Author: OurCrowd

[OurCrowd in Yahoo Finance] OurCrowd Global Investor Summit: Israel’s Largest Tech Investment Event Returns February 13, 2020 in Jerusalem

OurCrowd, the global venture investing platform and Israel’s leading venture investor, has announced that it will host its sixth annual OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 13, 2020, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Summit returns as the largest business event in Israel’s history and the fastest-growing tech conference in the world. Read...

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[Innoviz in NoCamels] TAU retains 8th spot in world ranking of universities producing top entrepreneurs

Pitchbook listed companies Better Place (since bankrupted) and Innoviz Technologies among the top companies founded by graduates of the Technion and Cybereason, Via, and Lightricks among top startups founded by graduates of the Hebrew University. Moovit, JFrog and Valens were listed among the top companies founded by graduates of Ben-Gurion University. Read...

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[Surgical Theater in The Washington Times] GW Hospital doctors among first to use virtual, augmented reality tech for surgeries

While virtual reality has long been used for pain and distraction therapy, this marks the first time doctors have used it for presurgical planning and to perform chest surgeries, said biomedical engineer Aalap Herur-Raman, the senior virtual reality program leader for Surgical Theater, a company specializing in surgical VR technology that partnered with the hospital in Washington. Read more...

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