When he was a Teenager, Israeli entrepreneur Eugene Jorov lost his father to a sudden heart attack, which prompted him to go into medical technology. Now, his monitoring "Angel" wristband is showing promise with a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Over half a billion people worldwide suffer from conditions that cause a disturbance in blood oxygen levels. Israeli company Oxitone developed an innovative blood-oxygen monitor, called an oximeter, worn on the wrist.

AirBase Systems, an Israel-based environmental technology startup, deployed a new mobile, wireless air quality measurement kit that can transmit data to an Internet collection base. The kit is designed primarily for city use but can potentially be suitable for purchase by environmental NGOs or even individuals.

A t-shirt that tests heart activity, called Niturit has recently been developed by an Israeli-Portuguese team. The t-shirt can test heart activity and transmit the data to a medical center in real time. The European Space Agency is already using the shirt to test their astronauts.