TraumaCad allows surgeons to develop a pre-operative surgery plan – including manipulation of orthopedic digital images, reduction of fractures, and application of prosthetic systems.If it hadn’t been for a rock climbing accident, Ze’ev Glozman, the young CEO of Israeli startup …
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Very big Israeli funding for very small research
Technion researchers plan on thinking big about small things at the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute. Nanotechnology – the science of the very, very small – has been getting a very large amount of attention recently. And two developments in Israel …
An Israeli diagnosis for bad driving
Fleet drivers are twice as likely to be involved in accidents as normal drivers – DriveDiagnostics CEO Hod Fleishman.Some 40,000 Americans are killed every year in traffic accidents. While a fatal accident is the worst consequence of bad driving, it …
Israeli bioterror experts coming up with the right answers
‘Using biosensors [to detect] chemical warfare is an area we have developed over the last year’ – Itamar Willner, a professor of organic chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Bioterrorism has been in the minds of millions of Americans ever …
Simple new blood test can determine severity of multiple sclerosis
The GlycoChip can analyze blood samples of multiple sclerosis patients to determine the level of severity of the disease.Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects some 400,000 Americans and is the most common neurological disorder diagnosed in young adults. MS affects eyesight, mobility, …
New center to unravel mysteries of the brain
Probing the mind: Researchers at the Sagol Neuroscience Center hope to shed light on brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. The brain is the most complex organ in the human body, ensuring that we breathe, see, speak, think, feel, smell, and …
Going 3D the Israeli way
HumanEyes 3D creates a stereoscopic photograph by taking the pictures from a single digital camera which has been swept over a scene in continuous mode, and can even create a 3D picture of a complete 360 degree panorama.The virtual world …
Israel’s AppliCure untangles the Web
‘TotalShield’s software agent follows the user through every step of the process and if the user tries to do something they don’t have the permission for, the system will know instantly that something is not right’ – Moshe Basal.Firewalls and …
Venture capital seekers encountering ‘Nablus effect’
Some venture capital investors are concerned about the effect of the conflict on the health of Israeli startups.Leaders of the Israeli venture capital community are hoping the country’s great technology will keep the pipeline of investment money coming despite the …
Israeli companies covering all the security bases
Israeli companies have a big stake in airport security along with a host of other security areas.Does that fellow sitting next to you on the plane look suspicious? What about that unattended suitcase in the airport waiting room? Should you …