Monthly Archives: September 2015

10,000 attend Innovation Festival

Posted on September 15, 2015

Israel’s largest international hi-tech event, the DLD (Digital Life Design) Innovation Festival Sep 6-12, has attracted huge numbers of power players from the world’s leading tech and finance firms, all eager to get a piece of the Startup Nation’s action. … Continue reading →

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Investing in food-tech

Posted on September 15, 2015

Israeli food conglomerate Tnuva is joining the investors of TechForGood’s Rally accelerator. Tnuva hopes that the startups within the accelerator can increase its exposure to breakthrough technologies in the food-tech sector. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-tnuva-teams-up-with-techforgood-accelerator-1001067541

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Israel’s untold story of “Hydro-diplomacy”

Posted on September 15, 2015

Here is a brief account by Seth M Siegel of the history of Israel’s work since the 1950s to tackle the scourge of drought in the developing world. Mr Siegel’s new book “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a … Continue reading →

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SkySaver is launched

Posted on September 15, 2015

News of the Israeli-developed Skysaver escape harness that allows you to evacuate safely from the window of a high-rise building (see Jan 2014). SkySaver has received final certification from the Standards Institute of Israel and officially launched on Aug 3rd. … Continue reading →

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Israel to train Japanese to combat cyber hackers

Posted on September 15, 2015

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract to supply Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) of Tokyo with a training program for those whose job it will be to prevent cyber-attacks in the real world. DNP will become a reseller in … Continue reading →

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Extending the life of dental fillings

Posted on September 15, 2015

Israel’s NanoLock (see Aug Newsletter) has developed antibacterial nanotechnology that can be used to make prevent infections in tooth fillings, medical devices, even food and to combat air pollution. http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Israeli-nanotech-could-improve-fillings-breast-implants-413529

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Two products of the year awards

Posted on September 15, 2015

Israel’s SQream produces software to analyze huge amounts of data. Its SQL Database won bronze in the Best New Enterprise Product category of the Best in Biz Awards 2015 International program. And its GenomeStack won a bronze “Stevie” award in … Continue reading →

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Pharmacy brings Jews and Arabs together

Posted on September 15, 2015

The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies reports that Jewish and Arab pharmacists are satisfied with their careers and that pharmacy has led to increased levels of tolerance and acceptance on both sides. In 2015, 35% of Israeli pharmacists are … Continue reading →

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Israeli women joining workforce highest in OECD

Posted on September 15, 2015

Women joined the workforce in Israel faster than anywhere else in the OECD over the last three decades, thanks to changes in the labor market, the tax regime and available daycare. 79.7% at ages 25-34 is 24% up on 1985. … Continue reading →

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Building an inclusive Israeli city

Posted on September 15, 2015

Just 45 minutes north of Tel Aviv, Israel is expanding the sleepy 1000-residents town of Harish into a city with up to 100,000 inhabitants. The plans have been praised by its modern-orthodox and ultra-orthodox Jews, secular Israelis, former Soviet and … Continue reading →

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