A patient, with Buerger’s disease was at pre-amputation stage due to non-healing foot ulcers. Regulatory approval was given for compassionate treatment using Pluristem’s PLX-PAD cells. A year after treatment, the wound is fully closed, and the patient has resumed normal … Continue reading →

I reported briefly previously (9th Dec) that Israel’s KidneyCure was developing cell therapy for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here are some more details of this innovative technology that turns damaged cells into healthy cells. https://www.kidneycure.com/ https://www.israel21c.org/delaying-dialysis-for-patients-with-chronic-kidney-disease/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-kidney-cells-startup-gets-backing-from-billionaire-kahns-venture-arm/

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Eximo and its lasers for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD). The Center for Cardiovascular Excellence in Orlando, Florida is the first to use Eximo’s B-Laser Atherectomy System commercially to successfully treat a patient. … Continue reading →

Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Hospital and Israel’s largest health companies Clalit and Maccabi will use the algorithms of Israel’s Zebra Medical Vision to analyze scanned images from X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3756385,00.html

I reported previously (Aug 2013) on Israel’s Omeq Medical and its smart sensor-based epidural injection system.  Omeq has partnered with Shanghai-based Pharos Medical, which will establish a production line and commercialize Omeq’s system in China. https://www.trendlines.com/omeq-medical-raises-3-million-and-signs-commercialization-agreement/

Researchers from Israel’s Technion Institute have devised a system for measuring the effectiveness of a combination of antibiotics in fighting infection. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2019/01/integrated-attack/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0252-1

Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University has partnered with the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to form the Jefferson-Israel Center. The US university will provide a $1 million fund for Israeli companies to advance healthcare technology solutions. They can also access Jefferson’s medical … Continue reading →

The Save the Children Fund (like Oxfam and UNICEF) is no friend to Israel.  However, it didn’t stop the NGO from buying monitoring systems from Israel’s EarlySense to continuously track key vital signs of newborns in hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya. … Continue reading →