Israeli Biotech Veterans Join Forces To Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis With New Startup

By Raz Tal, NoCamels January 10, 2018

Affecting over 90 million people worldwide, cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease, claiming the lives of nearly 9 million people in 2015, according to the World Health Organization.

Not only is a cure still nowhere in sight, but the number of cancer cases are going up. By 2030, new cancer cases are expected to rise to 22 million, marking a 70 percent increase from 14 million in 2012, according to research by the US-based National Cancer Institute.

With numbers like these, it’s no surprise the medical community is focusing on better, and earlier, diagnoses. A new Israeli startup, Collage Medical Imaging, appears to be on the right track.

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