Microsoft announces creation of incubation in Israel focused on health care technology

Microsoft announced this week that it would work with Becton Dickinson, a medical technology company, to create an incubator for a start-up in health-care technology at the Microsoft Venture branch in Israel's Tel Aviv – notably Microsoft is only planning to build a hatchery base in the Medical technology field.

The companies that are screened will get a 25,000 dollar cashing volume (covertible note) that BD provides, and full technical support through the Microsoft BizSpark program, such as free Office software. In addition, Microsoft will introduce investors and consultants to entrepreneurs. At present, Microsoft has hatched 33 startups in Tel Aviv, 28 have succeeded, the average financing amount is around 1.2 million US dollars.

There is a medical technology start-up company Medisafe, it is the basic drug assistant, in the right time to remind people to take medicine, according to Medisafe's own research, the user's time to take medication rate as high as 81%, the global average level of 50%, in addition, it also allows users to monitor and track others, For example, the family elders and children take medicine on time, if they forget, you can also promptly remind. It is worth mentioning that, medisafe experience is more humane, it can scan the drug bar code through the mobile device's camera, quickly add the name of the drug, remind the use of sound is also shaking the sound of the bottle, how to tell the application you took medicine, shake it.

Say back hatch, what kind of company can apply for this project?

The seed wheel, which has been financed for less than 700,000 dollars, employs between 2 and 6 people, and the product has to produce reliable software. The latest incubation deadline is July 24 and the incubation period begins on September 7.