Israel’s Hebrew University and Cleveland Clinic, Will Take Nanomedicines to the Next Level
Nanomedicine – the application of nanotechnology to medical procedures, medical device design, sensors, and other medical uses – is seen by researchers as an area of great promise, and to further research in the field, Hebrew University is partnering with the Cleveland Clinic to develop a virtual global Center for Transformative Nanomedicine.
In this new center, much of the work by both institutions will be done online — a novelty in medical research, in which doctors and scientists usually interface in person in order to develop new technologies.
Australia Also Wants a Bite of the Startup Nation
Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy is currently touring Israel, trying to unearth secrets of the country’s “startup miracle”. There is a lot to learn from. Israel has one of the world’s highest concentrations of startups in the world and is a global leader in research and development.
In fact, Israeli research is so vaunted, that a study conducted by the city of Tel Aviv shows there are more than 298 “foreign research and development” centres in Israel, collectively employing more than 58,000 people. On top of this, the more than 3000 Israeli startups employ almost 20,000 people. And the entire hi-tech industry employs 300,000 people. This is in a country with a population of just 8.4 million.
“How Much Pain Are You In?” – a Question Soon to Be Scientifically Answered
Rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10: Health professionals rely on this subjective method to assess pain. It’s not only imprecise but also impossible in many circumstances, such as when the patient is not communicating or under anesthesia.
Israel’s Medasense Biometrics is poised to solve the problem with a noninvasive system. The patented technology includes a finger-mounted sensor which records relevant physiological signs. Artificial-intelligence algorithms convert this data into a real-time, continuous pain index presented on a bedside monitor.
Not Just High-Tech: Israeli Innovation Brings New Style Burgers to America
Oren Loni (40), a leading energetic entrepreneur in the Food Chain Industry in Israel that developed and owned numerous food chains and brands both in Israel and Europe, is now focusing his passion and expertise on bringing his biggest and most successful restaurants chain of uniquely designed burgers named BURGERIM – from Israel to America, as a refreshing innovation to the traditional burgers market.
Startup Nation Opens a High Tech Kindergarten
In October, Israel opened its first “science kindergarten”, a program whose aim is to expose children to the building blocks that they will need to succeed in the modern high-tech world at an early age.
The kindergarten is equipped with advanced computer equipment, ‘Lego’ sets that will help kids develop motor skills, robotics activities, and games that stimulate interest in astronomy. The activities in the kindergarten align themselves with a curriculum that is also suited to learning the basic skills needed for a science- and computer-based economy.
Israel in “Relatively Good Position’ in OECD Health Report
In the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Health at a Glance document issued on last week, Israel earned a mixed report card – sometimes doing better and sometimes worse than the OECD average and in some cases sharing negative trends in all the advanced countries.
The pace of improvement in medical care, for example, is too slow to cope with the aging of the population and the growth of chronic diseases in all OECD countries, including Israel; this results in many unnecessary deaths, according to the report on 34 member nations from North and South America to Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
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