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Noninvasive Medical Devices (NIMD) is a medical device start-up company that develops localized microwave thermal ablation devices to treat cancer. Its technology is based on a noninvasive localized microwave heating applicator coupled with nanoparticles placed inside the tumor. NIMDs device is designed to deliver the lowest microwave energy and highest accuracy for cancer treatment, and may also be used to detect cancer at an early stage. Hyperthermed is the companys first compact, versatile medical device and can be used in hospitals and cancer clinics to treat specific types of cancer using localized hyperthermia. Hyperthermed selectively targets cancer cells with no damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. The product also noninvasively images and monitors the tumor temperature. NIMD is currently focusing on breast cancer treatment, but its technology may also be applicable for skin melanomas; glioblastomas; chest, tongue, head, and neck cancers; and lung cancer. The company, located in Jerusalem, is at the preclinical stage and has demonstrated its proof of concept on animals.