by MobileODT | Oct 19, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
Early diagnosis of cancer can mean better chances of survival. A Tel Aviv startup is working to bring cervical-cancer assessment to two billion women worldwide who have access to cellphones but no access to qualified physicians. The company recently closed a $600,000...
by MobileODT | Jul 24, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
By Michael Lefkoe, NoCamels July 22, 2014 In 95 percent of cases, cervical cancer is an entirely treatable disease and can be treated for $28 in less than 40 minutes. Yet, due to lack of access to physicians and reliable medical equipment, hundreds of thousands of...
by MobileODT | Jul 20, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
“A doctor can save a life at a time. As a technologist, we can save tens of lives at a time with what we create.” The Israeli startup, MobileOCT is doing just that, aspiring to help the nearly 500,000 women around the world who are diagnosed with cervical cancer...
by MobileODT | Jul 6, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
By NIV ELIS When Apple founder Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone’s mobile app store with a catchphrase promising that whatever need one might have, “there’s an app for that,” he probably wasn’t thinking about screening for cervical cancer.Although it’s the leading...
by MobileODT | Jun 8, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
By Jason Hahn on Digital Trends There are plenty of nifty smartphone accessories out there today, but how many of them can potentially save lives? MobileOCT is one of the latest startups to raise their hand to that question. The self-described “point-of-care...
by MobileODT | Jun 3, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
By Amir Mizroch Doctors already use iPhone add-ons to take electrocardiograms just about anywhere. Apps can help radiologists read images and allow patients to monitor moles to determine if they’re a cancer worry MobileOCT, an Israeli tech company, has unveiled the...
by MobileODT | May 30, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
A £240 ($400) handheld device which can analyse potential tumours is being developed in Tel Aviv. The Mobile OCT device consists of a smartphone to take the images, a lens, some lights and a plastic handle. The images are assessed by the device’s operator and...
by MobileODT | May 29, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
[From FastCompany by Ariel Schwartz] Slowly but surely, cell phones are making it possible to offer once-expensive and inaccessible technologies for minimal cost to the developing world. The winners of Vodafone’s Wireless Innovation Project Competition have...
by MobileODT | Mar 25, 2014 | News and Media Coverage
The Tel Aviv startup has developed hardware and software that can turn any digital camera into a tool for detecting cervical cancer By Aviva Gat More than 250,000 women die each year from cervical cancer, but many of those deaths could be prevented if diagnosed early...
