Monthly Archives: June 2014

Vegetable collagen gel to treat wounds

Posted on June 29, 2014

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israeli health organization Maccabi is to commence trials of the Vergenix flowable gel developed by Israel’s CollPlant. Two Maccabi wound clinics will use Vergenix to treat patients with chronic leg ulcers. Vergenix is based on CollPlant’s plant-based … Continue reading →

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NaNose cancer detector is ready to market

Posted on June 29, 2014

In international trials, the lung cancer detector developed by Technion’s Dr. Hossam Haick correctly diagnosed early-stage malignant tumors 90% of the time – far better than previous methods. The device has been licensed to Boston’s Alpha Szenszor, for development to … Continue reading →

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Non-invasive test for bladder cancer

Posted on June 29, 2014

Israeli biotech Nucleix has raised more than $5 million to finance its test for early detection of bladder cancer. Nucleix uses epigenetics (tiny changes in a cell’s DNA) to identify cancer cells. In the future, the product could also be … Continue reading →

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skyTran for Tel Aviv

Posted on June 29, 2014

Israel Aerospace Industries has agreed to evaluate and develop NASA’s skyTran for deployment in Tel Aviv. The system is a network of computer-controlled, 2-person “jet-like” vehicles employing state-of-the-art passive Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) technology. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-iai-to-evaluate-nasa-units-levitation-transport-1000948932

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An app that just sends “Yo!” to your friend’s phone

Posted on June 29, 2014

Israel’s Or Arbel has built a smartphone app called “Yo!” that with one click sends a “Yo!” sound to another smartphone. The app has over a half-million users. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-20/don-t-blame-silicon-valley-for-the-stupid-yo-app-blame-israel.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYekudMZaw

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Technion’s has had 11,000,000 youtube hits

Posted on June 29, 2014

The popularity of the youtube channel of Israel’s Technion reflects the progress of Israel’s longest established scientific institution. Subscription is free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx_-rnuOTkY&feature=youtu.be

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Wind farms for Kibbutzim

Posted on June 29, 2014

Israel’s Afcon Holdings has secured NIS 200 million in financing to build two wind farms at Kibbutz Maaleh Hagilboa and Kibbutz Degania in the lower Galilee. The two wind farms will generate 21.25 megawatts of electricity altogether. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-shmeltzer-unit-secures-nis-200m-for-wind-farms-1000947012

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Earn money with your “scoop” videos

Posted on June 29, 2014

Livelens, an Israeli-developed app, lets users take video using their iPhone, Android or Google Glass devices and share them with the world in a live stream, which they can charge money to view. Livelens even recruited a notorious South African … Continue reading →

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HopOn, Zeekit and GreenIQ win Smartup2

Posted on June 29, 2014

The incubator prize in the 2nd Smartup competition hosted by Bank Hapoalim and Globes includes 20,000 Shekels plus advice. HopOn’s smartphone app pays for public transport. Zeekit virtually fits clothes onto a person’s photo. See second article on GreenIQ’s garden … Continue reading →

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An app to build mobile apps

Posted on June 29, 2014

Israel’s Como has developed a do-it-yourself, mobile-app authoring platform, which lets anyone build their own mobile app, without having to hire technical staff. 10 million people use Como-powered apps every day. Over one million apps have already been built using … Continue reading →

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