Science

German, French Multinationals Invest In Israeli Food Tech Startup Yofix
Founded in 2015, Yofix makes vegan and soy-free fermented plant-based prebiotic and probiotic dairy alternatives to yogurts
February 05, 2020

IsraAid Sends Medical Supplies To China Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The Israeli aid organization said it was sending medical supplies to the Chinese Health Ministry as it grapples with a shortage.
February 03, 2020

TAU, Harvard Researchers Build Human ‘Body-On-Chips’ To Better Predict Drug Response
A team of over 50 scientists created and linked up eight organs-on-chips, including kidney, liver, brain, and heart, to pave the way for improved clinical testing.
February 03, 2020

Israeli MedTech Startup Healthy.io Offers Solution For Chronic Wound Care
The new solution offers digital wound assessment and management for clinicians via smartphone analysis.
January 30, 2020

Israel’s 1st Pro Cycling Team To Pilot Local Health Tech Ahead Of Tour De France Race
The technologies are meant to help the cyclists better prepare, monitor and optimize performance based on advanced innovations that can track training load, nutrition, and sleep.
January 29, 2020

Israeli AI System Helps Save Lives By Flagging Patients At High Risk Of Flu Complications
Medial EarlySign's machine learning-based solutions are being harnessed by Maccabi to flag patients who are likely to develop related illnesses during this particularly harsh flu season.
January 28, 2020

Three Israeli Weizmann Institute Researchers Win Prestigious Science Award
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists are handed to promising young scientists and engineers under the age of 42
January 27, 2020

Migraine-Zapping Device Developed By Israeli Biomedical Firm Offers Hope For Sufferers
Founded in 2016, Theranica developed a wearable device that uses smartphone-controlled electrical pulses to create a Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) response.
January 23, 2020

Nanox Raises $26M For Its Digital X-Ray Device And Cloud Software
Israeli medical imaging company Nanox announced last week that it has secured a $26 million funding round, with participation from Taiwan-based electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn as well as like Fujifilm, SK Telecom, and other private investors. This brings the company’s total funding to $55 million to date. The funds were raised as part of a […]
January 19, 2020

Medical Imaging Startup Aidoc Gets FDA Clearance For AI Solution To Spot Stroke
Aidoc, the Israeli startup that developed AI-powered software that analyzes medical images, announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s AI solution for flagging large-vessel occlusion (LVO) in head CTA scans. Large-vessel occlusion are defined as blockages of the proximal intracranial anterior and posterior circulation and account for approximately […]
January 13, 2020

Harvard Study: Israeli Startup’s AI Tech Reduces Medical Errors, Can Save Millions
Israeli startup MedAware leverages big data and complex machine learning algorithms to analyze electronic medical records and detect and eliminate catastrophic medication errors.
January 06, 2020

Israel’s Augmedics Gets FDA Nod For AR Surgical Spine Guidance System
The xvision system, which is said to be the first AR guidance system to be used in surgery, will be distributed in the United States in early 2020.
December 26, 2019

Israel’s DarioHealth Raises $21.3M In Private Placement Offering
Israeli digital health company DarioHealth, known for its creation of a cloud-based diabetes monitoring device, announced it has closed a private placement offering of $21.3 million this month. As part of the offering, the company issued 21,375 shares of convertible preferred stock, at $1,000 a share, to institutional and private investors. SternAegis Ventures, the venture […]
December 26, 2019

Israeli Pharma Company Raziel Raises $22M For Development Of Fat-Melting Shot
Israeli pharmaceutical company Raziel Therapeutics announced this week a $22 million Series C preferred stock financing led by Israeli VC firm Pontifax, with the participation of existing investors Dr. Shmuel Cabilly and Docor International. New investors included Catalyst Fund, Quark Venture and Peregrine Ventures. The Jerusalem-based company, founded in 2012 as part of the Hebrew […]
December 19, 2019

Israeli Firm Theranica, Developer Of Migraine-Zapping Device, Hailed As 2020 ‘Game-Changer’
The biomedical startup was the only Israeli firm on the list by CB Insights of 36 'high-momentum companies pioneering new ways to solve big problems.'
December 19, 2019