Monthly Archives: October 2012

Nobel Prize for Medicine

Posted on October 14, 2012

Read last week’s newsletter to see the connection between Israel and the Japanese scientist who just won the Nobel Prize for his experiment that turned mature adult cells into stem cells. http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/10/a-not-so-simple-twist-of-fate-nobel-awarded-for-stem-cell-reprogramming/

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Surgical simulator, thanks to the IDF

Posted on October 14, 2012

Dr Warren Selman overheard a discussion on flight simulation between two Israeli pilots and then invented the Selman Surgical Rehearsal Platform (SRP). IDF support means it is already used to educate surgeons and once FDA approved it will be used … Continue reading →

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OECD praise Israeli healthcare system

Posted on October 14, 2012

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has stated in a preliminary report that Israel’s healthcare system is one of the best in the world. One of the highlights is the early diagnosis of chronic diseases, which reduces complications and … Continue reading →

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Vietnam veteran walks again

Posted on October 14, 2012

Sgt Theresa Hannigan (retired) became a paraplegic whilst serving in the US Army. Today she walks again thanks to her ReWalk exoskeleton from Israel’s Argo Medical. Argo announced at the AdvaMed 2012 conference in Boston that they are setting up … Continue reading →

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Good news for psoriasis patients

Posted on October 14, 2012

Israel’s Can-Fite BioPharma announced positive interim results of its Phase II/III clinical trial of CF101 for the treatment of psoriasis, and is continuing to enrol patients in the study. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000788461&fid=1725

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New cancer radiation treatment

Posted on October 14, 2012

At Israel’s recently upgraded Ariel University, experiments with sub-millimetre band radiation have proved effective at destroying the DNA of targeted lung cancer tumours. Lung cancer is extremely resistant to chemotherapy and aggressive radiation therapy would damage healthy cells. http://www.timesofisrael.com/taking-aim-at-cancer-israeli-danish-team-finds-a-new-way-to-zap-malignant-cells/

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Israel and USA boost eco-friendly ties

Posted on October 14, 2012

Israel and the USA have expanded their 21-year-old environmental Memorandum of Understanding to include research development, information sharing, green technology development, water sources management, land rehabilitation, air quality and ecological economy ventures. http://old.sviva.gov.il/Enviroment/bin/en.jsp?enPage=e_BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=Object&enDispWho=News^l5991&enZone=e_news

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Israel’s largest biogas facility

Posted on October 14, 2012

The recently inaugurated Be’er Tuviya biogas plant owned by Israel’s Eco-Energy will scoop up the waste of 14,000 cows and in total roughly 15% of all chicken and dairy farms in the country. All that manure will then be used … Continue reading →

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Hi-tech in Herzliya

Posted on October 14, 2012

170 TechAviv members met-up at Herzliya’s Inter Disciplinary Centre last week. They were treated to a talk by Israeli entrepreneur superstar Jon Medved and demos of two website to mobile transfer platforms UppSite and Folloyu. Plus a film and free … Continue reading →

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Waze’s new water feature

Posted on October 14, 2012

(Thanks to NoCamels) The popular Israeli social smartphone navigation application Waze now has a new feature. As you pass near a lake or river, it tells you if the water is fit for swimming in. If not, it even tells … Continue reading →

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