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Italy-Israel Bilateral conference during Biomed 2011

The Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv In collaboration with Israel Italy Chamber of Commerce and Industry Cordially invite you to attend the FIFTH Italian Israeli Conference on Life Sciences: “Collaboration and Innovation in Cancer Research and Treatment” Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv From 09.00 to 13.00 for informations info@italia-israel.com Tweet

Local management vs. International management

In preparation for the closing session of the upcoming ILSI biomed conference, dealing with the issue of local management vs. international management, ILSI-Biomed is conducting a survey to assess current attitudes towards management of an Israeli start up companies. The session will be led by Dr Dalia Megiddo. If you could answer a few short questions, your name and company will be kept confidential. 1. Is in necessary at some point in an Israeli healthcare company's life c...

Meet The Speakers: Shlomo Yanai

The ILSI-BioMed week is closer every day. It will be opened by a keynote address by Mr. Shlomo Yanai, President and CEO of Teva, Israel. Shlomo Yanai has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Teva since March 2007. Prior to joining Teva, Mr. Yanai was President and Chief Executive Officer of Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd. from 2003 until 2006. Previously, Mr. Yanai served in the Israel Defense Forces (the "IDF") for 32 years, where he achieved the rank of Major General, t...

Allium, Israel Biomedical Innovations to merge

Urology stent developer Allium Medical Ltd. (TASE: ALMD) has announced that it plans to merge with another company. Biomedix Incubator Ltd. (TASE:BMDX) owns 25.8% of Allium, which said that the target company is also controlled by Biomedix. The target company is apparently Israel Biomedical Innovations Ltd. (formerly Endogun), whose operations are synergetic with Allium's. Biomedix owns 18% of IBI, which has technology for connecting tissue within the body without the need for surgery. IB...

Job Offer: Bioinformatician

Bioinformatician (reference JB-10) Bioinformatican in software development team. The job requires development and maintenance of bioinformatic tools, Web interfaces, database programming. BSc or MSc in bioinformatics / computer science. Requirements: Knowledge and experience in Perl and UNIX programming. Experience in developing WEB/ ORACLE /MySQL - advantage. Knowledge in bioinformatics / biology / plant science. For applications, please send your CV to jobs@evogene.com. Please state t...

Meet the speakers: Dalia Megiddo

Dr. Dalia Megiddo managed 2 venture capital funds: 7 Health Ventures (2006-2010) and InnoMed Ventures, since 2000. Dr Megiddo has been involved in the Life Science Venture Capital Industry since 1999 and is well recognized as one of the leaders in the healthcare investment community both in Israel and internationally. She is a frequent speaker at local and international meetings and served as a board member at Given Imaging (NASDAQ-GIVN) and Elron (NASDAQ- ELRN). She is also involved in f...

Medigus Announces World’s Smallest Video Camera

Medigus Ltd. has developed the world's smallest video camera - just 0.99 mm in diameter. These miniature cameras are manufactured from materials suitable for human medical procedures. They are designed specifically for small-diameter disposable endoscopic devices, used in diagnostic and surgical procedures in regions of the anatomy where larger scopes are not viable. Medigus will begin supplying camera samples in the coming weeks to US and Japanese companies which produce cardiology-r...

GCP Clinical Studies joins ResearchPoint Global, a Worldwide CRO, that Expands its Worldwide Presence to Israel

ResearchPoint Global (RPG) announces its newest member, GCP Clinical Studies Ltd., a leading provider of clinical research services and educational programs in Israel. GCP conducts trials with many of the country’s top medical centers. Its educational program has assisted in establishing high quality standards throughout Israel. "GCP is delighted and honored to be a part of the RPG organization, since this will offer our local clients the option for conducting professionally well-managed ...

Opportunity to Present and Win at 2011 ILSI – BioMed Conference

How many times have you given an elevator speech that yielded NO RESULTS? This is a Call for a Change - Don't Miss the Opportunity to Present and to Win at the upcoming 2011 ILSI - BioMed Conferenc. Once again, BioJerusalem is delighted to hold the ‘Start Up's Pavilion’, offering start-up companies the opportunity to showcase their technologies and products. In addition, this year they offer start ups, for the first time, increased exposure with the opportunity to present your company...