Changing Health through the Power of Cognitive Computing
Deborah DiSanzo, General Manager, IBM Watson Health, on "Changing Health through the Power of Cognitive Computing", plenary talk on May 24. JOIN OUR GROUP
Robotics and aging
A companion robot to keep us company as we grow old – science fiction or a near future reality? The “aging revolution” is the most important social revolution of our era. The developed world is rapidly moving towards a situation where the percentage of people over the age of 65 exceeds one-third of the population, [...]
Coming of age: health-care challenges of an ageing population in Israel
Prof Tzvi Dwolatzky, MDCorrespondence information about the author Prof Tzvi Dwolatzky, Jenny Brodsky, MA, Prof Faisal Azaiza, PhD, Prof A Mark Clarfield, MD, Jeremy M Jacobs, MBBS, Prof Howard Litwin, PhD Although Israel is still young in years, with relatively high birth rates and older people (individuals aged 65 years or older) constituting only about 11% of its population, [...]
Regenerative and cell therapies
The exciting field of regenerative medicine is experiencing explosive growth, with a sense of urgency to address the reality of aging populations worldwide. The increasing longevity of human beings necessitates a new approach to medicine, one which provides accessible, safe, and effective treatment to patients without further burdening health systems with crippling costs. That [...]
以色列最受关注的生物医疗展月底开幕
2016年光是数字医疗领域以色列就获得1.83亿美元创业投资，比前一年增长30%，以色列的医疗创新技术是该国最重要的支柱性行业之一。 以色列国际生命科学大会与展览MIXiii-Biomed将于2017年5月23-25日在以色列特拉维夫举行。Biomed已经有近16年的历史，是生命科学领域不可错过的年度盛会。届时，来自全球各国的医疗行业精英、行业专家将会齐聚盛会。 全球数字卫生部门以及以色列正在将被动患者迅速转变为积极的医疗消费者。个人健康工具成为近年来最大的趋势。以色列在信息，通信，移动和网络技术方面的独特能力，以及超过25年在健康信息技术，电子病历和业务分析方面的专业知识的实践，为其提供了成为全球数字卫生产业中真正具有影响力的参与者。往届的会议已经成功的接待了6000多名高级管理人员，科学家，工程师和投资方，其中1,000多名参与者来自全球45个国家。 关注老龄化 今年，老龄化和老龄病是会议的中心议题，大会将致力于老年人疾病，如慢性病，癌症，神经退行性疾病，糖尿病等。展望医疗体系的未来，参与者将通过利用精密医学，遗传学，个人诊断等领域的创新方法，探讨如何监测，诊断和治疗老年患者，探索数字健康的未来趋势。此外，大会也将讨论使用老龄化年龄有关的技术时如何提高网络安全问题。在老龄化领域发挥重要作用还包括医疗机器人，再生细胞治疗以及寿命。由于这部分话题的受关注程度逐年递增，所有这些议题将在大会上被提及和讨论。 大会强大阵容 今年的大会阵容比往年更加强大。Cleveland Clinic和Mayo Clinic等国际领先医疗保障机构也将参与其中，目的是加强以色列相关行业对全球关键意见领袖和专家中的曝光度，并让以色列和国际参与者能更好的交流。来自以色列领先的医疗中心：特拉维夫Sourasky医疗中心，Sheba医疗中心，Hadassah医疗中心和Rambam医疗学园也加入了大会阵容。除了以色列先进技术产业协会（IATI）和Kenes 会展公司之外，以色列众筹公司OurCrowd同样也是本大会的协办方。其目标是为了增加以色列生物医学产业的投资者。连接全球机构和企业与以色列创新领域之间的非盈利组织Start-up Nation Central也参与了本次大会的筹备工作。注册及参加会议请见原文链接 Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA4ODEzMDMzNg==&mid=2651958564&idx=1&sn=f0eebb867807c0645cce5a45b9890f60&chksm=8bcbdb6bbcbc527d926ef44821face85b11ed2f6d7f0c9fe7e6de0df407cf9b2968c36f5e90c#rd JOIN OUR GROUP
The Brains Behind Novel Neurological Treatments
The current market for CNS conditions is simultaneously one of the largest and yet among the least well served. Major pharmaceutical companies have been cutting back on neuroscience research and development, due to the high costs and the low historical probability of success. Yet, as our fundamental understanding of the brain is growing, there is [...]
One Size Does Not Fit All
The challenge of providing sustainable and effective healthcare to a growing and aging population is driving the emergence of personalized diagnostics and precision medicine. The vision is that treatment tailored to an individual’s characteristics - based on genetic and other molecular analyses - will result in improved outcomes, both medically and economically. Are we [...]
Digital Health Technologies for the Elderly
App that can help cancer patients cope with the disease, remote-control home infusion pumps, “smart home” technologies for aging in our natural environment are just some of the technologies and innovations that will be presented at the Digital Health for the Elderly symposium, on May 24, at the MIXiii Biomed conference in Tel Aviv. Come [...]
Biomed Conference : Digital Medicine, Cyber, Robotics in Aging and more – The great event for the life science industry
מפגש של דוברים בכירים, אנשי מקצוע וחברות מתחום הבריאות בישראל ומתחם חברות סטארט אפ ישראליות שיציגו את הפיתוחים האחרונים והחדשניים ביותר בתחום זו השנה ה-16, בה יתקיים כנס ביומד MIXiii-BIOMED 2017- בין התאריכים 23-25 במאי, בתל אביב. הכנס מהווה מפגש אנשי המקצוע, דוברים בכירים וחברות מתחום הבריאות בישראל, ולצידו תתקיים תערוכה של חברות מהתעשייה ומתחם [...]
Innovations and technologies for the aging population from Israel’s academia
As growing numbers of people live well into their 80s and 90s, age-related diseases and conditions, and the disability often associated with them, have become a massive public health concern. Academic research is attentive to the call, and is utilizing cutting-edge science and new paradigms of thinking in an attempt to combat age-related illnesses and [...]