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Part of 3M Co., Meristem Ltd. is a British company that manufactures formulated chemicals and mineral products. The company is based in Bracknell, UK. The company was founded in 1978. The CEO is Hagay Sitry. Meristem was acquired by Torday & Carlisle Plc on April 14, 2000 for $12 million.

Hanita Lenses (ACS) Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and provision of intraocular lens solutions for cataract surgery. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Hanita, Israel.

Hanita Coatings USA LLC is based in Newtown, PA. Part of Avery Dennison Corp., Hanita Coatings USA LLC is a company that operates painting stores. The CEO of the company is Hagay Sitry.

Noga Engineering Ltd. manufactures machinist hand tools used in metal working, plastic and plumbing industries. It manufactures deburring tools, holding systems and cutting fluid applicators. The firm offers magnetic base holders, and mist and cool spray systems. The company was founded by Gustav Hirsch, Naftali Hirsch and Shuli Hirsch in 1980 and is headquartered in Shlomi, Israel.

Tene Investment Funds (Tene) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Ariel Halperin, Dori Brown and Eyal Attia. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Illinois.

Shellcase Ltd. provided packaging wafers. It also provided supply of wafer-level electronic products for digital imaging and data telecommunications markets. The company was founded in 1994 and was located in Jerusalem, Israel.

Rainbow Medical Ltd. (Rainbow Medical) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Efi Cohen Arazi and Yossi Gross. The firm is headquartered in HaMerkaz, Israel with an additional offices in China and United States.

CorAssist Cardiovascular Ltd. develops therapeutic products for treating diastolic heart failure. Its proprietary technology enables the implantation of a device that directly improves cardiac diastolic function. The firm’s product, the ImCardia, is an elastic self-expanding device that is attached to the external left ventricular surface, through a simple off-pump closed heart procedure. The company was founded by Yair Feld, Yotam Reisner and Shay Dubi in 2003 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.

Itzhak Swary Ltd. provides financial and business consulting services. The private company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Galil Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets cryotherapy systems and disposable products to treat prostate and renal cancer. Its treatment areas include conditions affecting bone, kidney, liver and lung, as well as targeted pain and nerve applications. The company was founded by Gideon Even Sturlesi in 1996 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

Phoebus Energy Ltd. provides hybrid water heating solutions for commercial sites with medium to high demand for hot water including hotels, sports centers, hospitals, condominiums, apartment complexes. Its product Hydra system reduces the cost of heating water for commercial users. The firm also engages in developing and implementing environmentally-friendly solutions based on intelligent algorithms that increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution. The company was founded by Yoav Ben Yaacov in September 2007 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.

CMT Medical Technologies Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital image processing systems for use in medical diagnostic imaging applications. CMT is also engaged in the development of X-ray detectors for various medical applications. The Group offers two types of products for digital X-ray imaging needs: SmartRAD - General Radiography Digital Imaging and SmartSPOT PrimaX. The SmartSPOT PrimaX provides solutions for R&F rooms and angiography suites. SmartSPOT systems enable hospitals to leverage their investment in existing equipment by prolonging equipment life, accelerating procedures, saving film and reducing patients' exposure to radiation. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Yokneam Elit, Israel.