Monthly Archives: November 2012

A smart pill-box

Posted on November 18, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) About 125,000 people die each year because they failed to take their medication correctly. Israel’s Vaica has a programmable “smart” pillbox called SimpleMed that sends flashing light and sound reminders when a pill needs to be taken, … Continue reading →

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Recovery system for stroke victims

Posted on November 18, 2012

Israeli Medical Device Innovations on display at Medica 2012 in Dusseldorf included Motorika’s ReoTherapy. Stroke victims retrain their brains using this unique robotic rehabilitation device, which has been achieving amazing results in recovering limb mobility. http://www.israelmedicalinnovation.com/blog/diagnostics/8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=flIHSQC2jfs

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Israel’s medical marijuana industry

Posted on November 18, 2012

Cannabis is administered without much controversy to over 10,000 Israeli patients, among them aging Holocaust survivors who struggle to cope with disease. Marijuana is illegal in Israel, but medical use has been permitted since the early nineties for cancer patients … Continue reading →

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Another Israeli medication shows promise

Posted on November 18, 2012

Israeli biotech Kamada announced positive results in pre-clinical trials of its Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) protein. AAT has potential for treating bacterial lung infections and also to prevent implant rejection. AAT is the active ingredient in Kamada’s Glassia , used to … Continue reading →

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Saving the limbs of diabetics

Posted on November 18, 2012

World Diabetes Day was marked in Israel by the announcement that leg catheterisations performed at Haifa’s Rambam hospital over the last two years have prevented 521 diabetics from having amputations. The procedure is available in only a few medical centers … Continue reading →

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New treatment for liver cancer

Posted on November 18, 2012

Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem performed the first operation of its kind on liver cancer sufferer Louis Saznovsky. ‘Irreversible electroporation’ – a direct flow of high-voltage electrical currents – was applied to the malignant tumour, leaving only a few scars … Continue reading →

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Make the most of your customers

Posted on November 18, 2012

Israeli start-up eDealya enables brands to engage with customers that follow them on Facebook and Twitter. eDealya spots and analyse their social communities’ activities and intentions and responds with a personalised targeted offer in real-time and real-context. http://www.thejc.com/business/big-ideas/89952/a-new-app-helps-you-make-most-your-customers

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Have you got a Minit?

Posted on November 18, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) The Israeli start-up Minit has launched an app that allows users to share one-minute videos from their smartphones and then send back video comments. The app is branded as “voicemail for video”. It has commercial potential, such … Continue reading →

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NASA to build skyTran in Israel

Posted on November 18, 2012

NASA’s Ames Research Center has begun work on a futuristic rapid transport system to be piloted in Israel. Two-person modules will drive along a guide rail suspended from existing power lines. Magnets in the vehicle lift the vehicle and glide … Continue reading →

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Take an “InnovatioNation” tour

Posted on November 18, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) 15 New Yorkers did exactly that, with the Westchester chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Keshet: The Center for Educational Tourism in Israel took them to see behind many of the Start-up Nation’s cutting-edge technology organisations. … Continue reading →

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