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More detail on Israeli coronavirus med-tech

Posted on March 29, 2020

This article focuses on six Israeli startups. RADLogics (diagnoses lung infection), Sight Diagnostics (blood test), Kamada (antibodies), Clew Medical (severity monitoring), EarlySense (home monitoring) and Geneyx Genomex (genetic resistance analysis). https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3803020,00.html http://radlogics.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro50KjWWbXg https://geneyx.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvjpxVNsLK4

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Green light for finger prick blood test

Posted on December 8, 2019

As predicted previously, (13th May) the OLO finger prick blood test device from Israel’s Sight Diagnostics flowed through the US FDA approval process.  It enables use of the CBC (Complete Blood Test) device in laboratories run by hospitals, diagnostic providers, … Continue reading →

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Successful blood test trial

Posted on May 13, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Sight Diagnostics’ device that can perform full blood tests using just a few drops of blood.  Sight Diagnostics has just completed a successful trial which should help it obtain US FDA approval. The … Continue reading →

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Six Israeli startups are most innovative

Posted on March 16, 2019

Fast Company magazine’s list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies for 2019 includes six Israeli companies previously featured in this newsletter – Vayyar Imaging (see here), Innoviz (here), SpacePharma (here), ECOncrete (here), Sight Diagnostics (here) and Waze (here). https://www.israel21c.org/6-israeli-startups-on-fast-companys-2019-innovation-list/

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A revolution in blood testing

Posted on August 19, 2018

This Israel21c article features three Israeli startups that are working on instant diagnosis of viruses and bacteria. I already featured Sight Diagnostics (see here) and Efa Technologies (see here). Sonorapy has developed a sensor to identify each pathogen from the … Continue reading →

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Instant blood tests from a pin-prick

Posted on July 24, 2018

I reported previously (see here) on Israeli startup Sight Diagnostics and its Malaria blood test. Now Sight Diagnostics has launched a “lab-grade” desktop blood count analyzer called OLO, that digitizes blood images into complete blood count (CBC) tests from only … Continue reading →

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UN chief sees Israeli innovation

Posted on September 3, 2017

During his visit to Israel, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was shown Israeli technological innovation in the fields of water, energy and malaria tests. These included Water-Gen, Aqwise, Innovation: Africa, HomeBiogas and Sight Diagnostics. (see here, here, here, here and … Continue reading →

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Portable blood test for malaria

Posted on December 11, 2016

Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (SightDx) (see here) in collaboration with the US Army Medical Research Directorate Kenya (USAMRD-K) is developing a portable malaria and complete blood count (CBC) reader.  It will be calibrated and tested in clinical trials at the USAMRD-K … Continue reading →

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Malaria detection for India

Posted on May 29, 2016

The SightDX Parasight Malaria Detection Platform from Israel’s Sight Diagnostics is to be introduced into India.  Approximately 880,000 cases of malaria were reported in India in 2013. http://www.livemint.com/Companies/tawvlTnMXHEnoHjT4K9qvN/Becton-Dickinson-brings-4minute-malaria-detection-kit-to-I.html (See Aug newsletter for more about SightDX)

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Diagnosing malaria in only 3 minutes

Posted on August 9, 2015

Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (SightDx) uses computer vision technology to scan “stained” blood samples under a fluorescent microscope and detect the presence of anomalies in blood cells due to malaria. The 3 minute test contrasts with current tests that take one … Continue reading →

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