
Israel has roughly 1,800 life-sciences companies and almost no original blockbuster drugs. That is not a gap in the ecosystem — it is the shape of it.
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Israel has roughly 1,800 life-sciences companies and almost no original blockbuster drugs. That is not a gap in the ecosystem — it is the shape of it.

Every Israeli belongs to one of four health funds — Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet, or Leumit — each one insurer and clinic and pharmacy in a single organi…

The Israel Innovation Authority's grant programs are the cheapest non-dilutive capital in Israel and the single clearest statement of which sectors th…