December 11, 2018, Updated December 26, 2018

In June we brought you the amazing story of Hebrew University Prof. Oded Shoseyov, who has parlayed his groundbreaking research in protein engineering and nano-biotechnology into a dozen commercial enterprises.

Among the products spun off from his fertile mind are a machine to 4D-print plant-based meals; plant-derived human collagen for regenerative medicine; advanced paper packaging; therapeutic antibodies; and a technology that turns poop into sterile, odorless powdered fertilizer.

Prof. Oded Shoseyov with his transgenic tobacco plants. Photo by Nati Shohat/FLASH90

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