Monthly Archives: February 2015

Give your heart out

Posted on February 8, 2015

90% of jewelry manufacturer YVEL’s employees arrived in Israel from 20 countries. YVEL also trains Ethiopian Jews in all jewelry crafts.  It is now supporting the latest campaign by Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) to raise funds for performing … Continue reading →

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Female cancer survivor becomes IDF officer

Posted on February 8, 2015

Rotem Chiprut made aliya and joined the IDF as a lone soldier, only to discover she had cancerous cells in her thyroid gland.  Following surgery and treatment she completed her officer’s training and has now been promoted to 2nd lieutenant. … Continue reading →

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Israel’s “Lego man” tells of Ezer Mizion’s kids

Posted on February 8, 2015

Maor Cohen is known in Israel as the Lego man.  Three years ago Maor went to Israeli cancer charity Ezer Mizion to donate some Lego to young cancer sufferers.  But seeing children with sick parents reminded him of his early … Continue reading →

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Building muscle after hip replacement

Posted on February 8, 2015

Israel’s Pluristem Therapeutics has announced that the improvement in muscle force of hip-replacement patients treated with its PLX-PAD cells was 40-times better than those who received a placebo. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-further-posiitive-trial-findings-for-pluristem-1001006064

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The tiniest pump for diabetes and Parkinson’s

Posted on February 8, 2015

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s TouchéMedical is developing the world’s smallest, cheapest and smartest patch pump, for patients of all ages with diabetes, Parkinson’s and other chronic conditions. http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/worlds-smallest-cheapest-patch-pump-for-diabetics/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=B7wf7EiLT64

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Making it easier to remember your meds

Posted on February 8, 2015

Israel’s MediSafe is opening an office in Boston.  It will help market MediSafe’s medication reminder app, which up to now has been promoted mainly by world of mouth.  Despite this, the app has been downloaded 1.3 million times and is … Continue reading →

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 “MEDinISRAEL – The heartbeat of Medical Innovation.”

Posted on February 8, 2015

Representatives from 60 countries will attend Israel’s MEDinISRAEL conference from 23-26 March.  They will join 120 Israeli medical device companies and biotechs to discuss and demonstrate Israel’s latest developments in medical innovation. http://itrade.gov.il/singapore/2015/02/03/health-nation-israeli-medical-innovation-healthier-world/

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Two Israeli-Arabs develop app to treat ADHD

Posted on February 8, 2015

Aziz Kaddan and Anas Abu Mukh began degree courses at Haifa University when they were 16 years old.  They were just 19 when they thought up Myndlift – an app that teaches ADHD children and adults to concentrate by using … Continue reading →

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Dropbox opens Middle East hub in Israel

Posted on February 1, 2015

Dropbox has acquired Israel’s CloudOn, a startup that offers a service for creating and editing documents on mobile devices.  Dropbox will use CloudOn’s Herzliya office as a new hub in the Middle East. http://www.wired.com/2015/01/dropbox-buys-israel-based-mobile-document-editing-startup/

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Water desalination for Texas

Posted on February 1, 2015

Israel’s IDE Technologies is expanding throughout the USA by opening a new office in the State of Texas.  Regular newsletter readers may recall IDE’s desalination facility in San Diego. http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2015/01/27/israeli-company-eager-to-solve-texas-water-woes.html  

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