Konstantin Bloch
Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Biography
Konstantin Bloch, PhD is head of research team at Felsenstein Medical Research Center and associate professor at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Dr. Bloch is an expert in the field of pancreatic islet transplantation and cell immunoisolation. He is the scientific co-founder of the Beta-O2 Technologies, a biomedical company developing a highly oxygenated implantable bio-artificial pancreas for treatment of type 1 diabetes (currently in Phase I/II). Recently, his team developed a proprietary technology of cell-based insulin delivery to the brain for treatment of cognitive disorders.
Abstract
Abstract : Islet-based insulin delivery to the brain for treatment of cognitive and metabolic disorders