07-05-2025
Israeli medical innovation center headed to Mass.
BOSTON (WWLP) – In a Tuesday press conference, Governor Healey announced a partnership and expansion of an Israeli medical innovation center in Massachusetts.
According to the Governor, Sheba Medical System is the largest and most comprehensive in the Middle East, and their ARC center, which stands for Accelerate, Redesign, and Collaborate, drives physician-led start-ups to better patient outcomes.
Sheba has already expanded to the UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, and elsewhere.
'The accelerator will leverage Massachusetts' world-class healthcare institutions, our clinical research, our tech innovation, and so much more to address the critical health challenges that confront us,' said Governor Healey.
The medical center's director spoke about the necessity of partnership between countries to foster medical advancement, saying healthcare is not a strictly government issue.
'We treat Jews, and Christians, and Arabs, and Muslims, and Palestinians, every day at Sheba. We believe that healthcare is the only non-political sector of life,' said Director General of Sheba Medical Center Professor Yitshak Kreiss.
The governor says she expects this partnership to not just advance healthcare innovation, but also to contribute to the economy and global affairs.
This partnership with Sheba furthers the state government's commitment to working with Israel, which is consistent with Governor Healey's past statements.
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