Israeli life science companies attend Miami tech conference, showcase cutting-edge technologies

Fourteen Israeli life science startup companies earlier this month unveiled their respective technologies to investors and potential American partners at the Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) Mini MIXiii conference in Miami. The selected startups have developed cutting-edge technological solutions in fields such as biotechnology, personalized medicine, diagnostics, and data-driven health tech. The conference aimed to build collaborative bridges between Israeli life science startups and the American healthcare industry.

“Our conference in Miami is part of the Association’s expanding international activity, aimed at strengthening Israel’s position on the global stage, deepening meaningful strategic partnerships and restoring the confidence of investors and international partners in the Israeli ecosystem following the war period,” IATI CEO and President Karin Mayer Rubinstein stated.

She continued by stressing that the association seeks to “promote global activity and create meaningful strategic collaborations with the American and global ecosystems, thereby putting into practice its role in creating business certainty and continuity for Israel’s innovation industry, and in retelling the story of Israeli high-tech to the world.”

Senior U.S. officials who attended the event included Siobhan Harris, secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, and Robert Harvey, president and CEO of the Florida Opportunity Fund. Israeli officials who participated in the conference included Natan Tzur, head of Israel’s Economic Mission to the USA–East Coast, and Tzuri Sisso, consul general of Israel in Miami.

The conference incorporated a central panel discussion titled “Building for Scale: Insights from Global Experts,” which focused on growth and global operations. Despite its limited size, Israel has become an important player in the global medical tech sector. Due to a comparatively small domestic market, Israeli startup companies tend to have a global export outlook from the very beginning. The large U.S. market is widely recognized as one of the most important tech markets in the world. 

Last September, Israeli startup companies showcased cutting edge AI technologies in New York, which is widely seen as the central entry point to the American market. 

"Even in this complex time of war, we at the Israel Export Institute are working tirelessly to provide fertile ground for Israeli companies to succeed abroad, open new doors and bring significant investments to the State of Israel," Israel Export Institute Chairman Avi Blasnicov stated in August 2025. 

"The upcoming delegation to New York will showcase Israel’s extraordinary capabilities and place it firmly at the forefront of global innovation,” Blasnicov added.

It was reported in April 2023 that New York had become a home to some 30 Israeli unicorn companies. Unicorns are defined as privately owned companies that are valued at $US1 billion or more. 

Aaron Kaplowitz, the president of the United States–Israel Business Alliance (USIBA), explained the importance of New York as a global technology hub.

“New York remains a financial and international hub that offers Israeli entrepreneurs a concentration of resources to build global companies,” Kaplowitz assessed. He also emphasized that Israeli companies contribute to the local economy in New York and other parts of the United States. 

“When we talk about Israeli-founded unicorns, we’re talking about economic dynamos that contribute to local innovation ecosystems, create jobs and drive revenue.”