Monthly Archives: March 2019

Rescued sea turtles returned to the sea

Posted on March 31, 2019

Inspectors of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority released to the Mediterranean two sea turtles after several they had received months of medical care. The rescue center repaired one turtle’s broken shell and the other was given a CT scan … Continue reading →

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Three NGOs join to help minorities into Israeli tech

Posted on March 31, 2019

Israeli non-profits KamaTech, Tech-Career and Tsofen are joining forces to integrate ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ethiopian Israelis and Arab Israelis into the tech industry. They will jointly pilot tech courses and develop a comprehensive recruitment-training-placement program. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-ngos-team-up-in-bid-to-boost-tech-jobs-for-arab-ethiopian-and-haredi-israelis/

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The first co-working space for women

Posted on March 31, 2019

Panthera in Tel Aviv is Israel’s first coworking space for women. Panthera (Hebrew for a female panther) admits female entrepreneurs and companies run by women. It also offers cultural events, lectures, and courses including on artificial intelligence and stock exchange … Continue reading →

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Growing cells to kill cancer

Posted on March 31, 2019

Israel’s Sheba hospital is partnering with Switzerland’s Lonza Group to fast-track production of the CAR-T cancer immunotherapy invented by Israeli scientists. Sheba is the first hospital to trial and refine Lonza’s Cocoon manufacturing platform for growing cells to treat hundreds … Continue reading →

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Fast cancer diagnosis

Posted on March 31, 2019

Israel’s Ibex Medical Analytics develops a diagnostic system that uses computer vision, machine learning, and electronic medical records to confirm cancer diagnoses of tissue biopsies. Ibex’s technology helps minimize the risk of misdiagnosis. Ibex has just received $11 million of … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing center for tumor lasers

Posted on March 31, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s HIL Applied Medical and its focused proton beam lasers to treat tumors.  HIL is spending $5 million to set-up a research and development and manufacturing center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3758448,00.html … Continue reading →

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Treatment for iron overload

Posted on March 31, 2019

Israel’s Teva has launched a generic version of EXJADE (deferasirox) in the US. It treats patients two years of age and older for chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions. Currently, one in eight generic prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Another Israeli fetal heart monitor

Posted on March 31, 2019

Israel’s HeraMED is partnering with Israeli-owned device manufacturer Quasar to mass-produce its HeraBEAT ultrasound smartphone-based fetal heartbeat monitor in Shenzhen, China. HeraBEAT uses amplified ultrasound doppler technology. (also PulseNmore) https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20190313/pdf/443fdswn04100b.pdf  https://hera-med.com/#herabeat

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The gift of life

Posted on March 31, 2019

Heart transplants for children are rare. And when the cardiac condition of 13-year-old Dov from Arad deteriorated, it looked bleak. Then on the Jewish festival of Purim, surgeons at Israel’s Schneider children’s hospital gave him a new heart. And on … Continue reading →

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More discoveries

Posted on March 24, 2019

Latest archaeological excavations in Israel have revealed a wine press and mosaic floor from the Talmudic period. And in Jerusalem, pottery was found from the time that the Persians ruled Judea – which was when the Purim story took place. … Continue reading →

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