- At the IMPROVATE Innovation Conference, Israeli
technology companies presented to government officials and
investors from Europe solutions
for the post-coronavirus era in the field of MedTech, tourism and
education.
- IMPROVATE founder and chair, Irina Nevzlin: "When tech
companies work effectively with governments, the citizens get the
best possible results."
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The IMPROVATE
Innovation Conference held online and in Tel Aviv last week dealt with the day after
the global crisis, with Israeli technology and innovation companies
presenting solutions in the fields of tourism, MedTech and distance
learning to European government officials and investors.
The conference was opened by IMPROVATE founder and chair, Irina
Nevzlin, who said she was a big believer in win-win solutions:
"When tech companies work effectively with governments, the
citizens get the best possible results. IMPROVATE is a platform
that brings together different parties to focus on solutions, and
makes this win-win approach happen."
Speaking about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on
Eastern Europe, former
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said the aftermath
of the crisis presented huge opportunities for Israeli companies in
Eastern Europe and the Balkan
states as they update their health care systems. "Some of the
products we have seen today are truly unique… Come to our region,
we will open doors. A lot of money will be invested in coming years
to improve healthcare systems. There is European money available,
government money available. We need to bring you here to the market
and you can do good business here."
At a panel dealing with the tourism industry in the
post-coronavirus era, Israel's
Minister of Tourism Orit
Farkash-Hacohen said the challenges posed to the
industry were technological in nature as innovation was needed to
create a uniform global technological standard to enable open skies
once lockdowns are lifted.
Greek Minister of Tourism Harry
Theoharis said, "Solutions have to be around safety ...
we need to integrate touchless payments schemes ensuring you can
have access without physical contact. Those are the kind of systems
that are going to be needed."
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon said that while Jerusalem is a city with a long and rich
history, it has also always been a place of new ideas.
"Jerusalem, even during the dark
days of the coronavirus, has continued to develop our innovation
economy. New start-ups join large companies and together they are
at the heart of our capital city, of the Startup Nation."
At a panel on medical innovation and technologies,
Zoya Paunova, CEO of AstraZeneca
Bulgaria said there was a major lesson to be learned from
Israel's innovation ecosystem: "Do
not innovate for yourself, innovate for the world and then the
world will come and invest in you."
Several Israeli companies presented advanced medical
technologies for new and life-saving treatments in a diverse range
of fields.
Amir London, CEO of the
international biopharmaceuticals company Kamada showed how
treatment with Kamada's COVID-19 antibodies (IgG) may help
hospitalized patients; Adi
Jacobson, VP Marketing at Zebra Medical Vision presented
Zebra's AI technology for early detection of chronic disease in
large populations; Ayala Bliah, CEO of Sivan, described how
Moovcare as a medical application improves cancer patient's
longevity and helps oncologists better manage medical visits and
priorities; Ilan Cohen, Chairman
of the Board, and Ron Nagar, CEO of
TempraMed Israel, discussed the transition to home care and its
implications on cold supply chain and user compliance;
Guy Halpern, VP, Products &
Clinical Research at Inovytec Medical Solutions described how
the company manufactures practical and easy-to-operate technology
for cardiac and airway emergencies; Dvir
Dahary, Co-founder & Chief Scientist of Geneyx spoke
about analyzing clinical genetics data better for better
Predictive, Preventive, and Precision, Personalized medicine;
Shani Toledano, CEO, and
Gabi Polliack, CMO, of HT
BioImaging presented their solution as the first heat diffusion
imaging tool for cancer classification and diagnosis at the point
of care and operating room.
Max Simonovsky, founder and
CEO of Soapy presented the experience technology behind CLEAN,
the revolutionary, data-backed hand hygiene machine - Soapy was
recognized as one of Top 5 disinfection and hand hygiene
technologies in 2020 and received global awards.
At a panel on education technologies and the effects of distance
learning during the coronavirus lockdowns, Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Education and
Science, Ms. Karina Angelieva, said the crisis was accelerating
the adoption of technologies and digitalization in education.
Educator and education researcher Alexander Schneider of Daata Etech Lab
presented an educational system for group thinking and learning
developed and produced by the company.
IMPROVATE CEO Ronit Hassin
Hochman: "Israeli innovation is renowned the world over.
After every one of our conferences, we receive inquiries from
countries that want to be exposed to Israeli technologies. The
coronavirus crisis has accelerated the desire of governments to
adopt innovative technologies and IMPROVATE is in contact with
governments to promote Israeli companies."
About IMPROVATE:
IMPROVATE was launched in September
2020 with a vision to make innovation and technology
accessible to all. Operating out of London and Tel Aviv, IMPROVATE's mission is to connect
change-makers in technology with leaders and decision makers,
through international conferences, business delegations and deals
between governments and companies, in order to help realize global
progress through innovation.
For further information visit our
website: improvate.net
Contact: info@improvate.net
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