Global VC Firm NEA Makes First-Ever Israeli MedTech Investment In Magenta Medical
Magenta Medical, the heart failure solutions developer based on proprietary miniaturized blood pump technology announced they have raised funds Monday in a round led by global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA.) No financial details of the round were disclosed, but the round is said to be NEA’s first-ever life sciences investment in Israel, […]
August 01, 2019
Zebra Medical Gets FDA Clearance For AI-Powered Brain Bleed Alert
The AI medical imaging analytics company has nabbed its third FDA clearance for an AI alert for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) based on head CT scans.
June 18, 2019
Zebra Medical Gets FDA Nod For 1st AI-Powered Chest Scan Alert
The Israeli startup received clearance for an AI-powered system called HealthPNX, which alerts radiologists of pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung.
May 13, 2019
FDA Grants Approval For Teva’s Generic Nasal Spray For Opioid Overdoses
Teva's is the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray approved by the FDA.
April 21, 2019
ReWalk, The Revolutionary Israeli Tech That Allows Paraplegics To Walk, Nabs FDA Approval
Following approval by the FDA in the United States, the creators of the ReWalk exoskeleton, ARGO Medical Technologies' IPO shot up to $50 million dollars in worth almost overnight. Find out why this revolutionary system is putting the conventional wheelchair to shame.
July 01, 2014
Israeli Company Is Developing Insulin Pills For Diabetics
Oramed Pharmaceuticals is in the process of developing insulin pills for the treatment of diabetes. The company is enetring a phase 2 clinical trial in the U.S and hoping to deliver the pills to the market by 2016.
July 23, 2012
‘Kamada’ Obtains FDA Approval For Cystic Fibrosis Drug Trial
Israeli bio-pharmaceutical company Kamada announced that it has obtained FDA approval to conduct a clinical trial in the US for the company’s next generation drug for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. The drug is an inhalable version of company’s AAT drug (Alpha-1 Antitrypsin deficiency). The current FDA approval is partly based on successful pre-clinical trials of the […]
March 11, 2012
‘Teva’ Gets FDA Approval For Inhaler With Dose Counter
Teva Respiratory, the U.S.-based respiratory subsidiary of Israeli Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced that the FDA has approved its quick relief inhaler ProAir HFA with a dose counter, for the treatment or prevention of breathing disorders in patients four years of age and older. The dose counter is designed to help patients suffering drom disorders such […]
March 08, 2012
FDA Approves ‘Thrombotech’ Phase IIa Trial For Stroke Treatment
Israeli biotechnology company Thrombotech has obtained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a Phase IIa clinical trial of its treatment for ischemic stroke by destroying blood clots. The trial will be conducted in the US and will test the safety of the drug, THR-18. The clinical trial was initiated at Hadassah Medical Center […]
February 29, 2012
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status For Can-Fite’s Liver Cancer Drug
Can-Fite BioPharma obtained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orphan Drug Status for CF102 – a drug for primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma.) The drug was found to be safe in preclinical and Phase I clinical trials. Orphan Drug Status is granted for drugs being developed for the treatment of diseases that affect a small […]
February 23, 2012