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Heart implant is a success

Posted on May 15, 2016

UK medical journal The Lancet reported the first implants of the interatrial shunts from Israel’s V-Wave (see previous newsletters).  In less than 1 hour, each of 10 Canadian patients suffering poor left ventricular function received new implants and were discharged … Continue reading →

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Startups raise over $0.5 billion in one month

Posted on March 6, 2016

In Jan 2016, Israeli startups raised an astonishing $556.4 million. They included ForeScout Technologies ($76m), JFrog ($50m), Zerto ($50m), SiSense ($50m), BlueVine ($40m), Elastifile ($35m), V-Wave ($28m) and Insightec ($22m). http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-startups-raise-over-550m-this-month-1001098849

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Heart device saves more lives

Posted on February 14, 2016

I reported on Israel’s V-Wave in May 2014 when it implanted its first heart shunt to treat congestive heart failure patients. It has since successfully treated over 30 patients. V-Wave has just raised $28 million to expand clinical evaluation, development … Continue reading →

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