Spin-offs

Limaca Medical is developing KORA, an electro-mechanically driven endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy devise for improved tumor diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) system tumors. KORA obtains higher quality core tissue for superior histopathologic analysis, improved diagnostic accuracy, and better clinical outcomes.

PG Medical Systems, harnesses state of the art Machine Learning algorithms to provide physicians with a “virtual pain expert” in the palm of their hands, allowing them to tailor the best pain treatment and management scheme for patients thereby transforming the way pain is diagnosed and treated.

An Israeli start-up in in the Cardiovascular area, Novogate was established in 2011 by Professor Gil Bolotin, inventor of the Wisefix trans-apical access and closure device.

Project Overview: Product: Endothelial progenitor cells, providing an optimal solution for bone regeneration.

Clinician Scientists at Rambam Health Care Campus worked with Corindus to develop devices for robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Corindus Vascular Robotics is marketed on the NYSE:CVRS.

On-Demand Degradable Medical Devices Rambam
Dr. Yaron Bar Lavie, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Amos Ofer, Department of Medical Imaging
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Oded Shoseyov, Prof. Danny Porath, Dr. Ofra Benny

Project Leaders
Rambam - Prof. Ziv Gil (Ear, Nose, and Throat; Head and Neck Surgery), Dr. Jacob Cohen (Ear, Nose, and Throat; Head and Neck Surgery), Dr. Yoav Binenbaum ((Ear, Nose, and Throat; Head and Neck Surgery)

Project Leaders: Dr. Yaniv Keren and Dr. Yaron Berkovich, Orthopedic Surgery Section, Division of Orthopedics

Product: New Peptide drug to reduce thrombosis rate without increased risk of bleeding