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C.M.T. Medical Technologies Ltd. was
incorporated in 1981 under the laws of
the State of Israel. Our principal executive
offices are located at Matam Advanced
Technology Center, Haifa 31905, Israel
and our telephone number is 972-4-856-6220
The Company was founded as Fidelity Medical
Services (Israel) Ltd. At that time, the
Company was engaged in the development,
manufacturing and marketing of a product
line used by cardiologists in the detection
and diagnosis of heartbeat irregularities.
In 1982 the Company was acquired by Fidelity
Medical Inc., a U.S. company, and became
its wholly owned subsidiary. The subsidiary's
business was refocused to medical imaging
leading to the launch of the FluoroPlus
family of products in 1987.
In 1993, a group of investors led by two
Israeli individuals, Ms. Greenberg and
Mr. Charsky, the former still an investor
through a controlled entity, Nofit Center
Ltd., purchased the subsidiary from Fidelity
Medical Inc. In 1994, a U.S.-based venture
capital fund, the Israel Industrial Venture
Group, L.P. ("IIVG"), one of
the principals of which is Mr. Pinchas
Dror, the current Chairman of the Company's
Board of Directors, invested $1 million
in exchange for a 12.6% stake in the Company.
During 1995, the Company developed a new
line of products, the SmartSpot family
of products. The introduction of this
new product line enabled the Company to
enter into OEM agreements with major X-ray
manufacturers, resulting in the turnaround
of the Company's business and the Company's
positive results since the second half
of 1997.
In 1996, a wholly-owned, U.S. subsidiary
was established by the Company to sell
and market its products in North America
as well as provide technical support to
the North American installed base.
In 1996, we established a wholly-owned
subsidiary in the United States, C.M.T.
Medical Technologies, Inc. ("CMT
Inc."), a Delaware Corporation. CMT
Inc. is located at 20 East Sunrise Highway,
Suite 303 Valley Stream NY 11581 USA and
its telephone number is 516 - 825 - 5500
CMT Inc. markets our products as well
as provide technical support to the North
American installed base.
On May 17, 1999 the Company offered 1,020,304
of its Ordinary Shares in an Initial Public
Offering (the "IPO") on the
Nouveau Marché. The offering consisted
of 595,177 new shares that were issued
in consideration for the increase in the
issued capital and of 425,127 existing
shares sold by current shareholders.
In February 1999, we invested in Medibell
Medical Vision Technologies Ltd. ("Medibell"),
which is engaged in the development of
projects related to ophthalmology. As
of December 31, 2001, the Company had
invested in Medibell a total of $ 1,000
thousand, entitling it to 55.6 % of its
shares, and an additional amount of $
1,635 thousand as convertible loans.
Today the Company designs, develops, manufactures
and markets digital image processing systems
that allow X-ray pictures to be viewed
and processed in high-resolution digital
form.
The Company's systems are currently used
in medical diagnostic imaging applications,
primarily in interventional radiology
and general radiology applications. Digital
image processing provides real-time acquisition
and display of X-ray images, allowing
physicians to monitor critical procedures
and make diagnoses. In addition to marketing
its products through distributors as upgrades
to existing systems, the Company markets
its products on an original equipment
manufacturer ("OEM") basis through
major X-ray manufacturers who are worldwide
leaders in medical diagnostic imaging
systems.
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