October 7, 2020, Dr. Amos Danielli, the head of the Optical Imaging and Biosensing Laboratory at Bar Ilan University, presented to the Israeli Minister of Health, Mr. Yuli-Yoel Edelstein the MMB platform for a rapid and sensitive detection of the SARS-CoV-2. The small footprint MMB platform (located to Mr. Edelstein's right hand) was developed by MagBiosense, who commercializes the MMB technology worldwide. The presentation was held at the Center for Digital Innovation in Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer.
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May 2020
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, for the publication of her paper at the jornal of "The Society for Applied Microbiology" of UK - "Environmental Microbiology". This is her 4th paper (!!!) which has been published in the framework of her Ph.D studies, this time as a co-author.
The paper, entitled 'Characterization of PfiT/PfiA toxin-antitoxin system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that affects cell elongation and prophage induction', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15102.
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February 2020
Congratulations to our PhD student, Michael Margulis, for winning the Excellence Prize of the Israeli Society for Medical and Biological Engineering (ISMBE), for his outstanding achievements in studies and research, commendable motivation, and significance of his PhD research to the field of Biomedical Engineering.
February 2020
Congratulations and kudos to our Ph.D students, Michael Margulis and Shira Roth, for their both winning the best student talk award at the BIOS conference in SPIE 2020 (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) convention, San Francisco, United States!
February 2020
Our Ph.D students, Shira Roth, Michael Margulis and Shmuel Burg, have presented their recent work at the Magnetism session of BIOS conference in SPIE 2020 (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) convention, San Francisco, United States. Also, our principal investigator, Dr. Amos Danielli, has served as a joint chairman of the BIOS conference.
November 2019
Congratulations to our former lab member and M. Sc graduate, Mr. Moshe (Moshik) Zvi Stern, for the publication of his paper at the journal "Micromachines" of MDPI as a part of a special issue "Magnetic Biosensors".
The paper, entitled 'Configuration and Design of Electromagnets for Rapid and Precise Manipulation of Magnetic Beads in Biosensing Applications', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.3390/mi10110784.
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October 2019
An article and an interview with our principal investigator and head of lab, Dr. Amos Danielli, in the October newsletter of BINA center .
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October 2019
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, for the publication of her paper in "Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical". This is her 3rd (!!!) paper which has been published in the framework of her Ph.D studies, and the second time as the first author.
The paper, entitled 'Identification of Protein-Protein Interactions Using a Magnetic Modulation Biosensing System', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2019.127228.
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September 2019
A three-day symposium on innovative high-sensitivity cardiac troponin and other cardiac biomarkers testings was held at the Faculty of Engineering of Bar Ilan University on September 24-26th. Dozens of laboratory directors, cardiologists, internal medicine physicians, clinical chemists, and biomedical engineers have participated in the conference, which was organized and managed by Dr. Amos Danielli. Among the new technologies that were introduced at the symposium, Dr. Danielli presented the Magnetic Modulation Biosensing system (MMB) for rapid detection of cardiac biomarkers.
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September 2019
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shmuel Burg, for winning the second place award in the best poster contest at the Bar Ilan Faculty of Engineering Annual Conference, Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel, 2019.
This is his second time for winning an award in the best poster contest in the Bar Ilan Faculty of Engineering Annual Conference after winning the first place in the conference of 2017.
September 2019
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shmuel Burg, for the publication of his paper at Applied Physics Letters - "APL".
The paper, entitled 'Magnetically aggregated biosensors for sensitive detection of biomarkers at low concentrations', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1063/1.5108891
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August 2019
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Michael Margulis, for the publication of his paper in the Journal of Biophotonics. This is his second paper as a first author which has been published in the framework of his Ph.D studies.
The paper, entitled 'Detecting nucleic acid fragments in serum using a magnetically modulated sandwich assay', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201900104.
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August 2019
In his effort to promote a collaboration with Japanese, Dr. Danielli visited researchers and clinicians from the Emergency Department of the RyuKyu University. During the visit, Dr. Danielli presented the research that is conducted in the Biosensing and Imaging Laboratory at Bar Ilan University, including "Sensitive and specific detection of flaviviruses, such as the Zika, dengue, and West-Nile viruses" and "Highly sensitive detection of protein protein interactions". The visit was very fruitful and will potentially lead to future collaborations between the institutes.
