Israel's Medical Achievements

Positive results in human trial of ALS treatment

As reported previously, the stem cell ALS therapy developed by Israel's Kadimastem showed promise in the lab. Now, early results from human trials at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem show that it ha...

Revolution in the operating theater

As reported previously, the Virtual Reality (VR) systems from Israel's Surgical Theater are changing the nature of surgery. Now installed at 15 US hospitals, they have been used in thousands of li...

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Science & Technology

Vegan substitute for eggs

One of the Israeli startups exhibiting at Tel Aviv's FoodTechIL was Zero Egg, with its plant-based alternative for eggs. It tastes, looks and functions like a real egg. It can be used to make omele...

More meatless meat

Israeli startup MeaTech is developing technology for bioprinting meat using stem cells. It expects to achieve a viable prototype within a year. Meanwhile, MeaTech has merged with Israel's Ophectra ...

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Israel is Inclusive &
Global

Paramedic chief saves life of Arab woman

Eli Beer, President of United Hatzalah, was at Ben Gurion Airport on route to a fundraising event in London. Suddenly an 80-year-old Arab woman collapsed. Eli began CPR and called in other paramedi...

Doctors fly to Cyprus to save woman in labor

Doctors from Israel's Sheba hospital saved a woman from Nicosia who suffered a major heart problem during childbirth. Within 7 hours, four heart specialists brought specialist equipment to Cyprus, ...

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Culture, Entertainment & Sport

Windsurfer wins silver at world championships

Israel's Katy Spychakov came second in the women's RS:X Windsurfing World Championships on Lake Garda in Italy. It is the first Israeli medal at the global competition since 2014.

Celine Dion heads for Israel

French-Canadian superstar Celine Dion will be making her Israel debut in Tel Aviv next summer. She is scheduled to perform on 4th August at Park Hayarkon as part of her Courage World Tour (named af...

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Economy & Business

Over $1 billion raised in one month

Israeli startups raised at least $1 billion of funds in Sep 2019 and are on track to beat last year's record-breaking figure of $6.4 billion. The actual figure is even higher as some companies do n...

Virgin begins London - Tel Aviv flights

Virgin Atlantic's maiden flight from London Heathrow landed at Tel Aviv on 25th Sep. It will provide competition on the popular London to Tel Aviv route with El Al and British Airways as well as wi...

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The Jewish State

Saving the green turtle

The World Wildlife Fund has designated green turtles as an endangered species. Israel began a breeding program in 2002 and the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center at Mikhmoret beach has just released ...

Torah and Technology

The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) has launched the first-of-its-kind Torah and Technology Research Center. With a unique combination of rabbinic scholars and engineering professors, it will...

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