Israel’s Center for Digital Innovation (CDI) has signed a strategic deal with Allscripts to establish the CDI-Allscripts lab in Beer Sheva which will serve as a bridge for digital healthcare startups to the US healthcare market. Also, the lab will enable access to Allscripts Open APIs and provide an opportunity to participate in the Allscripts Developer Program.

The partnership, the two parties claim, will shorten the time to bring new technologies to the US market. And in that sense, it is another component of CDI’s program for startups and entrepreneurs.

“This collaboration with Allscripts will drive a unique platform to promote innovation and startups in Israel,” said CDI CEO Ziv Ofek. “Allscripts is a leader in the healthcare information industry with a huge footprint in the US. This partnership will empower entrepreneurs in the digital healthcare space in their attempts to penetrate the US market. This, with the unique ecosystem of Ben-Gurion University, its medical school, and collaborations with hospitals positions us as a new innovation center forming a new paradigm.”

CDI’s e-Health Innovation Center is a non-profit platform that is looking to address key challenges in the digital healthcare industry, and generate social, community and environmental benefits that improve the lives of millions of patients. It was created through the collaborative efforts of digital health entrepreneurs and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

[Via: Globes]