HEALTHCARE
NovoCure surges on Q2 results
The company, a developer of cancer treatments using electric fields, handily beat the analysts on the top and bottom line, and reported success with new products.
Kamada jumps on $50m source plasma deal
The new three-year agreement for the supply of normal source plasma from Kamada's plasma collection centers in Texas will produce about $50 million in revenue over three years.
NeuroAI diagnostic co Hemispheric raises $52m
The Israeli company’s AI model can analyze brain activity measured by non-invasive means and turn it into quantitative metrics designed to help doctors and researchers make diagnoses.
Rappaport vies with Tshuva for Herzliya hospital
Assaf Rappaport and the other Wiz founders seek to buy 25% of Herzliya Medical Center at a NIS 1 billion valuation, and a similar offer from Yitzhak Tshuva is still open, but regulation may thwart both contenders.
The betrayal of biotech
Former Teva CEO Jeremy Levin has published a sobering critique of a critical industry. He talks to "Globes" about his conclusions, and how Israel should act.
“Let’s get bacteria to produce oil”
Reichman University’s Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand is developing chips that monitor plants, detect hazards in drinking water, and help medical teams treat wounded soldiers. Now he has an ambitious new vision.
Beilinson Hospital receives record donation for cancer research
Dr. Henry and Dr. Susan Samueli have given $50 million to the Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute at the hospital, following their initial $25 million donation to found the institute.
in the photo: Dr. Henry Samueli, Dr. Susan Samueli, Clalit Health Fund CEO Dr. Eitan Wertheim, and Prof. Gal Markel credit: Koby Kuankas
AWS extends Ichilov AI medical collaboration
The new agreement is a continuation of a collaboration between the parties, in which Ichilov transferred all of its computer systems to the cloud, becoming one of the world’s first hospitals to do so.