Writer: Abigail Klein Leichman

Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

CartiHeal’s cartilage regeneration solution could save many patients from joint replacement surgery. Image via Shutterstock.com

Good news for knees

In a groundbreaking advance, a novel Israeli implant provides a scaffold for the body to regenerate true joint-protecting cartilage.

Arab Christians Reem and Imad Younis met at the Technion and started their own neurosurgery products business in Nazareth.

GPS for brain surgeons

A line of products trusted by neurosurgeons and neuroscience researchers on six continents was developed by a Christian-Arab couple in Nazareth, Israel.

Lavi left for Hollywood at age 17. Photo by Jim Green

Unapologetically Inbar

Strong, opinionated, unapologetic, confident – directors know that when they hire Inbar Lavi, star of MTV’s Underemployed, they’re getting an Israeli.

Hervana founder Rachel Teitelbaum explaining her new contraceptive suppository to Bill Gates.

Putting cement boots on sperm

Not yet out of the lab, Hervana’s non-hormonal, long-acting and non-invasive birth control solution could be a game-changer for women in developing countries.