
10 Israeli companies scouring digital data to save our lives
Running artificial intelligence algorithms on data collected from medical records and wearable devices can aid diagnosis and find unexpected ailments.
Brian has been a journalist and high-tech entrepreneur for over 25 years. He combines this expertise for ISRAEL21c as he writes about hot new local startups, pharmaceutical advances, scientific discoveries, culture, the arts and daily life in Israel. He loves hiking the country with his family (and blogging about it). Originally from California, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.

Running artificial intelligence algorithms on data collected from medical records and wearable devices can aid diagnosis and find unexpected ailments.

Israeli company’s main aim is to appeal to busy families where the parents work long hours, travel a lot and love technology.

Purified, activated immune cells from a healthy donor are injected into the recipient until the immune system can hunt down cancer cells on its own.

The $100 million fund aims to invest in early-stage companies in automotive, mobility, AI, smart cities, enterprise software and fintech.

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Now going into clinical trials for specific types of cancer, Alpha Tau’s technology shows potential for treating any solid tumor.

New university venture capital fund in Israel gives students the power to disperse $1 million of real money.

Israel’s Nitinotes is developing a minimally invasive alternative to bariatric surgery.

Israeli startup named a TIME Genius Company for catching brain bleeds on CT scans and X-rays using artificial intelligence.

‘This sector’s vital signs are positive,’ reports IVC Research in its summary of Israeli artificial intelligence startups.

‘This process not only improves research accuracy but also prevents false leads and shortens drug and therapy development processes.’

Tel Aviv-based EasyWay will spend three months in Berlin’s METRO accelerator for hospitality and retail.

Study shows genetic background of host and its tolerance to temperature-induced stress determines response of its gut microbiome to temperature.