Monthly Archives: July 2023

Hibuki hugs New York kids

Posted on July 16, 2023

In 2006, Israelis invented a stuffed toy dog called Hibuki (Hebrew for “hug”) to help kids cope with trauma. In 2011 Hibuki therapy helped Japanese children (see here). In 2022 Hibuki went to Ukraine, and now Hibuki is comforting Ukrainian … Continue reading →

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1,000-strong Israeli delegation to COP28

Posted on July 16, 2023

Israel plans to send a delegation of 1,000, including 100 companies, to the United Nations COP28 climate conference (Nov 30 – Dec 12) in Dubai. 250 people attended a preparatory meeting at Israel’s Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-send-1000-strong-delegation-to-un-climate-confab-led-by-pm-president/

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Launching Arab-founded Israeli companies

Posted on July 16, 2023

Takwin Ventures (see here previously) is dedicated to investing in startups with at least one Arab Israeli cofounder. Since 2015, it has supported 10 early-stage startups. Takwin founder Imad Telhami himself founded Babcom, which now employs over 5,000 in outsourced … Continue reading →

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Precision medicine for infectious diseases

Posted on July 16, 2023

Personally tailored treatments for cancer patients are well known. Now Tel Aviv University researchers propose a similar approach to fighting infections. Two immune markers in the blood indicate which medication and dosage can best fight the pathogen and repair the … Continue reading →

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Preventing strokes

Posted on July 16, 2023

Israel’s Avertto won the 2023 Hebrew University Asper Prize. Most stroke patients do not reach the emergency room on time. Avertto’s system monitors blood flow to the brain, detects any changes and provides real-time alerts to enable timely treatment, thereby … Continue reading →

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Bringing Israeli medical innovation to Florida

Posted on July 16, 2023

The Israeli nonprofit Start-Up Nation Central has announced a new initiative, Hospital2Hospital, to partner South Florida’s Baptist Health Innovations and Israel’s Sheba Medical Center’s ARC Innovation. Israeli startups will compete for a $75,000 grant to help launch in the US. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Sheba’s 75 years of excellence in healthcare

Posted on July 16, 2023

This brief video summarizes the successes of Israel’s leading hospital – Sheba Medical Center. It emphasizes Sheba’s ethos of innovation, compassion, and a commitment to a global well-being.  Advancing healthcare not only to Israelis, but to the citizens of the … Continue reading →

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Protecting 1 million Americans from prescription errors

Posted on July 16, 2023

Healthcare organization Ballad Health, serving around a million people in 29 US counties, is adopting the AI-powered drug safety platform from Israel’s MedAware (see here previously). The system identifies potential medication-related errors. https://www.balladhealth.org/news/ballad-health/medaware-partnership

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Diagnosing from tears

Posted on July 16, 2023

Bar-Ilan University graduate Aviv Mesika has developed the LacriScan diagnosis test which uses a patient’s tears to diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in their pre-symptom stages. The new test is more sensitive than previous ones and checks for multiple brain chemical … Continue reading →

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Digitizing foot therapy

Posted on July 16, 2023

Israel’s Actic Medical has developed the Hybrid+ insole. It has sensors that can measure the pressure, temperature, and motion of the foot to inform the wearer of impending foot ulcers. The patient then uses a special screwdriver to change the … Continue reading →

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