Jerusalem, 22 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israeli company Precise Bio has transplanted bio-printed corneal tissue into five patients at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, with the first patient, who was blind in the treated eye, regaining sight after the procedure, the company announced.
The technology uses human donor cells to produce functional corneal tissue and could help address the global shortage of corneas available for transplantation. Company founder Aryeh Batt said hundreds of implants could potentially be produced from a single donor, rather than just one.
Based in Shoham, Precise Bio aims to expand the technology to produce other types of tissue and eventually parts of organs, including hearts, livers and kidneys.
