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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.
Israeli biomedical tech company Theranica, which develops advanced wearable devices that address prevalent medical conditions and diseases, was named as one of 36 game-changing companies in 2020 by New York-based research firm CB Insights. It was the only Israeli company on the list.
Israeli AI medical imaging startup DiA Imaging Analysis will partner with IBM Watson Health, a provider of innovative, AI, enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions used by medical professionals worldwide, the company announced this week.
JRDF, a nonprofit global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research, has partnered with the Israel Science Foundation (ISF), the funding organization that provides governmental and public support for basic research in Israel, to launch a new initiative to invest in local research driving cures for Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Israel.
VR system developed by former Israeli fighter pilots helps neurosurgeons rehearse difficult procedures and show the patient what will happen.
New technique from Israel uses cannabidiol to open a channel for drugs to target cancer cells only, potentially enabling a gentler course of chemo.
Corindus Vascular Robotics reported that it has completed its first machine-assisted brain surgery procedure in humans.
Scientists have made artificial nerve cells, paving the way for new ways to repair the human body. The tiny "brain chips" behave like the real thing and could one day be used to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's.
'Instead of having to check millions of molecules, we may check just 20, 100 or maybe up to 3,000 molecules,' says Jerusalem-based Pepticom.
