A hunch by two respected Israeli biochemists, one a Nobel laureate, about a molecule found in papaya has opened the door for a potential new treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) in children. Israeli biotech startup ODE PHARMA trusted in the hunch and used it to create a unique therapy, which it says is both affordable and safe, to help children suffering from the genetic disease. The company focused on cystic fibrosis in children because they believed the papaya molecule could have a real impact on a disease that had hitherto received little attention and was very costly for parents – both in terms of managing CF and the toll it took on the families. “I want people to go from uncomfortable to comfortable,” Assaf Bivas, CEO and co-founder of ODE Pharma, tells NoCamels. #cysticfibrosis #CF #papaya #israelitech #israelinnovation #papayetreatment #cftreatment #biotech #geneticdisease #papayamolecule #managingcf https://lnkd.in/dxRAaSxP
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NoCamels.com is the leading news website covering breakthrough innovation & Tech news from Israel for a global audience. We cover the most cutting-edge Israeli innovations, startups, and research in the fields of technology, medicine, and the environment. Israel has the highest concentration of startups and research and development centers per capita in the world, and the NoCamels team travels across the country to report on the most fascinating innovations, as well as the people behind them. Based at the Sammy Ofer School of Communications of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, NoCamels is a non-profit academic endeavor sponsored by the Asper Foundation. The site brings together talented young student journalists from around the world, trained by industry professionals. At NoCamels, we believe in drawing attention to innovative solutions, not just the problems that so often make today’s headlines. Every day we receive messages from readers around the globe who discovered a cure, a solution or just some general inspiration on NoCamels.com. We have witnessed first-hand how objective and accurate reporting on these much-needed innovations can cross boundaries, religions and even conflicts. That is why we continue to be dedicated to the utmost standards of journalism. We hope to inspire young journalists around the world to create similar sites covering their countries' innovations and solutions to global challenges. Please spread any story that inspires you, and feel free to contact us for use of our articles, sources, images and with any questions. The NoCamels Team: Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich Latar - Co-Founder and Chairman Anouk Lorie - Co-Founder Ricky Ben-David – Editor-in-Chief Simona Shemer – Contributing Editor Elad Naimi – Digital Director Yuval Haimovits – Founding Interactive Director
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Israeli leak management firm AQS by Aliaxis (Aquarius Spectrum) has entered into a partnership with top American plumbing company Ferguson Waterworks, which will see the latter become the US distributor and service provider for AQS in all 50 states. The agreement means Ferguson will distribute and service AQS leak management solutions to water supply networks, with the aim of supporting American water utilities by reducing water loss, saving energy and lowering operational costs. Koen Verweyen / Darren Campbell / #leakmanagement #plumbing #leaksolutions #israelitech #israelinnovation https://lnkd.in/dKd5ZtGr
Israeli Water Management Firm Signs Deal With US Distributor
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Israel ranks third in the world for companies using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), according to a new report by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), the branch of government dedicated to advancing the national high-tech sector. GenAI is a subset of artificial intelligence focused on creating content, analysis and solutions beyond its explicit programming. GenAI can also understand, learn and generate actions based on complex patterns and data. According to the IIA report, 4 percent of global GenAI companies are Israeli, coming behind just the United States (886 companies) and the United Kingdom (93 companies). In real terms, this translates to 73 Israeli companies. #generativeartificialintelligence #GenAI #israelinnovation #israelitech https://lnkd.in/e8XfxZtD
Israel Third In World For GenAI Companies, IIA Study Finds
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For many people around the world, a doctor’s visit can be exceptionally fraught due to a language barrier in a scenario where accuracy and the ability to understand and be understood are of utmost importance. But four former and current students of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have developed a new tool that could mean an end to such situations, with an automatic translation platform that is designed specifically for encounters between patients and their physicians. “The objective of CommU is to offer free communication between patient and doctor,” explains CommU CEO Hadar Eliad, MD. Crucially, the CommU platform takes into account cultural differences that could both hamper diagnosis and adherence to a treatment regimen. The tool comes in the form of an app that can be installed on any device that a doctor uses – phone, tablet or computer – and provides text and voice-based translation. #translator #culturaldifference #languagebarrier #israelitech #automatictranslationplatform #israelinnovation #voicebasedtranslation #communicationabilities #medicaltreatment https://lnkd.in/e_G6n8_5
Automatic Translator Breaks Language Barrier For Doctors & Patients
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An Israeli startup whose AI platform helps manage treatment for diabetics has announced a number of new deals with health systems and companies in the United States, and is preparing to cement its presence in the country. DreaMed Diabetes’ endo.digital platform is designed to provide treatment recommendations to millions of people with diabetes who do not have access to endocrinologists. “We managed to overcome the difficulties of the coronavirus, the economic crisis and the war, and we are preparing for a large-scale deployment in the US and then to other countries, with a significant revenue stream and the raising of new capital,” said DreaMed CEO and co-founder Eran Atlas. #medtech #diabetes #diabeticstreatment #healthsystem #endocrinologists #israelinnovation #israelitech https://lnkd.in/eWE4vbea
