Dr Avi Ben-Abraham is an American scientist who was involved in research work in the fields of low temperature medicine, cryogenics

Cryogenics

In physics, cryogenics is the study of the production of very low temperature and the behavior of materials at those temperatures. A person who studies elements under extremely cold temperature is called a cryogenicist. Rather than the relative temperature scales of Celsius and Fahrenheit,...

, and human and stem cell cloning.

Dr. Ben-Abraham is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Biosante Pharmaceuticals Inc., (formerly Ben-Abraham Technologies inc.) a publicly traded American biotechnology company, developing its proprietary calcium phosphate nanotechnology (CaP) for vaccine adjuvants and delivery technology for biodefense vaccines. The company signed a CRADA

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

In the United States, a cooperative research and development agreement is an agreement between a government agency and a private company to work together on research and development.-Description:...

 with the U.S. Army for the development of non-injected biodefense vaccines against anthrax, ricin and staph. The company which makes a component of the 'Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index'-NNZ, was also awarded a subcontract for the development of a non-injected anthrax vaccine for the U.S. Department of Defense.
In 1999, endorsed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...

, Dr. Ben-Abraham won the primaries for a top seat on the governing Likud

Likud

Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...

 party list of candidates for the Knesset

Knesset

The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...

, but was not elected as Likud and Netanyahu were defeated by Labor party leader, former Israeli Defense Forces chief of staff Lt. General Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government....

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