New technologies are powering wave of products in Israel
By Alfred Romann, Staff Writer [...]
Lack of infrastructure for later-stage development holds Israeli biotech back
By Alfred Romann Staff Writer TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel has plenty of innovators and researchers and is pumping out new innovative ideas and research at record speed, but a lack of infrastructure may be holding the industry back and preventing the emergence of companies of global stature. "We are seeing a lot more innovation [...]
Diabetes and glaucoma startups win big at Biomed competition
Betalin Therapeutics, Nutrino Health, and E-Shunt win top awards in first ever biomed startup competition held at MIXiii Biomed exhibition this week. By Nicky Blackburn MAY 25, 2017, 4:23 PM Staff at Nutrino pick up their award for the Biomed Startup of the Year competition. Israeli startup companies Betalin Therapeutics, Nutrino Health, and E-Shunt have [...]
Israel’s Scopio raises $7 million for digital microscopes
Tel Aviv-based startup develops new way to take and share high-resolution lab slides BY SHOSHANNA SOLOMON May 24, 2017, 5:25 pm Israel’s Scopio Labs, a maker of digital microscopes, has raised $7 million in a seed investment round that includes $2.5 million from OurCrowd, the Jerusalem based crowdfunding VC. Founded in 2015 by Itai Hayut [...]
OurCrowd Invests $2.5 Million in Scopio Labs, Brings Total to $80 Million Invested in Healthcare Companies
OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding, today announced that it will invest $2.5 million (as part of a recently completed $7 million investment round) in Scopio Labs, a developer of an advanced digital microscopy and diagnostics platform. This is OurCrowd’s 23rd healthtech investment for a total of $80 million, making OurCrowd the world’s [...]
New technology can predict resistance to chemotherapy
Breakthrough diagnostic kit under development can predict if a tumor will develop resistance to drugs, making therapy ineffective. By ISRAEL21c Staff MAY 24, 2017, 7:00 AM NewStem, a startup based in Jerusalem, is developing a novel diagnostic kit for predicting resistance to chemotherapy treatments. The technology is based on the pioneering research of Prof. Nissim [...]
Israel and Quebec launch $12m R&D program
Setting up the collaboration program was one of the highlights of a week-long visit by a 100-strong trade delegation to Israel led by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard. Israel and the Canadian province of Quebec have set up a $12 million Industrial R&D collaboration program. The program was launched during the visit to Israel this [...]
Futuristic #health #tech on display at #biomed #conference in Tel Aviv
From brain-monitoring electrodes to the mind-internet interface, the MIXiii BIOMED gathering provides a glimpse of what’s coming in healthcare BY SHOSHANNA SOLOMON May 25, 2017, 1:36 pm Participants at the MIXiii BIOMED conference in Tel Aviv in May 2017 The future of healthcare was on display at the MIXiii BIOMED conference in Tel [...]
Mixiii Biomed is hosting the ‘Bio-medical Startup of the Year’ Competition
Mixiii Biomed 2017 Conference (Kenes Exhibition's event) - the largest event of Israel's life science industry opened its doors on 23 May. Alongside the impressive exhibition and comprehensive conference, Mixiii Biomed is hosting the contest ‘Bio-medical Startup of the Year’ Competition with the support of Israel Innovation Authority in the field of bio (medical devices, pharmaceutical [...]
Longevity and aging: focus of Israeli int’l biomed confab
Delegates from 45 countries will attend 16th annual MIXiii Biomed international life-science conference and exhibition, starting today in Tel Aviv. By Abigail Klein Leichman MAY 23, 2017, 10:23 AM Israel’s international biomed conference will have 6,000 participants. Photo: courtesy The 16th annual MIXiii Biomed international life-science conference and exhibition begins today in Tel Aviv and [...]