Clew-ICU, an artificial intelligence-based ICU solution, was cleared to predict hemodynamic (blood flow) instability in adult patients.

May 9, 2017 | Hong Kong-based investment firm AID Partners Capital Ltd will acquire Israeli medical diagnostic company GeneSort for $23 million. The deal will provide GeneSort with additional resources and support as is seeks to expand into Southeast Asia and other global markets. Moshe Hogeg’s tech focused venture capital firm Singulariteam fund is the largest investor in GeneSort, having invested […]

May 7, 2017 | Israeli medical device company CartiHeal has raised $18.3 million in a round of financing led by aMoon. CartiHeal is developing an implant for regenerating damaged cartilage and bone. CartiHeal was founded in 2009 by CEO Nir Altschuler, in cooperation with Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

April 20, 2017 | MeMed, an Israeli start-up developing a reliable test to distinguish bacterial from viral infections, has secured a $9.2 million contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a branch of the US Department of Defense (DoD) to improve clinical applications of its technology. The contract will fund the completion of MeMed’s pioneering point of […]

March 7, 2017 | Chinese company BOE has invested $50 million in Israeli company Cnoga Medical for 23 percent of the company’s shares, reflecting a company value of $217 million, the two companies reported today. The shares given to BOE were newly issued, not sold shares. BOE is a Chinese laboratory equipment company that wants to […]

March 1, 2016 | Israeli personalized medication management platform Medisafe announced today that it has raised a $14.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Octopus Ventures, with M (Merck)Ventures, to support the company’s rapid growth and global expansion. Other investors participating from previous rounds include Pitango Venture Capital, 7wire ventures, lool Ventures, […]

February 7, 2017 | Israeli bio-medical start-up Laminate Medical Technologies, which is developing a blood vessel support device implanted in patients needing dialysis, has announced it has raised $8 million in a B round of capital raising. This round brings the total investment in the company to $13 million. A number of European funds took part in the […]

January 30, 2017 | US company Vention Medical has completed the acquisition of Israeli company Lithotech Medical. Based in Katzrin in the Golan Heights, Lithotech has developed complex nitinol (nickel titanium) wire-based technologies for use in the design and manufacture of medical devices. Capital Point Ltd., which owns a 13.6% stake in Lithotech, reported that the […]

| December 7, 2016 | Israeli laparoscopy company Gordian Surgical has closed a $2.25 million financing round. German medical device company, B. Braun Melsungen AG led the investment round with €1 million, with the remainder from current shareholders and three VC funds, two of which are Chinese funds. Gordian Surgical was founded in 2012 by […]

Breakthrough: Bonus Biogroup's lab-grown bones were successfully injected into the jaws of 11 people to repair bone loss.

| November 29, 2016 | Israeli spinal implant company ApiFix has raised a $5 million Series B investment round, which will be closed by the end of next month. ApiFix is developing a minimally invasive deformity correction system for patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). Based in Misgav in northern Israel, ApiFix is part of […]

A diet low in sugar is recommended to prevent the onset of diabetes. Now, Israeli startup DouxMatok offers the same sugary experience with half the calories.