Prof. Agmon-Levin serves as the Head of the Clinical Immunology, Angioedema and Allergy Unit, Lupus and Autoimmune Diseases Clinic at Sheba Medical Center - Tel HaShomer, Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel, March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medigus Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDGS), a technology company engaged in advanced medical solutions, innovative internet technologies and electric vehicle (“EV”) and charging solutions, announced today that Polyrizon Ltd., a privately held company in which Medigus owns 37.03%, has added Prof. Nancy Agmon-Levin, expert in immunology, allergy, internal medicine, to its scientific advisory board.
Prof. Agmon- Levin is the Head of the Clinical Immunology, Angioedema and Allergy Unit, Lupus and Autoimmune Diseases Clinic at Sheba Medical Center. Prof. Agmon-Levin graduated from the Hadassah Medical School of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed a fellowship in Clinical Immunology at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Prof. Agmon- Levin’s major fields of interest include autoimmune diseases (lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome), immune system diseases (urticaria, angioedema, immune deficiencies and Granulomatous Disease), allergies in children and adults, and immunotherapy. Prof. Agmon-Levin is a co-author of numerous scientific articles.
Prof. Agmon-Levin joins a scientific advisory board that already includes distinguished professors in the fields of biomaterials, drug delivery systems and nasal administrated products. The current composition of Polyrizon’s scientific advisory board members include:
- Prof. Smadar Cohen - Distinguished Professor and Director of the Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Center at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
- Prof. Avi Schroeder - Targeted drug delivery and personalized medicine technologies expert. An associate professor and a member of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion Institution, Israel.
- Prof. Fabio Sonvico - Specializes in the development of intranasal and pulmonary routes and products. Associate professor at the pharmacy department of the University of Parma, Italy.
About Medigus
Based in Israel, Medigus Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDGS) is a technology company focused on innovative growth partnerships, mainly in advanced medical solutions, digital commerce and electric vehicle markets. Medigus’ affiliations in the medical solutions arena include ownership in Polyrizon Ltd. and ownership in industry 4.0 company, ScoutCam Inc. The Company’s affiliates in digital commerce include Gix Internet Ltd., Jeffs’ Brands Ltd. and Eventer Technologies Ltd. In the electric vehicle market, Charging Robotics Ltd. and Revoltz Ltd. are also part of the Company’s portfolio of technology solution providers. To learn more about Medigus’ advanced technologies, please visit http://www.medigus.com/.
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