Israeli Medtech Leaders Say War Is Impacting Companies, Driving Industry Humanitarian Effort

Two executives of Israeli-based medtech companies say the Hamas-Israeli war is having an impact on their companies, with employees being called up as reservists and others needing accommodations. It also has galvanized companies to join forces to support health and humanitarian needs during the crisis.

HLTH conference 2023
• Source: Medtech Insight

More than 10,000 attendees from all over the world flocked to the HLTH conference in Las Vegas to showcase their health tech innovations and discuss the future of AI in health care while enjoying the electric vibe across themed stages like “moon, sun, earth” and nightly entertainment at swanky hotel-casinos.

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