July 2019
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Michael Margulis, for the publication of his paper at the American Chemical Society jornal - "ACS Omega".
The paper, entitled 'Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Repetitive Nucleic Acid Sequences
Using Magnetically Modulated Biosensors', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01071.
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June 2019
Congratulations to our former lab member , Mr. Moshe (Moshik) Zvi Stern, who has just received his MSc degree, in Electrical Engineering. Moshik has won the honor to be the first graduate student of our lab.
May 2019
Congratulations to our Biological Lab Manager, Dr. Shira Avivi-Mintz, for winning the 1st place in the "Logo Design Contest" for the Bioengineering track in Engineering Faculty at Bar Ilan University.
April 2019
Congratulations to our PhD student, Shira Roth, for winning the 2019 publications award of BINA center on her last publication.
The paper, entitled 'Photobleaching: Improving the Sensitivity of Fluorescence‐Based Immunoassays by Photobleaching the Autofluorescence of Magnetic Beads', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1002/smll.201970016.
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April 2019
An article on our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, on "Women in Science - Bar Ilan University" Facebook homepage.
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April 2019
An article in Bar Ilan Faculty of Engineering Facebook Homepage on our recent international achievementrecent, a publishment of our paper on photobleaching in an acknowledged worldwide magazine in this field - Small. Moreover, the paper has been chosen to show on the inner front cover of the jornal.
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April 2019
Our recent study on ZIKA virus is currently included in the top 10 percent of the most downloaded journal of infectious diseases articles from the past two years!!!
The paper, entitled 'Highly Sensitive and Specific Zika Virus Serological Assays Using a Magnetic Modulation Biosensing System', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy606.
March 2019
Congratulations to our PhD student, Shira Roth, for winning the Excellence Prize of the Israeli Society for Medical and Biological Engineering (ISMBE), for her outstanding achievements in studies and research, commendable motivation, and significance of her PhD research to the field of Biomedical Engineering.
February 2019
Congratulations and kudos to our Ph.d students Michael Margulis and Shira Roth, for their both winning the award of excellence paper at the SPIE (international society for optics and photonics) conference in San Francisco!
February 2019
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, for winning the MKS Instruments research excellence travel award. The Program provides funding for university students to attend and present their research at the two largest meetings of SPIE, Photonics West and Optics + Photonics.
January 2019
Our recent study was featured on the inside front cover of Small
The paper, entitled 'Photobleaching: Improving the Sensitivity of Fluorescence‐Based Immunoassays by Photobleaching the Autofluorescence of Magnetic Beads', can be found in the Publications section, and at DOI: 10.1002/smll.201970016.
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December 2018
Congratulations and kudos to our Ph.d student Shira Roth, for receiving the distinguished Jabotinsky award for applied research in engineering!
November 2018
An article on our Ph.D student, Shira Roth on the official Ministry of Science and Technology Facebook homepage.
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November 2018
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth on the acceptance of her paper, "Improving the Sensitivity of Fluorescence Based Immunoassays by Photobleaching the Autofluorescence of Magnetic Beads" to "small: nano and micro".
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October 2018
Congratulations to our former biological Lab manager, Dr. Yehudit Michelson and her successor, Dr. Shira Avivi-Mintz, for publication of their paper "Highly Sensitive and Specific Zika Virus Serological Assays Using a Magnetic Modulation Biosensing System",The Journal of Infectious Diseases
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August 2018
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Michael Margulis, on the birth of his daughter!
February 2018
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth, for winning the award for the Best oral presentation award, BINA annual conference, Neve Ilan, Israel 2018
January 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Shira Avivi-Mintz on joining the lab as the biological lab manager.
December 2017
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shira Roth for winning a three-year scholarship for Bio-medical engineering for Outstanding Students, granted by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space (2017-2019).
December 2017
Farewell from our biological lab manager, Dr. Yehudit Michelson. We thank and wish her good luck in her new job at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
September 2017
An article on principal investigator and head of our lab, Dr. Amos Danielli on bar Ilan faculty of engineering official website.
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September 2017
Congratulations to our Ph.D student, Shmuel Burg, for winning the award for the best poster in Bar Ilan Faculty of Engineering Annual Conference, Neve Ilan, Israel, 2017
July 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Rinat Ankri on the birth of her son!
March 2017
Congratulations to Shira Roth on the birth of her son!