Optiscope26 Aug 2007 15:28
About 5,000 people attended the Biomed Israel 2007 conference in early July at the David Intercontinental Hotel, double the prior years attendance, and the conference was titled Bio-pharma & Medical Devices, thus emphasizing not only the countrys efforts in biopharmaceuticals but also the growing role of its device sector. (Chart 2, p. 10, indicates the stages of development for Israels developmental companies, ranging from earliest stage to revenue-producing.)
Optiscope Technologies (Katzrin) s developing a disposable rigid endoscope which would eliminate the danger of cross contamination. The innovation in optical technology comes from Russia and enables the production of optical parts for rigid endoscopes that provide similar or better viewing quality at a cost low enough to make them disposable. Rigid endoscopes are used in multiple medical fields, including urology, stomatology, gynecology, and ophthalmology.
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