AI Diabetes Management Startup Strikes Deals, Expands In US
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https://lnkd.in/e_eeUKQc Israeli startup NayamWings has taken airplane wings and refitted them as sails for merchant shipping, and in doing so believes it can reduce fuel usage by an average of up to 35 percent per voyage, cutting down on costs and – crucially – pollution. “The maritime industry is very conservative,” says Nayam Wings CEO and co-founder Saar Carmeli. “In general, it hasn’t changed for 200 years, since the Industrial Revolution. Man discovered the combustion engine, started using it, and never stopped till this day.” The startup’s unique propulsion system uses rigid, asymmetric wings as sails, based on the principles of aviation to maximize aerodynamics for the ship using them, a concept that Carmeli says bypassed the maritime industry. And unlike other companies developing rigid wings that use symmetrical elements, Carmeli explains that their wings are asymmetrical, just like airplane wings, in order to reduce drag, maximize the propulsion provided by wind power and to cope with different wind speeds. The system uses AI and advanced algorithms to determine which way the wind is blowing and adjusts the wings accordingly. #windpropulsionthechnology #fuelusage #pollutionreduction #israelitech #airplanewings #maritime #windpropulsion #israelinnovation https://lnkd.in/e_eeUKQc
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Medtech startup AISAP has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its unique CARDIO point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) platform, which automatically generates analyses, interpretations and reports on a patient suffering from heart disease. The software platform allows clinicians to accurately diagnose up to 90 percent of the most common cardiac parameters within minutes, both early in the evaluation process and at any stage necessary during the course of treatment. “AISAP CARDIO was developed by top-notch technologists and cardiologists to close critical gaps in patient care. Our ‘anywhere, anytime AI’ approach is aimed at transforming healthcare by bringing cutting-edge diagnostic tools to the point of care,” said AISAP CEO Adiel Am-Shalom. #medtech #cardioultrasound #heartdisease #healthcare #israelinnovation #israelitech #ultrasoundplatform #aianalysis #clinicians #accuratediagnose #cardiacparameters https://lnkd.in/dKHrq8tq
Startup Gets FDA Approval For Cardiac Ultrasound Software
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A contest held by Tel Aviv University to help people with Parkinson’s disease who suffer from freezing of gait (FOG) episodes not only yielded thousands of entries from around the world, but also provided new insight into the way in which patients experience these episodes – offering improved treatment options. Prof. Jeff Hausdorff, an expert in the fields of gait, aging and Parkinson’s disease who led the contest, described FOG as a debilitating and so far unexplained phenomenon that affects between 38-65 percent of Parkinson’s sufferers. The contest asked researchers in machine learning from around the world to develop a model for a wearable sensor that can provide ongoing automated monitoring of these FOG episodes in the home. #Parkinsondisease #freezingofgait #FOG #treatmentoptions #israelinnovation #contest #machinelearning #wearablesensor #monitoringoptions #FOGepisodes #automatedmonitoring https://lnkd.in/dU2bBGt2
Contest For Device To Monitor Parkinson’s Patients Yields Key Insight
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A new study by Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel’s largest and internationally ranked hospital, found that remote hospital care at home, supervised by a physician, yields better outcomes for acutely ill patients than an actual stay in hospital. The first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed study was carried out at Beyond, Sheba’s virtual hospital. It was led by Prof. gad segal, the head of Sheba Education Authority, in collaboration with Sheba physicians and Noa Zychlinski, Professor of Data and Decision Science at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated two long-term challenges for acute care – insufficient beds and space in hospitals to treat all of the acute patients, and a shortage of internal medicine specialists to treat patients. When confronted with these challenges we decided to seek out a viable alternative to in-hospital stay,” said Segal. #homecare #medicalstudy #remotecare #covid #israelinnovation #healthcare #acutepatients #remotehealthcare https://lnkd.in/dUTzZbB6
Sheba Study: Home Care Better Than Hospital For Acute Patients
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A species of immobile invertebrate organisms called sponges living in the Gulf of Eilat have devised a unique way to ward off predators – an extremely toxic metal called molybdenum. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) found that the Theonella conica sponges contain an unprecedented concentration of the metal as well as a bacterium called Entotheonella that lets them store it safely. PhD student Shani Shoham, who led the study along with Prof. Micha Ilan from TAU’s School of Zoology, said that several decades ago, researchers from the lab found a high concentration of molybdenum in samples of a sponge collected in a coral reef in the Indian Ocean. She decided to test whether such high concentrations were also found in the same sponge species in the Gulf of Eilat, where it grows at depths of more than 27 meters. #academicstudy #sponges #gulfofEilat #coralreef #israelinnovation #molybdenum #Entotheonella https://lnkd.in/dZDi3rkB
Study: Gulf Of Eilat Sponges Deter Predators With Toxic Metal
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