Monthly Archives: January 2014

New treatment for colon cancer

Posted on January 12, 2014

Israeli bio-med Aposense has successfully completed pre-clinical studies for the ATT-11T molecule for early stage treatment of colon cancer. ATT-11T works in tandem with Pfizer’s Camptosar (generic name Irinotecan) to improve its effectiveness with fewer side effects. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000908249&fid=1725

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Turkish order for Israeli surgery robot

Posted on January 12, 2014

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s Mazor Robotics received its first order for a Renaissance surgical robotic system from Turkey. Mazor’s Turkish distribution partner Cordamed Biomedical Engineering will install the system at a major hospital in Istanbul. http://mazorrobotics.com/mazor-robotics-receives-first-purchase-order-for-renaissance-system-from-turkey-distribution-partner/

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Rebuilding damaged spines

Posted on January 12, 2014

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israel’s Premia Spine is advancing in “leaps and bounds” with its TOPS spinal implant. Watch the video to see previously crippled 79-year-old Yoda Schwartz running with his TOPS artificial joint. Premia Spine is expanding in Europe and … Continue reading →

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Medical research in the Galilee

Posted on January 12, 2014

The Israeli Ministry for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee has allocated NIS 2.5 million for biomedical research to be conducted at hospitals in northern Israel. President Peres made the announcement at the at the Galilee Forum. Eighteen … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first small intestine transplant

Posted on January 12, 2014

Surgeons at Israel’s Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva have performed the first-ever successful transplant in Israel of a small intestine. The patient was a 39-year-old woman who had been fed through a vein since her own intestine was … Continue reading →

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Israeli students touch the sky

Posted on January 12, 2014

Two scientific experiments designed by grade 8 to 10 Israeli school students were launched to the International Space Station, where astronauts will perform them in zero gravity. Holon students are testing the formation of sugar crystals and Mateh Yehuda students … Continue reading →

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What you see is what you get

Posted on January 12, 2014

(Thanks to Uri) Israelis Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir have invented “seam-carving” also known as re-targeting. You can now reduce or enlarge the width of a photo without changing its height or distorting the content. It helps the easy transfer … Continue reading →

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Sustainable fish farms

Posted on January 12, 2014

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israel’s Moti Cohen builds aquaponic farms that provide people with both fish and plants to eat. The crops feed off the waste created by the fish, while the fish thrive on the oxygen made by the crops. … Continue reading →

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Engineers without borders

Posted on January 12, 2014

Technion’s Professor Mark Talesnik empowers his students to change the world. Their first project was to build 62 sustainable biomass reactors for a Nepal village. They generate methane for energy, recycle waste into fertilizer rather pollute the water, and save … Continue reading →

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Nevada geothermal power plant completed

Posted on January 12, 2014

Israel’s Ormat Industries has finished building the Don Campbell geothermal power plant in Mineral County, Nevada. The 16-megawatt power station is named after the late Ormat employee who identified the geothermal field. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000907558&fid=1725

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