Israel’s First Life Research allows people to have information about medications at their fingertips

October 6, 2011 at 8:14 am | Posted in Israel, Life sciences, new media, Pharmaceuticals | Leave a comment
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In the process of seeking better health, being more informed about their situation and finding comfort and support, patients are flocking to social health websites by the millions. They seek medical information and at the same time share their own personal experiences and insights. Aware of this social health movement, health professionals are eager to learn about this change and its far reaching implications on patient preferences.

There are roughly 10 Billion patient discussions throughout the Web, but no real way to sample this surge of data and get a snapshot of what they’re saying. It’s a messy sea of scattered information, with very little consistency and structure. In this reality, patients and healthcare professionals can generate very limited value from patient discussions

Treato is changing this reality. Developed over 3 years by First Life Research, a company based in Yehud, Israel, Treato uses novel technology to understand what patients are saying in their own words. It is nearly impossible to understand billions of discussions in the medical field – one of the most complex and sensitive topics discussed online. Deciphering this data is a significant challenge, requiring combined expertise in both computer science and psychology. Treato identifies, analyzes, and understands the information from patient discussions, inviting anyone to search this data on treato.com and explore thousands of drugs and medical conditions.

Israel Presents Medical Devices Innovation in Medica 2011 in Germany

August 24, 2011 at 3:30 pm | Posted in Africa, Israel, Life sciences, Medical Devices, South Africa | Leave a comment
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Medical Devices from israelIsrael’s thriving Life Sciences industry is world renowned for its groundbreaking innovations, ingenuity and creativity.  Israel is home to over 900 Life Science companies, with 50-60 new companies being formed each year. Multinationals including J&J, Perrigo, GE Healthcare and Phillips Medical, together with local companies such as Teva, Given Imaging, Insightec, Medinol, Disc-o-tech, Brainstorm and others have been at the global forefront in the development and marketing of life-changing medical breakthroughs and valuable innovations.

Israel’s Life Science Firsts and Other Rankings:

  • 1st in the world for Medical Device patents per capita and 4th in Bio-Pharma (USPTO).
  • 1st in availability of Engineers and Scientists worldwide (IMD 2007).
  •  Pioneering Stem Cell research & therapeutics: 1st to demonstrate in-vitro differentiation of humanembryonic Stem Cells (hESC) and generation of human embryonic bodies.
  • 1st to genetically modify hESCs, including a line that represented a model for human disease (Lesch Nyhan disease).
  • 1st clinical trials of cell therapy treatments.
  • Israel is 2nd in Europe in the number per capita of private biotech companies with products in the pipeline.
  • Israel is 6th in the world in the number of scientific publications per capita.

In the coming Medica conference, the largest medical devices trade show in the world, which will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany during November 2011, Israel will showcase a diversity of solutions in areas such as:

Aesthetics and Dermatology, Cardio Vascular and Peripheral Vascular, Diagnostics, Disposables and Implantable, E.M.S, General Health, General Surgery, Infection Control and Infectious diseases, Industrial OEM, Intensive care, Laboratory equipment, Medical and hospital equipment, Monitoring, Neurology and Degenerative diseases, Rehabilitation, Respiratory and Pulmonary, Robotics, Telemedicine and Healthcare IT, Urology, Wound and Pain management.

The Israeli Embassy to South Africa would like to invite you to have pre-schedule meetings with the Israeli companies with solutions and devices of your company’s interests.

Please, Have a look at the attached catalogue and tell us who would you like to meet with. In order to pre-schedule meetings during Medica,  please, fill in your company details and contact details of the personnel who will show up for the meeting along with suggested time slots, each time slot (meeting) is 15-30 minutes.

Israel’s Medical Devices innovation

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