A simple and inexpensive blood test can provide early detection of Parkinson’s disease
A new cost-effective RNA blood test can now detect for Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases long before the first symptoms has been recently discovered...
“Startling link” between COVID-19 and blood markers linked to Alzheimer
Researchers from Imperial College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute have found that people who previously had...
Media focus on the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital’s role in treating returning hostages
As the world’s media is focused on the return of Israelis seized on October 7, 2023, the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital has...
“A Banker’s Journey” French edition launched with events in Paris and Geneva
Following its success in its original English version in the US, and after achieving best seller status in Portuguese in Brazil, the French edition...
Edmond J. Safra Foundation makes largest ever donation to Baruch College’s Weissman School
This exceptional gift will support the housing and digitization of the newly acquired Edmond J. Safra Republic National Bank of New York Archives, provide...
Paris Brain Institute soon to celebrate 15 years of research on brain disorders and salutes the support of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation
Based at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, the largest neurological hospital in France, the Institut du Cerveau, or Paris Brain Institute,...
Israeli study finds brain area regulating attention and wakefulness
A joint team from The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and a research group at Tel Aviv University found...
Le Mémorial de la Shoah participates in annual ‘Nuit Blanche 2024’, all night Paris cultural event
For its third annual participation in this popular cultural event, in which the public is invited all night to cultural sites, Le Mémorial de...
The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital contributes to fundamental research
The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, established in 2002 within the Sheba Medical Center, makes important contributions to fundamental research...
Neuroscience researcher at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences is awarded the Lundbeck Foundation award
Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, a physicist and neuroscience researcher at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Neuroscience at the Hebrew University and Professor at...
Breakthrough in researching Parkinson’s disease
The early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease can differ dramatically between patients. The traditional approach to diagnosing the disease fails to account for the complex...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders expands internationally
The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders was established in 2014 to train neurological clinician researchers for better Parkinson disease patient care. Its...
Expansion of the Edmond J. Safra Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Edmond J. Safra Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is expanding with a fourth building that will rise in its computer science...
‘A Banker’s Journey’, the biography of Edmond J. Safra, reaches best-seller status in Brazil
Only a month after its publication date, ‘A Banker’s Journey’, the Portuguese edition of the first biography of Edmond J. Safra, has become a...
Study from the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and Berkeley provides clues to the neural basis of consciousness
Neuroscientists from the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from the University...
Discovery at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences has implications on regulating opioid addiction
Research by the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem unveiled insights into the brain’s potential ability...
First Lady of Ukraine meets trauma experts at the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital to discuss resilience
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, and her counterpart, the First Lady of Israel, Michal Herzog, visited the pediatric psychiatry department of Sheba’s...
Clinatec: A brain-computer interface helps a paraplegic man walk again
It is a worldwide first: Paraplegic after a bicycle accident, Gert-Jan, 40 is the first man with a brain implant controlled by a helmet...
Harvard Ethics Center symposium honors outgoing director Danielle Allen and Mrs. Safra
The Harvard Crimson publishes a report on the Symposium to honor outgoing Director Danielle S. Allen at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for...
Michael J. Fox Foundation announces significant breakthrough in search for Parkinson’s biomarker through study supported by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation
Key Parkinson’s pathology can now be identified early by examining spinal fluid from living patients, and maybe soon only with blood samples. This breakthrough...
News of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics
The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics seeks to strengthen teaching and research about pressing ethical issues; to foster sound...
News of medical research sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation
The many and varied medical research activities supported by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation are reflected in researchers’ reports on their findings. Here is...
International reviewers acclaim ‘A Banker’s Journey’
The first biography of Edmond J. Safra written by Daniel Gross is generating extensive public interest and positive reviews in many countries. Here is...
Israel’s Prime Minister laid the cornerstone of a new building at the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, Tel Hashomer
In the presence of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the government, the cornerstone of a new building dedicated to the...
Tributes to Mrs. Lily Safra
The Edmond J. Safra Foundation is grateful to acknowledge the many thoughtful tributes to Mrs. Lily Safra that have been offered following her recent...
Passing of Mrs. Lily Safra
Geneva (July 9, 2022) — With profound sadness, the Edmond J. Safra Foundation mourns the loss of its Chairwoman, Mrs. Lily Safra. Mrs. Safra passed away...
Second Parkinson’s Therapy Funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation Receives FDA Approval and Advances to Market
NEW YORK (May 22, 2020) — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announces a milestone in the Foundation’s impact on the...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Selects Class of 2021
NEW YORK (January 3, 2019) — The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders has selected six neurology physicians for the Class of 2021,...
