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תומר שובל מנכ"ל ומייסד שותף בסימפלי

Payments Company Flywire Buys Healthcare Payments Startup Simplee

16.02.20|Meir Orbach
The companies did not disclose the financial details, but one person familiar with the matter who spoke to Calcalist on condition of anonymity valued the deal at $100 million
מוסף 3.5.18 בית חולים איכילוב תל אביב

Israel to Establish National Center for Proton Radiation Cancer Therapy

27.01.20|Adrian Filut
The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) has been chosen to operate the center, the construction of which is estimated at between $50 million and $100 million
הנסיך צ'ארלס נפגש עם הנשיא ריבלין

Prince Charles Praises Israeli innovation in the Fields of Medicine, Research, and Science

24.01.20|Elihay Vidal
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales concluded his two-day visit to Israel in a festive reception held in his honor at the British Ambassador Neil Wigan’s residence in Ramat Gan
בריאות דיגיטלית מדעי החיים רפואה טיפול 1

4 Tips for Israeli Entrepreneurs Looking to Break Into the Healthcare Industry

20.12.19|Samuel Cronin
Stop focusing on the digital—startups need to tackle the challenges of digital health the same way they would all other challenges in healthcare, writes Samuel Cronin, head of healthcare innovation at the UK Israel Tech Hub
ג'ול Juul סיגריה אלקטרונית

Juul’s U.S. Troubles Lead to Cuts in its Israeli Operations

20.11.19|Adrian Filut
The e-cigarette maker, which is facing increasing difficulties in the U.S. due to its popularity among teens and a mysterious lung illness connected to vaping, has recently announced the layoffs of 16% of its global workforce as part of a reorganization
עידן עופר 5.3.17

Idan Ofer’s Israel Corp. to Invest Up to $500 Million in Growth Stage Companies

19.11.19|Tzally Greenberg
Israel Corp. intends to focus on companies based in Israel and Europe, investing between $70 million and $100 million in each in return for equity
משרד דויטשה בנק לונדון

UK Israel Tech Hub Launches 2020 Program With a Focus on Healthcare

13.11.19|Elham Nasser Eddin
The U.K. could benefit from Israel's medical technology capabilities, British Ambassador to Israel, Neil Wigan, said at the program's launch event in Tel Aviv
חולים במסדרון בית החולים ברזילי אשקלות מערכת הבריאות מצוקת אשפוז בתי חולים

Israel Excels in Health, No Thanks to Government Spending, Report Says

10.11.19|Adrian Filut
The OECD’s most recent health report finds that Israel’s health expenditure is some of the lowest among the countries surveyed
שירותי בריאות כללית קופת חולים כללית נתניה

Israeli HMO Chairman in Talks for New Health Fund

04.11.19|Adrian Filut
Clalit Chairman Eli Admoni is aiming to create a fund that will invest in medical device companies and in technologies that could help improve and make community medicine more efficient
רוית ורשה דור

AXA-Backed Kamet Taps Israeli Health Ministry Exec for Insurtech Incubator

31.10.19|Sophie Shulman
Until recently, Ravit Warsha Dor served as head of innovation at the Israeli health ministry's digital health department
נאסדק

Nasdaq-Listed Digital Health Company OptimizeRx Acquires Healthcare Program Management Startup RMDY

10.09.19|CTech
OptimizeRx will pay $8 million in cash and another $8 million in stock for the East Rockaway, New York-based company. Another $30 million will be paid according to milestones achieved within a two year period
ועידה כלכלית לאומית 2019 פרופ' רוני גמזו מנכ"ל איכילוב

Digitization Makes Better Doctors and Nurses, Says Ichilov Hospital CEO

03.09.19|Tzally Greenberg
Ronni Gamzu, CEO of Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital, spoke Monday at Calcalist and Bank Leumi's National Economic Conference in Tel Aviv
מוסף שבועי 29.8.19 סוכרת הריון אישה בהריון מודדת סוכר בדם

Women Say Faulty Glucometers Made Their Sweet Pregnancy Bitter

30.08.19|Roni Dori
6% of pregnant women in Israel are diagnosed with gestational diabetes every year, and have to depend on blood glucose meters for the health of themselves and their babies. But what if the glucometer prescribed to many of them gave inaccurate readings?
זקן כיסא גלגלים ביטוח בריאות ביטוח סיעודי

In Israel, Heart Disease Mortality Is Down, Dementia Deaths Are Up, Says New Report

19.08.19|Lilach Baumer
On Thursday, the Israeli Ministry of Health published a report detailing the leading causes of death in the country
פרופ' לויד מיינור דיקן הפקולטה לרפואה בסטנפורד

Your Zip Code Is a Better Indicator of Lifespan Than Genetics, Says Stanford Dean of Medicine

19.06.19|Adrian Filut
In a recent interview with Calcalist, Lloyd B. Minor said that healthcare systems should be asking themselves not how to cure people but how to help them be healthy
פיטנגו איתי הראל גיא אזקיאל

Pitango Looking to Raise $150 Million Health Tech Fund

06.06.19|Tofi Stoler
The new fund has already led a first $7 million investment in Massachusetts-based whole genome sequencing startup Variantyx
מוסף שבועי 16.5.14 ספורט משחק בייסבול

It’s All in the Eyes: How Eyesight Can Make or Break an Athlete’s Career

24.05.19|Ouriel Daskal
Good vision can be much more crucial for an athlete than particularly strong lungs or the ability to run very quickly, according to Daniel Laby, an optometrist focused on eye care for professional athletes
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מנכ"ל ומייסד MyHeritage גלעד יפת

Genealogy Company MyHeritage Now Offers Genetic Disease Testing Kits

20.05.19|Hagar Ravet
MyHeritage will not sell users' medical data to insurance companies, CEO Gilad Japhet said in an interview
תרופה תרופות סל התרופות

Israel Leads OECD Countries on Opioid Use Increase, Says Report

19.05.19|Adrian Filut
Between 2011 and 2016, the availability of opioids in Israel grew by 125%, according to an OECD report published over the weekend
מטה חברת טבע תרופות

This Is how Teva and 19 of its Rivals Fixed U.S. Drug Prices

15.05.19|Hezi Sternlicht, Ran Abramson, and Tomer Ganon
A 524-page civil lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. alleges that 20 generic drugmakers colluded to influence drug prices, with executives meeting regularly to set prices and split the market