Avi Ben-Abraham
Avi Ben-Abraham is an Israeli-American scientist who was involved in research in the fields of low temperature medicine, cryonics, and human and stem cell cloning.
Work
An active promoter of cryonics, Ben-Abraham was the head of the American Cryonics Society.
Business Ventures
Ben-Abraham is the founder, former chairman, and chief executive officer of Ben-Abraham Technologies Inc. (now Biosante Pharmaceuticals Inc.), an American biotechnology company. He was tasked with overseeing the development of calcium phosphate nanotechnology (CaP) for vaccine adjuvants and delivery technology for biodefense vaccines. The company signed a CRADA with the U.S. Army for the development of non-injected biodefense vaccines against anthrax, ricin and staph.
Politics
In 1999, Ben-Abraham was endorsed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and won the primaries for a top seat on the governing Likud party list of candidates for the Knesset,.[1][2] He was ultimately not elected as both the Likud party and Netanyahu were defeated by Labor party leader, former Israeli Defense Forces chief of staff Lt. General Ehud Barak.
Human Cloning
In 2001 Ben-Abraham, along with Panayiotis Zavos, a reproductive physiologist, and Severino Antinori, an infertility specialist, announced their attempt at cloning the first human[3] in an undisclosed country by 2003. The group attempted the procedure, but stated that it was unsuccessful.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.13.99/public-eye-9919.html
- ↑ http://info.jpost.com/1999/Supplements/Elections99/politicalblocs/partylists.shtml
- ↑ Bonnicksen, Andrea (2002). Crafting a Cloning Policy: From Dolly to Stem Cells. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. p. 220. ISBN 9781589018082.
- ↑ Morgan, Rose (2005). The Genetics Revolution: History, Fears, and Future of a Life-Altering Science. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 219. ISBN 0313336725.