News bulletins, press releases and other information about activities in Startup Village Yokneam.
"If a Veteran with SCI/D is unable or unwilling to travel to a VA Exoskeleton Training Center for training, case-by-case consideration will be given to enable the Veteran and companion to receive training at a VA facility that does not have an exoskeleton training program or at a non-VA facility."
Jack Lazar, Jon Olson and Greg Waters will replace Dov Baharav, Shai Cohen and Tom Riordan on the Board of Directors of Mellanox as part of the agreement between Mellanox and Starboard. The agreement also calls for operating performance thresholds for FY2018 and FY2019 that will determine whether Starboard will have the right to appoint a direct representative to the Board.
Mike McGurl of MCRA met with representatives from a number of medical device companies in Yokneam to give an FDA/U.S. General Regulatory Overview and answer questions for local companies.
GenomeWeb recently reported that Curewize Health in Yokneam aims to have a test for guiding treatment decisions in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients on the European market by the beginning of next year. Curewize claims that the clinical test trial that it completed on patients from a European National Registry Study provides information related to the possibility of relapse in patients based on the presence or absence of microRNA biomarkers. The test stratifies the patients into risk-based treatment groups. , identifying patients that are at a high risk of relapse before starting treatment.
Lumenis Ltd., the world’s largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, aesthetic, and ophthalmic applications, announced that it will again be supporting the International Scar Treatment Conference in Israel, which will be held for the second time in Tel Aviv, on March 21st-22nd, 2018.
Last year, at the very first Scar Treatment Conference, the international event allowed key opinion leaders from the USA, Europe and Israel to gather and share important new studies and patient care protocols. Among them were Dr. Jill Waibel, Dr. Peter Shumaker, Dr. Mateo Tretti Clementoni and other leading experts, who spoke about the unique Lumenis UltraPulse® SCAARFX™ solution for severe scar treatment.
“Treatment of scars is my passion and last year’s 2017 International Scars Conference was one of the most informative meetings regarding this topic,” said Dr. Matteo Tretti Clementoni. “Lumenis produces a variety of devices including the UltraPluse CO2, the ResurFX™ (1565 nm non-ablative fractional), and the IPL with OPT™, that allow me to treat most of the scars I see during my everyday activity. Using their devices along or in combination we are not only able to change the features of a scar but also to really improve the quality of life of the patients.”
Under the direction of The Tel Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov, with the Israel Society of Dermatology and Venereology, the Israeli Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, the conference will bring together experts from the plastic surgery, aesthetic, and dermatology community worldwide to explore the newest, cutting-edge practices in scar treatment and aesthetics.
“Lumenis is proud to support the second International Scar Treatment Conference in Israel,” said Tzipi Ozer-Armon, CEO of Lumenis. “We take great pride in our meaningful solutions for scar treatments, which not only impact the visibility of scars, but the quality of life of patients who suffer from them.”
Lectures will be held on a diverse range of topics, including scar mitigation and healing, surgery and trauma, therapies for medical management, laser and light therapy, and acne scarring and striae to name just a few. In addition to the presentations, and a live scar treatment workshop, an extensive, professional exhibition will be held to showcase the latest breakthrough innovations in medical equipment and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide, including a section featuring Lumenis breakthroughs, such as the UltraPulse® SCAARFX™, M22™ - multi application platform, and AcuPulse™.
On Wednesday, March 21st and Thursday, March 22nd the Lumenis UltraPulse® SCAARFX™, M22™ - multi application platform, and AcuPulse™ complete aesthetic workstation will be the focus of over 20 lectures at the Scars II Conference. Highlights include, live scar treatments workshop by world renowned experts, “Ameliorating pain and itch”, by Dr. William Norbury, “Algorithm for laser scar treatment”, by Dr. Matteo Tretti Clementoni, and more. Please visit lumenis.com for a detailed agenda.
About Lumenis
Lumenis is a global leader in the field of minimally-invasive clinical solutions for the Surgical, Ophthalmology, and Aesthetic markets, and is a world-renowned expert in developing and commercializing innovative energy-based technologies, including Laser, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and Radio-Frequency (RF). For 50 years, Lumenis' ground-breaking products have redefined medical treatments and have set numerous technological and clinical gold-standards. Lumenis has successfully created solutions for previously untreatable conditions, as well as designed advanced technologies that have revolutionized existing treatment methods. For more information visit: www.lumenis.com
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According to Globes, "when IMI Systems is fully merged with Elbit Systems, IMI's current activities will operate from three plants: new plants in Ramat Beka in the Negev, and Yokneam and Tziporit in the north."
In Shoshanna Solomon's article (in French) for the Times of Israel about how founders of startups need to let go, she discusses how change affects management style. Among others, she quotes Eyal Waldman of Mellanox as saying "...when the company was a start-up, I was much more involved in all the processes. I miss that. I used to be more involved. Now I need to talk a lot. It is more difficult to play on the playground of adults, because if you fail, the fall is stronger and more difficult. "
The New York Times reported that Starboard Value, which started the proxy fight, just sent a letter to Mellanox attacking its policy of stock grants to executives.
