Good News Israel presents a traffic-light pacemaker; winning medical advice, and much more.

By Michael Ordman

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Winning medical advice

Israeli startup Medivizor uses patent-pending technology to find the most essential information applicable for each individual’s medical situation. Medivizor won 4 prestigious competitions in 2014, was highlighted by Forbes and is recommended by doctors to their patients.
http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/goodbye-dr-google-hello-medivizor/

A traffic-light pacemaker

A joint Israeli-UK project is testing whether a pacemaker emitting pulsating blue and yellow light can be used to regulate the beating of newly implanted heart tissue generated by stem cells. Also interesting because the UK’s Independent newspaper rarely includes any positive Israeli news.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/tests-begin-on-traffic-light-pacemaker-that-could-revolutionise-heart-treatment-10045618.html

ReWalk makes miracles possible

Here’s a rare positive Israel article from CNN. It describes the exoskeleton from Israel’s ReWalk that is changing the lives of paraplegics. People previously confined to wheelchairs can now walk upright once again. (Stop video after 2 minutes).
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/08/technology/innovationnation/rewalk/

Turning darkness into light

Ben-Gurion University is hosting “Light and Blindness” – a full-day exhibition of research-and-development activities in Israel designed to improve the quality of life for people with visual impairment. It includes a startup contest and the opening of a trail for the blind.
http://www.israel21c.org/israel-in-the-spotlight/turning-the-darkness-into-light-with-innovation/

Boost for ice treatment to destroy tumors

Israeli biotech IceCure Medical has received $21 million of funds from Epoch Partner Investments to speed up the sales and distribution of its IceSense3 cryoablation system to treat breast cancer. IceSense3 uses extreme cold to destroy targeted tumors in less than 15 mins, with no pain.
http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/02/17/israeli-icecure-gets-21-2-million-international-investment-to-treat-breast-cancer-with-extreme-cold/

$9 million donation to fight cancer

Philanthropists Laura and Isaac Perlmutter have pledged $3 million to finance six joint cancer research projects between NY University and Israel’s Technion, plus a further $6 million to establish a state-of-the-art research facility focusing on cancer metabolomics at the Technion.
http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/NYU-and-Technion-to-forge-groundbreaking-partnership-in-cancer-research-391503

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