Seven new incubator companies were approved

Among the projects approved by the technology incubators committee led by the chief scientist: lightweight implants for breast augmentation surgeries; A device for deploying nets in hernia surgeries; Medical devices for providing a solution for rapid blood loss in emergency medicine; 12.6D ultrasound system for early detection of breast cancer * The total scope of the grant - NIS XNUMX million.

The Technology Incubator Committee, chaired by the chief scientist, Dr. Eli Ofer, approved at its last meeting seven new ventures in the fields of medical devices and environmental quality.

Projects in the field of medical devices

The G&G company is heating Hammam A.T., Ashkelon will develop innovative lightweight implants designed for breast augmentation surgeries and various breast reconstructions. The global market for breast augmentation implants currently stands at approximately $900 million, and is expected to grow to $2 billion in 2014. Along with the general growth trend in the number of surgeries, there is a constant increase in the volume of implants requested by women. The increase in the volume of the implant naturally led to an increase in the weight of the implants. This great weight leads to serious side effects for the patients, which include, among other things, drooping and distortion of the breast, thinning of the tissue, back pain and damage to the long-term aesthetic result. The unique structure of the light weight implant developed by the company enables the achievement of the necessary volume, and at the same time - to avoid the damage of the weight, while maintaining the natural feeling and without changing the surgical procedure accepted today.

Polytouch Heats Mesgav in Gush Segev will develop a device for the deployment and accurate placement of support networks for abdominal hernia repair surgeries. The company identified a real need for a solution to the problem of mesh placement in this common surgery which is a significant part of the activity of every surgical department in a hospital. The mesh placement and placement processes today are carried out manually and imprecisely, which includes the insertion of staples through the abdominal wall and outside the body in a method that requires time, expertise and carries an unnecessary risk of complications for the patient. The solution offered by the Polytouch company is expected to work with the entire variety of existing networks, it is non-invasive and offers discount and placement of the network in a very simple procedure and with one hand, friendly to the doctor and with distinct advantages for the patient. The product will allow the use of light nets that have a medical advantage. The hernia treatment equipment market is a vibrant and growing market characterized by the rapid penetration of innovative technologies.

Deliverance Mechamat Meitav in Katsrin will develop medical equipment to provide a solution for rapid blood loss in emergency medicine. This is a medical device for rapid treatment of trauma victims suffering from rapid blood loss in emergency medicine and operating rooms.

The Kaurilios company, also from Katzrin, will develop a medicinal solution in the field of sleep. This is a new solution for the effective use of sleep medications without side effects.

A new company that will be established as part of the Mashgav greenhouse and still does not have a name, will develop a 9000D ultrasound system for the early detection of breast cancer. This is a 30,000D ultrasound [tomographic] system for the early detection of breast cancer, which enables high accuracy in the diagnosis. The product is based on an innovative ultrasound transducer consisting of a dome that covers the entire breast, a motor that drives the acoustic sensor around the breast automatically and enables three-dimensional tomographic mapping of the entire breast, and a dedicated gel that hardens in contact with body heat and allows the breast to be kept in its natural state, without crushing while scanning. The unique structure of the transducer allows for increased accuracy. The target market is the clinics that perform mammography tests. In the USA there are about 40 such clinics approved by the FDA, and in the whole world there are about 120 such clinics. Today, about XNUMX million mammograms are performed in the US alone per year. The number worldwide is about XNUMX million tests per year.

Developments in the field of environmental quality

"CMT" company warms L.N. An entrepreneur from Haifa, will develop ceramic micro-turbines. The proposed technology enables the creation of a micro turbine with an innovative rotor without blades based on composite ceramic materials. The product under development during the greenhouse period is a rotor for a 1.5 kW turbine that is expected to provide electricity with 30% efficiency. At a more advanced stage, the technology will be applied to a larger turbine with up to 50% efficiency. Due to the increase in fuel prices and pollution, the development of new technologies to generate electricity for direct supply or battery charging is one of the rising needs in the energy market. Micro-turbines to generate electricity, as a preferred replacement for a diesel generator, is one of the new directions under development. Use of micro-turbines to generate new and relatively limited electricity - the technology is not mature enough to compete with internal combustion engines or diesel generators. At the same time, micro-turbines have a number of basic features whose development can lead to a breakthrough both in fuel consumption efficiency, and in the cost of investment and maintenance, and certainly in reducing pollution: a small number of moving parts, continuous operation that guarantees reliability and efficiency, minimal pollution, low relative weight, cost Low maintenance and flexibility in fuel types.

A new company that will be established as part of the L.N. incubator. Entrepreneurship in Haifa, you will develop an adjustable sprinkler for uniform and precise irrigation of different types of terrain. This is an adjustable boom sprinkler, by pre-adjusting the sprinkler distance in different directions, depending on the shape of the irrigated area. The sprinkler maintains uniform water distribution and has a user-friendly interface. There is worldwide recognition of the necessity of efficient water management and the treatment of water as a limited resource. Also, there is a demand from the authorities, to save water through more efficient irrigation, in the world they are even promoting legislation to favor these systems and tax breaks are given. To date, systems have been developed that did not fully meet the need, those that met the irrigation needs were expensive systems that incorporate electronic control components. The proposed technology combines an original design that guarantees a cheap, reliable, efficient and easy-to-operate mechanical solution.

Rena Fridor, director of the incubator program, stated that the technology incubator program supports entrepreneurs with innovative technological ideas in the earliest stages, and not existing companies. Pridor adds that in the first six months of the greenhouse project, the project team and the greenhouse must establish a company that will focus on the development of the approved project. Fridor explains that projects enter the incubators and start-up companies leave that have raised private follow-on investments and are able to compete "in the real world".

Dr. Eli Ofer, the chief scientist, noted that within the framework of the incubator program, the entrepreneurs' requests for support are submitted by the technological incubators, and this after they have performed a technological and marketing check on the project and wish to invest in it on the one hand, and it is worthy of the program on the other hand. Ofer explains that this two-stage inspection mechanism ensures that only worthy projects with a high technological risk with great business potential that need the support of the state will enter the program.