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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Two awards for NovellusDx
Israel’s NovellusDx (see Jun 2016) has received a $900,000 BIRD Foundation award to identify and design personalized cancer therapies for the Delaware-based Gene Editing Institute. NovellusDx also won 1st prize in the international Quality Innovation Award competition. http://www.phillyisraelchamber.com/bird-u-s-israel-binational-industrial-rd-foundation-invest-900000-novellusdx-christiana-care-gene-editing-institute-collaboration/ http://www.novellusdx.com/news/novellusdx-receives-1st-prize-in-the-international-quality-innovation-award-competition/
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More good news for Parkinson’s treatment
Israel’s NeuroDerm has released positive preliminary results for the final Phase II trial of its ND0612H treatment on 38 patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. NeuroDerm will now proceed with Phase III trials on 240 patients prior to requesting CE (European) … Continue reading
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Patient hypnotized to overcome fear of MRI
The MRI-focused ultrasound brain treatment from Israel’s Insightec is used at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center to cure patients of tremors. One of the patients was afraid of being enclosed in the MRI machine. He underwent hypnosis therapy, had the treatment … Continue reading
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Bus driver returns lost $20,000 to owner
Haifa Egged bus driver Ataf Tatur found a wallet containing $20,000 in a bag left on his bus. Ataf and the Egged branch director called the owners who came to collect the bag. An Egged spokesperson said “This is the … Continue reading
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Modest Fashion Day
Jerusalem’s “Modest Fashion Day” was Israel’s first major fashion show for Orthodox Jewish women who require conservative outfits. Israeli models hit the catwalk in front of hundreds of Orthodox women and fashionistas, wearing long sleeves and dresses down to their … Continue reading
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Support Israel – wave the flag
Harry Goldstein of North London Friends of Israel (NLFoI) says that the way to support the Jewish State is to be visible. NLFoI members stand in busy shopping streets or local festivals, with leaflets, literature and Israeli flags. They make … Continue reading
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Israeli tech powers 10 Oscar-nominated films
Israel’s Mellanox Technologies provides the server and datacenter technology to the film companies responsible for 10 Oscar-nominated films such as La La Land and Moana. Mellanox’s massive bandwidth is needed to stream the complex, high-density pixel data visual effects. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-brings-la-la-land-rogue-one-moana-to-the-world/
Sounds of the Old City
The fifth annual Sounds of the Old City festival, will be held from Mar 20 – 23 in the Old City of Jerusalem. Musical bands and ensembles will perform music unique to each of the four Old City quarters. http://en.sounds-of-jerusalem.org.il/
New Rothschild-Allenby Market in Tel Aviv
A new covered market has opened in Tel Aviv at the corner of Rothschild Boulevard and Allenby Street. It specializes in culinary stalls featuring Israeli beer, South African sandwiches, local catch of the day, and Japanese ramen dishes. https://www.israel21c.org/rothschild-allenby-market-opens/
Israel just might have the world’s best restaurant scene
Nice article praising Israeli restaurants. The writer went with food writers, star chefs and the organizers of Round Tables, a culinary festival that paired Israel’s top chefs with 13 international luminaries. (But spot the error about meat at kosher restaurants.) … Continue reading