The prestigious life science conference, now in its 17th year, drew 6,000 participants from 45 countries for a look at Israeli-developed breakthrough technologies.

Chinese pharmaceutical firm WuXi AppTEC will partner with Merck Serono to launch a biotech incubator in Israel.

A joint Israeli and Palestinian team are working in unison to make sure that water reservoirs don't contain traces of medicine and other pharmaceuticals. The project, now entering its second year, has achieved and impressive 100 percent success rate.