Taoufiq Jellal

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and biological products for food producing animals. The company is based in Union, NJ.

Part of Applied Materials, Inc., Orbot Instruments, Inc. is an Israeli company that makes optical systems that inspect patterned silicon wafers. The company is based in Yavine, Israel. The company was founded by Zvi Lapidot. Orbot Instruments was acquired by Applied Materials, Inc. on January 10, 1997 for $110 million.

Optonol Ltd. develops and manufactures miniature surgical implants. Its product Ex-PRESS, a miniature glaucoma implant acts as a shunt to modulate drainage of intraocular fluids, thus reducing intraocular pressure. The firm's products are used for the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Ira Yaron in 1996 and is headquartered in Neve Ilan, Israel.

Medinol Ltd. engages in the science of cardiovascular intervention. It researches, develops and manufactures stenting systems. The company was founded by Judith Richter and Jacob Richter in 1992 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Nicast Ltd. develops implantable medical devices from electrospun polymer nanofabrics for clinical applications. Its products include AVflo, a vascular access graft that provides for hemodialysis patients; and NovaMesh, a ventral hernia mesh, which offers resistance to tissue adhesion on the visceral-facing surface and promotes tissue ingrowth on the fascial surface. The company was founded by Alex Dubson in 1995 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

Part of Merck KGaA, Interpharm Laboratories Ltd. is an Israeli company that develops recombinant cytokines for the treatment of viral infections, cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company is based in Rehovot, Israel. The company was founded by Israel Makov.

BrainsGate Ltd. develops medical devices. The firm specializes in therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system diseases. Its platform technology involves electrical stimulation of the Spheno-Palatine Ganglion, a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company was founded by Yossi Gross and David Yarnitsky in 2000 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

Shafit Biological Laboratories specializes in the production of veterinary vaccines for poultry and disinfectants. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.