Monthly Archives: January 2020

Free hi-res weather forecasts for India

As reported previously, (see here) Israel’s ClimaCell develops a highly accurate weather forecasting system. It has now partnered with Google Cloud to launch a free high-resolution model in India that predicts the weather for a 2km area in 15-min timesteps … Continue reading

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Hi-tech Haredim conference

As reported previously, (see here) Bizmax is a business center for ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem residents. It has just sponsored a hi-tech employment conference in Jerusalem, in association with the Kemach Foundation, which has already helped over 20,000 Haredim find jobs. https://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=126197

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Israeli treatment in Mass trials

Pridopidine, from Israeli biotech Prilenia, has been chosen by the Healey Center at Massachusetts General hospital for the first-ever platform (multiple treatments) trial for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prilenia is trialing Pridopidine for several neurodegenerative disorders. https://www.prilenia.com/18-september-2019-pr https://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/als/research/platform-trial

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US approves freezing of tumors

The US FDA has granted approval for Israel’s IceCure Medical to use its tumor-freezing technology to destroy cancerous and benign tumors of the kidney, liver, ear, nose, and throat. It already has FDA approval for benign breast tumors and European … Continue reading

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UK hospital introduces Israeli remote diagnostic device

As reported previously (see here), Israel’s TytoCare device allows for doctors to examine patients from remote locations. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to be the first provider in the UK to partner with TytoCare. https://pharmaphorum.com/news/uk-hospital-introduces-tytocare-remote-medical-exam-device/ https://www.tytocare.com/

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Two potential IBD therapies

As reported previously (see here) Israel’s Biomica is using the human microbiome (stomach bacteria) to fight cancer, IBD, acne etc. Bionica is starting pre-clinical studies for BMC321 & BMC322, two developed microbial consortia aimed to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). … Continue reading

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Spotting problems that doctors may have missed

Israel-based medical device startup IMedis AI develops technology that analyzes medical images and documents to reveal discrepancies and unreported findings. The technology can assist in the early detection of cancer, heart diseases, and vascular diseases. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3777150,00.html https://www.imedis.ai/

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Women at risk of diabetes during pregnancy

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have developed an algorithm that can predict which women have a high risk of gestational diabetes. Records of 600,000 Israeli pregnancies were examined. Those found to be at risk could avoid diabetes with exercise and … Continue reading

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An all-in-one genetic test

Israel’s Variantyx has developed the first comprehensive, all-in-one diagnosis test for rare inherited disorders. It eliminates the need to order multiple tests, saving time, money and (potentially) lives. There are more than 7,000 rare diseases, affecting 30 million in the … Continue reading

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Helping patients breathe

Israel’s Biovo Technologies manufactures the Airway Medix line of disposable respiratory devices, used for mechanically ventilated (usually unconscious) intubated ICU patients. https://www.biovo-tech.com/ http://www.airwaymedix.com/en,2,products

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