Israel's Medical Achievements

US Covid-19 vaccine progress

The Israeli Chief Medical Officer of US biotech Moderna reported that company's mRNA-1273 Covid-19 vaccine successfully produced antibodies on 8 patients. Dr. Tal Zaks received his M.D. and Ph.D. f...

Good progress of Pluristem trial

Seven of the eight critically ill coronavirus patients on ventilators, treated with PLX stem cells from Israel's Pluristem, survived after 28 days. Only one of those still needed mechanical ventil...

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Science & Technology

UVC lamps to sterilize rooms

Hadassah hospital's Dr Boris Orkin has designed an Ultraviolet lamp that kills Covid-19. It is a quick, safe way to sterilize a room previously occupied by an infected patient. The UVC lamp produce...

Health tech for Jefferson University

In Feb 2019, Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University set up a $1 million fund for Israeli healthcare technology solutions. 4 Israeli startups won a share - (AI report analysis), (ICU monitori...

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Israel is Inclusive &
Global

The first commercial flight from UAE

Etihad Airways recently flew the first known direct commercial flight between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. It brought 16 tons of coronavirus aid for Palestinian Arabs. Sadly, for the ...

Iranians seek Israel’s help to emigrate

The number of Iranians seeking help from Israel has significantly increased, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many also want to emigrate to the Jewish State. (See for previous newsletter articles fe...

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Culture, Entertainment & Sport

Dead Sea Scrolls come alive

Two exciting initiatives involving the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls. The first is a German-Israel project to build a website for digital editions of the pieced-together manuscripts. The second is the r...

Israeli awards in the Internet “Oscars”

Two Israeli companies did well in the 24th Annual Webby Awards - the "Oscars of the Internet" for online excellence. Leo Burnett Israel won a "Webby" for the Best Use of Stories for its "Eva" stori...

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Economy & Business

EcoMotion 2020

The EcoMotion 2020 virtual week-long summit has partnered with the newly launched Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office. It features cutting-edge transportation technologies, smart mobility an...

No more queuing at ToysRUs

Israel's Shopic is an AI platform that allows consumers to purchase in large retail chains without having to wait in line at checkouts. Its product is based on computerized vision technology that c...

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The Jewish State

Jerusalem is flourishing

Jerusalem is Israel's largest city for both Jews and Arabs with over 919,000 residents (569,900 Jews and 349,600 Arabs). Its tech sector now has 405 companies - doubled in just 8 years. See beauti...

Second Temple underground rooms found by Kotel

A two-millennia-old subterranean system of three rooms has been uncovered near the Western Wall. The rooms, chiseled by hand out of bedrock prior to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE, is the first evi...

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