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OurCrowd portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) featured on CBS News

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) was been featured on CBS News, the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Argo has developed an exoskeleton device called the ReWalk, providing paraplegics with an independent, natural walking experience that provides them numerous social, psychological, and physical benefits. After his first few surgeries, when [Robert Woo] regained use of his arms, he did what many of us would do in times of uncertainty — he turned to the Internet to research. He came across The ReWalk, a robotic exoskeleton developed by Argo Medical Technologies in Israel. Its inventor, Dr. Amit Goffer, was a quadriplegic who was searching for a better alternative to the wheelchair. “I’m not generally an emotional guy, but I felt quite a rush the first time that I saw someone get up in device,” said Kozlowski. “I hate to sound cliché, but it did bring a tear to my eye.”   Argo (ReWalk) raised $1,280,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. Read more on CBS News here.       . The article also contains a video segment, watch it...

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OurCrowd portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) featured on CNN

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) was featured on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront”. Erin Burnett spoke with a ReWalk customer who shared his story and how the device changed his life. She also interviewed ReWalk inventor Amit Goffer on how the idea for robotic trousers came about. The CNN piece notes that “it is nothing short of amazing” that Argo’s ReWalk exoskeleton enables to walk again. Argo (ReWalk) raised $1,280,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. View the video below or play it on CNN here....

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Argo (ReWalk) featured in TIME magazine’s “25 Best Inventions of the Year 2013”

TIME magazine named OurCrowd portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) as one of the 25 best inventions of the year 2013. Annually, TIME magazine selects the top 25 world-changing inventions of that year. But, what makes an invention great? In its introduction to this year’s list, TIME explains that sometimes a great invention “solves a problem you didn’t think could be solved. Skyscrapers can’t turn invisible. Pens can’t write in midair. Paraplegics can’t walk. Except now they can.” TIME magazine writes about ReWalk: “Call it an exoskeleton or a bionic suit, but for paraplegics, it’s freedom. This innovative device, developed by a quadriplegic Israeli scientist, relies on sensors that anticipate shifts in the user’s balance and translates them into movements like walking and standing. Already available in Europe, the suit had its prime-time debut on an episode of Glee and is being reviewed by the FDA for use in the U.S.” Argo (ReWalk) raised $1,280,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. Read more on...

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OurCrowd’s Argo (ReWalk) featured In Bloomberg Businessweek

Leading business and finance magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) and quoted OurCrowd’s CEO Jon Medved about investing in medical-device technologies. Last year [Larry Jasinski] the former Boston Scientific exec became chief executive officer of Argo Medical Technologies, a 42-person startup in Yokneam Illit, Israel. Argo’s main product is the ReWalk, an exoskeleton for helping paraplegics walk again. In Israel, “we are on the cusp of a golden age of medical-device investment,” says Jonathan Medved, founder and CEO of Jerusalem-based OurCrowd, a crowdfunding site that has invested in Argo. “People sense this is where the money is.” Read more on Bloomberg Businessweek here. Argo (ReWalk) raised $1,280,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013.      ...

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Newsletter: Keeping food fresh + No more lost in Instacart’s supermarket

Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: Sufresca, natural, edible coating keeps produce freshRewire: Banking services for millions of migrantsNobel laureate and MedTech CEOs talk precision medicineThe EVERY Company produces animal-free macaronPlantish fishes for restaurant partnersOurCrowd hosts dinner for US Ambassador to IsraelSabah al-Binali, OurCrowd’s man in Abu DhabiOurCrowd staff mark Good Deeds Day, Jerusalem MarathonParalyzed man climbs to world record with ReWalk exoskeletonSapiens and Ravin.ai streamline auto insurance claimsNVIDIA drives autonomous vehicle development with ForetellixIntroductionsMore than 4,600 high-tech jobs Startup of the Week:Sufresca: Natural, edible coating keeps produce fresh As much as half of all the world’s fresh fruits and vegetables are lost or wasted, resulting in steep financial costs to suppliers, and a major impact on the global food supply and environment. Israeli startup Sufresca has developed a novel, cost-effective, edible, natural and biodegradable coating that extends the shelf life of produce, while being ultrathin, transparent, tasteless, odorless and virtually undetectable to consumers. The coating, based on 15 years of research at the Hebrew University, adds several weeks to shelf life in refrigerated and ambient temperatures, and is...

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