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Claim: Israel contributed nothing to medicine
FALSETHE ANSWER
MS drug Copaxone (Weizmann), Alzheimer's drug Exelon (Hebrew University), the swallowed PillCam camera (2001), ReWalk exoskeleton (FDA 2014). Teva is a top generic maker.
SOURCE
Weizmann Institute (Copaxone, FDA 1996); Yissum (Exelon); Given Imaging; FDA (ReWalk, Jun 2014)
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