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A film which explains about a new therapeutic vaccine for cancer – amazing!

Here is the film which explains about ImMucin, a new therapeutic vaccine for cancer which is currently in clinical trials in Myeloma patients. You are also invited to visit Vaxil BioTherapeutics site. Tweet

Israel: America’s Technology Farm System

In the accompanying video that’s just under 30 minutes long, Steve Forbes personally interviews George Gilder for an episode of Intelligent Investing. At about the 6:30 mark, Forbes asks Gilder about the companies he feels are at the forefront of leading edge technologies today and Gilder begins talking about Israel, whose companies are “…genius under the gun…a very productive environment.” In the ensuing exchange, Forbes probes Gilder on his claim that Israel is “a functional part of th...

FDAnews Virtual Conference: Complying with FDA’s Unique Device Identification Rule; Feb 24 2011

The soon-to-be-issued FDA proposed rule requiring adoption of Unique Device Identification (UDI) has device manufacturers in a sweat. But an upcoming virtual conference for medical device companies promises to shed light. The FDA is about to unveil a proposed rule that could dramatically increase the volume and type of information you supply to the FDA. The new rule will require you to create a unique ID and label for every product that carries risk. The label will include name of manu...

A free webinar “Medical Technology Innovation scorecard: The race for global leadership”.

ILSI is announcing a webinar by Dr. Chris Wasden titled “Medical Technology Innovation scorecard: The race for global leadership”. It will take place on January 25th at 17:00 and is free to all. If you are interested, please register through sima@ilsi.org.il or Michal@ilsi.org.il or use ILSI telephone numbers 03-600-5008/5118. Dr. Chris Wasden Dr. Christopher Wasden is a managing director leading PwC's strategy and innovation practice focused on the healthcare industry. He is a named i...

Second Webinar in the series of REIMBURSEMENT Offered by top USA Consultants and PAID BY ILSI

The US reimbursement environment is changing for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Understanding and building plans to maximize coverage and payment across the diverse US payer landscape and gaining access to US payers is a critical hurdle for Israeli technology companies. And few ex-US technology companies are prepared for this market. Failure to prepare can – and frequently does – lead to failure to commercialize technology, or significant loss of value on exit. To help Israeli comp...

TOP USA REIMBURSEMENT GROUP OFFERING THREE WEBINARS PAID BY ILSI.

The US reimbursement environment is changing for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Understanding and building plans to maximize coverage and payment across the diverse US payer landscape and gaining access to US payers is a critical hurdle for Israeli technology companies. And few ex-US technology companies are prepared for this market. Failure to prepare can – and frequently does – lead to failure to commercialize technology, or significant loss of value on exit. Ruti Alon (Credit - Yor...

Few patients look to pharma sites for health info, survey says

Patients taking a medication and looking online for health information tend to avoid pharmaceutical company sites, according to an online survey conducted by Accenture. Photo credit: missyredboots from morguefile.com Just over two-thirds of surveyed respondents said they go online for health information, according to the data. Of that group, nearly half (48%) said they use medical websites like WebMD most often, and just 6% said they use social media sites like Facebook or Twitter most oft...

The new BioInform Magazine – a platform to connect

Two young Israeli scientists - Tal Shprung (M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the faculty of medicine, Tel-Aviv University) and  Alon Rayhman (M.Sc. from the Hebrew University, the faculty of agriculture) have come up with a unique idea for the biotech community in Israel: BioInform - a bio oriented magazine, that is aimed solely to the biotech community in Israel (pharmaceutical companies, medical device industry, biological facilities, academia institutions, ministerial offices and more). ...

Networking with Five Italian Companies

Five Italian biomedical companies are coming to Israel, and are interested in meeting suitable Israeli business partners It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know! Relationships are the catalyst for success! Do the above two statements look familiar? They should. They are the axioms of the Networking Theory (name not trademarked, invented on the spot). While networking seems to be the new religion of the business folks, I daresay that it’s been around for quite a bit. Even apes have...