Spotlight: Israeli medical hi-tech startups show strong willingness to explore Chinese market - Xinhua

JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 12 Israeli hi-tech startups, mainly from the medical and healthcare sector, participated in the second round of "Chuangxiang China" Anhui innovation and entrepreneurship competition in central Israel. The event was hosted by China's Anhui provincial government in Israeli central city of Tel Aviv on Thursday evening. A total of 110 Israeli hi-tech startups applied for the competition, mostly involved in the research and development (R&D) of technologies in healthcare, smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, 12 out of which were qualified to the second round of the competition. After presentations and meetings, three Israeli startups, On-Sight, Vectorious and RedDress, became the winners of the second round and will attend the final round of the competition, which is to be held in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province in November this year. The medical and healthcare sector has increasingly become an important sector attracting both Israeli and Chinese companies.