Monthly Archives: August 2017

New Jerusalem start-up incubator

Posted on August 27, 2017

An innovation technology incubator has been set-up to support growth of early stage startups in Jerusalem. It is an initiative of Israel’s OurCrowd, Motorola Solutions and Reliance Industries. A key participant is Yissum, the commercialization arm of the Hebrew University … Continue reading →

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1000 Jewish businesswomen

Posted on August 27, 2017

One thousand Jewish women attended the 8th annual Temech Conference at the Jerusalem International Conference Center. Temech was founded to help educate Charedi-orthodox women so they can get better paid jobs. The focus these days is to help grow existing … Continue reading →

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The top non-US research institute

Posted on August 27, 2017

The Nature Index of Innovation 2017 ranked Israel’s Weizmann Institute sixth in its international ranking of the world’s top 200 research institutions and the only non-US institution in the top ten.  Weizmann also ranks fifth in applications for patents. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/233669

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Cutting down the size of the genome

Posted on August 27, 2017

Now that the human genome has been mapped, the problem is how to store each terabyte of an analyzed genome. Israeli startup Geneformics has developed technology to reduce the size of the data footprint by 90 per cent, helping those … Continue reading →

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Squeezing out every drop of water

Posted on August 27, 2017

The Middle East is drying up.  But Israel’s Zuckerberg Institute is developing solutions that can help its parched neighbors and in the process, bring together old enemies in common cause. They see water as a bridge, through joint ventures. And … Continue reading →

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One of the world’s coolest design museums

Posted on August 27, 2017

See the latest exhibits at the Design Museum of Holon – 6th on the UK Telegraph’s list of coolest museums.  The video shows a recent exhibit of cool eyewear, featuring intriguing optometry pieces from the 19th century, curious contemporary glasses, … Continue reading →

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Quantum communications

Posted on August 27, 2017

I reported previously (Aug 2013) that the Hebrew University of Jerusalem had founded the Quantum Information Science Center. The center has just won a NIS 7.5 million Israel Government tender to lead the construction of a national demonstrator for quantum … Continue reading →

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Research into drought resistance

Posted on August 27, 2017

I reported previously (Apr 2012) on olive trees planted at Ben Gurion University’s Wadi Mashash experimental agricultural desert research farm. Students from 30 countries now study how to grow crops in the minimal rainfall climate where planting can only occur … Continue reading →

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Which bread is better – white or whole wheat?

Posted on August 27, 2017

Scientists from Israel’s Weizmann Institute, Sourasky hospital and Tel Aviv University have proved that everyone can have entirely different blood-sugar reactions from eating white and whole wheat bread. It is the bacteria in the gut that determines the reaction. http://www.popsci.com/white-bread-or-wheat-bread-microbiome … Continue reading →

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Smart job-matching startup targets US market

Posted on August 27, 2017

I reported previously (Apr 2016) on Israeli startup Workey which uses Artificial Intelligence to match workers to open job offers. Workey has just raised $8 million to help it launch in the US and open a new office in New … Continue reading →

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