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CanFite Alternative to Viagra

An Israeli pharmaceutical firm could be the next big producer of erectile dysfunction treatments. Petah Tikvah-based Can-Fite announced Tuesday that the US Patent and Trademark Office (one of the last stages before the actual granting of a patent) issued a Notice of Allowance for the company’s “A3 Adenosine Receptor Allosteric...
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Telemedicine kit for Home Diagnosis

Your preschooler wakes up with an earache and fever. You tell your boss you’ll be late to work, wangle a pediatrician appointment, bundle up the sick kid, sit in a waiting room full of other sick kids, spend five minutes with the doctor, and leave with a prescription and/or orders...
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TrendLines Deal With Japanese MNC

The Trendlines Group has entered into a definitive collaboration framework agreement with a major multinational medical corporation headquartered in Japan. This research partnership will see the firms mutually identify specific clinical opportunities. As part of the terms of the agreement, Trendlines Labs will develop innovative medical device products for manufacturing...
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Merck, Weizmann Institute Cancer Deal

WIth more than 300 employees at four sites throughout Israel, Merck KgaA, a multifaceted chemical and technology company, has quietly emerged as one of the major multinational firms with a significant presence in Israel. The company announced this week that it was furthering its stake in Israeli tech by signing...
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ApiFix Wins $25,000

Six pediatric medical device innovations that address a significant yet unmet pediatric need were awarded a total of $250,000 in grant money at the third annual National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) Competition. ApiFix was awarded a $25,000 grant for its minimally invasive correction system for patients with a spinal...
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