Monthly Archives: June 2022

EU President praises partnership

Posted on June 19, 2022

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen was in Israel to strengthen the EU’s relationship with Israel. “I came to Israel to make our unique partnership even stronger, by deepening our bilateral cooperation on many topics, from energy … Continue reading →

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The best tech in the Middle East

Posted on June 19, 2022

Research firm Startup Genome has ranked Tel Aviv and Jerusalem together as the fourth best startup ecosystem in the world for agriculture technology in a global survey – the only Middle East country in the top 35. Tel Aviv was … Continue reading →

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Israel’s most advanced cardiology hospital

Posted on June 19, 2022

The new NIS 200 million Eyal Ofer Heart Hospital has just opened on the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. Besides “normal” cardiology treatments, it will advance research into the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and disorders, benefiting the … Continue reading →

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Heart ops on International Children’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2022

Four children from different countries were brought to Israel on International Children’s Day to undergo life-saving heart surgeries by Israeli NGO Save a Child’s Heart. They were Florim from Kosovo, Robert from Ghana, Kauthar from Zanzibar and Kidus from Ethiopia. … Continue reading →

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Land of milk, honey, and magic

Posted on June 19, 2022

In the same hour, volunteer EMTs from Israel’s United Hatzalah used their Epipens to save the lives of two Israelis who suffered anaphylactic shock from severe allergic reactions to dairy products. One paramedic was Aharon, whose main profession is a … Continue reading →

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The first AI med-tech research institute

Posted on June 19, 2022

Israel’s Technion Institute is establishing the Zimin Institute for AI Solutions in Healthcare. Headed by Professor Shai Shen-Orr (founder of CytoReason), it will research human health and medicine, using big data and computational learning. It aims to benefit hospitals, new … Continue reading →

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The stuttering birth of a special education learning startup

Posted on June 19, 2022

To treat the stutter of their son, Niv, Biomedical Engineers Yair and Shirley believed they could develop a hi-tech solution. The result was Israel’s Amplio (see here previously). Their groundbreaking system now helps hundreds of thousands of special needs children. … Continue reading →

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Better heart imaging

Posted on June 19, 2022

Israel’s DiA Imaging (see here previously) is partnering California’s ScImage to integrate DiA’s LVivo Seamless AI-based automated cardiac ultrasound solution into ScImage’s unique Cloud architecture and improve the efficiency of echocardiography (heart) analysis. https://www.dia-analysis.com/post/scimage-and-dia-imaging-analysis-team-up-to-infuse-ai-into-echocardiography-labs

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Coming soon – 3D-printed skin

Posted on June 19, 2022

Hebrew University Professor Oded Shoseyov is developing Second Skin – a nano-thin 3D-printed film that mimics natural healthy skin. Burn victims or scarred patients can avoid painful skin grafts, simply applying the film like a tattoo. https://www.israel21c.org/coming-soon-human-skin-you-can-print-at-home/

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Liberia to open embassy in Jerusalem

Posted on June 12, 2022

Liberia announced it will open an official office in Jerusalem that will serve as a precursor to a full-fledged embassy in the future. This makes the West African nation the fifth country to open a mission in the Israeli capital … Continue reading →

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