Press release – November 26th 2018
The Edmond J. Safra Biomedical Informatics Entrepreneurs Salon
Inaugural Class of The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Graduates
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), in collaboration with longtime partner the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, is building a global base...
Michael J. Fox Foundation Builds Base of Movement Disorder Specialists
May 2018 - People with Parkinson's disease (PD) need movement disorder specialists -- neurologists with extra training in diagnosing and treating Parkinson's -- to...
A new home for the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Science (ELSC) inaugurated at the Hebrew University campus in Jerusalem
July 2017 -- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem dedicated its new interdisciplinary center for brain sciences in June 2017, before the official opening in...
Early literacy study to improve diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities among Hebrew and Arabic speakers
Dedicated to enabling all children to reach their full potential, the Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities is...
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, of New York University School of Medicine, discusses her research on an interdisciplinary home visit program for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease.
Hi, I'm Dr Jory Fleischer and I'm an assistant professor of neurology and population health at New York University School of Medicine in New...
ISEF 40th anniversary gala dinner honors Mrs. Lily Safra
On May 11, 2017, in New York, ISEF organized a gala anniversary dinner honoring Mrs. Safra with a Lifetime Achievement Award as Honorary Chairwoman...
Edmond C. Safra Center for Ethics to convene thought leaders at 30th anniversary symposium
Cambridge, MA - Harvard University President Drew Faust and Provost Alan Garber will join Danielle Allen,Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics...
Building a Parkinson’s Wellness Program: Step by Step
The Edmond J. Safra National Parkinson’s Wellness Initiative (Click link for video) extends Parkinson’s care beyond the walls of the clinic. It uses a...
Edmond J. Safra foundation grants US$ 1 million to the National Gallery’s Center for Advanced Studies in Visual Arts
March 2017-- The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. announced a $1 million grant from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation to support the...
Unprecedented matching grant plan initiated by Edmond J. Safra foundation leads to €10 Million in fundraising for Clinatec, French Biomedical Research Center, for pioneering therapies
November 2016 -- The funds will contribute to research & treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and motor disabilities. Clinatec is a unique biomedical research center...
Telemedicine Program Will Extend Parkinson’s Care Across NYS
A new program launched by neurologists at UR Medicine will expand access to care and serve as a national model for the management of...
Press release – May 19th 2015
The Edmond J. Safra Foundation makes $30 Million Gift to Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Harvard University Appoints Danielle Allen as Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Eminent political theorist Danielle S. Allen, M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’01, has been appointed both to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) as a...
Press release – June 12th 2014
"Walk Again" Neuroscience Breakthrough at 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil
Press release – June 12th 2014
Projet "Walk Again" à la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA, Brésil 2014
Le “Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute for Neuroscience” donne le coup d’envoi à la Coupe du Monde FIFA 2014
The historic moment / Walk Again Project via Twitter It was the shot seen around the world by billions of TV viewers: a paralyzed young...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches $10-million Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research
NEW YORK, June 4, 2013 --- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has committed up to $10 million to its next funding round for the Edmond...
National Parkinson Foundation Urges Patients to Take Charge of Managing Parkinson’s
The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) announced today that it is providing thousands of free Parkinson's medical ID bracelets in an effort to address recent...
Press release – January 18th 2013
The sixth annual Edmond J. Safra Memorial Lecture was held at King’s College London on 14 November
The sixth annual Edmond J. Safra Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Mind the gap: How do we integrate mental and physical healthcare for chronic diseases?', was...
Press release – July 27th 2012
Record breaking charity jewellery auction brings change for children in Romania
Press release – June 26th 2012
Jewels for Hope – The Collection of Mrs. Lily Safra Benefits EJAF
Press release – June 20th 2012
Mrs. Lily Safra Gives $1 million to Support Continued Research at The Michael J. Fox Foundation
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches The $14 Million-Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research
NEW YORK—The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) today announced the opening of its Therapeutic Pipeline Program. This newly created funding mechanism...
Press release – May 14th 2012
The National Parkinson Foundation launches the Aware in Care campaign, with the support of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation
The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) announced the launch of the Aware in Care campaign today, the first-ever, nationwide initiative to address the growing...
Press release – January 13th 2012
Lily Safra Donates Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild 849-3(1997) to The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Press release – April 15th 2011
Déclaration de Madame Lily Safra suite à la décision de la Cour d’Appel d’Aix en Provence
