ILSI-Biomed Israel

June 13th: From Idea to Bench to Bedside – a Biomedical Innovation Summit

Medical Innovation:  From Idea to Bench to Bedside A Biomedical Innovation Summit Dan Panorama Tel Aviv ¡ Sunday, June 13, 2010     Presented by Cleveland Clinic Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center Israel Life Sciences Industries   And Sponsored By GT Greenberg Traurih, MPR, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Team Neo, Cleveland Plus Business         Program 8:45                 Registration, Breakfast, Networking 9:15                 Welcome and Introductions                ...

May 5th: Healthcare Reform Webinar

U.S. Health Care Reform Webinar - A Special Presentation for Israeli Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Companies and Their Investors     Please register for this live webinar.   Meeting Description:    Drug and Biologics Manufacturers: Medicare and Medicaid drug coverage changes Annual fee for branded prescription drug manufacturers Biosimilars   Medical Device Manufacturers: Excise tax Essential Health Benefits Package   Heal...

June 15th, 2010: A Meeting with the Sheba & Rambam Campus Scientists

June 15th, 2010: A Meeting with the Sheba & Rambam Campus Scientists

3-6 May: Bio International Convention in Chicago

On May 3rd to 6th, the global event for biotechnology will go open in Chicago, with more than 1,700 exhibitions, and a strong Israeli presence. To the Conference Site Schedule of Events Bio- International Convention 2010 May 3rd – 6th Companies exhibiting and holding meetings at the Israel national pavilion. Booth #2548 Monday, May 3rd AICC LSPG Mission Breakfast Event, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, NBC Tower, Suite 3600 455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, 7:00 – 10:30 AM Tuesday, M...

The Potential of Smart-phones in Biomedicine

Medical apps for iPhone can be found aplenty, and soon to come are biomedical apps that interact with implants and monitor vital signs. A few weeks ago I received my first iPhone, and ever since I’ve had a blast of a time. This single, tiny device, can take the place of so many other utilities: books, movie and music players and yes – even portable game systems. It all depends on the apps you choose to download to your iPhone, of which there is a wide variety. Of all the applications I ve...

Israeli Argo Receives Public Attention

Israeli Argo Gets Its 15 Minutes of Fame on "Good Morning America" "Healing the paralyzed man" is a well developed concept in Christian USA, as since Jesus was told to do it once, many have tried to repeat the miracle and failed. But Argo Medical Technologies from Haifa, Israel, has done just that with no Demons cast out ceremony. Argo's device, ReWalk, is an upper body harness with full legs support that motorizes the hips and knees. The device's sensors supervise the motion, as the crut...

Abstract Submissions Opening for ILSI-BioMed 2010

Abstract Submissions Opening for ILSI-BioMed 2010, up until March 10, 2010. If you know anything at all about the Biomed industry in Israel, then you're probably familiar with the ILSI-BioMed conference, which is held almost every year in the last decade. Last year's event drew 6,000 industry players, engineers and scientists, with 800 participants from 35 countries and in excess of 2,500 one-on-one meetings, and there's no reason for those numbers to go down this year. Why am I mentioning...

Photos from ILSI-BioMed 2009, and New Events

Looking for life science events in Israel? Take a look in our Events Section, where we post every major new event in the field of bio-medicine and bio-technology in Israel. The newest event - Seminar: Patient Recruitment: Key Success Factor in Clinical Trials, January 19, 2010 Also, pay attention to the upper-right corner of the website, where you can find a large number of photos and images taken in the ILSI-BioMed week of 2009. See if you can find yourself!

Medical Device Companies Embrace Social Media

An online survey reveals that medical device companies embrace social media slowly but surely. Everyone wants to advertise their wares to as many people as possible. However, it costs a lot to put your ad on TV or even on Ynet. The most simple solution, which more and more companies are beginning to use, is to create their own social media on the net: blogs, groups on Facebook, fan pages - they're all out there. And if they're written well enough, they can easily receive thousands of visi...