Monthly Archives: September 2017

Promoting workplace diversity

Posted on September 10, 2017

Nonprofit social startup ITWorks promotes diversity in the workplace by helping adults living in Israel’s social and geographic periphery to realize their professional potential. ITWorks sets up courses, boot camps and hackathons for women, Arabs, Druze, Circassians, Haredi and the … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem municipality site in French

Posted on September 10, 2017

The Jerusalem Municipality just launched a new website in French that includes all municipal services, information on absorption in Jerusalem, information on immigrant activities and additional services for French speakers. There is already an English site. https://www.jerusalem.muni.il/fr/Pages/default.aspx https://www.jerusalem.muni.il/en/Pages/default.aspx

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Algorithm finds new treatments

Posted on September 10, 2017

Professor Amiram Goldblum at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has won a 2017 Kaye Innovation award for his Iterative Stochastic Elimination (ISE) algorithm, which helps discover new molecules to treat diseases. It identifies candidate treatments in months rather than years. … Continue reading →

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Trials success for gastroenteritis treatment

Posted on September 10, 2017

Israeli biotech Redhill has announced that the Phase 3 trial of its BEKINDA treatment for acute gastroenteritis and gastritis, on 321 patients in 21 US clinical sites, met its targets for efficacy and safety. There are some 179 million cases … Continue reading →

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Fighting infections via DNA

Posted on September 10, 2017

I reported previously (July 2015) on Tel Aviv University Professor Udi Qimron’s research into bacterial viruses (phages) that can kill resistant bacteria. His DNA delivery method is now much more sophisticated and he has just received a $700,000 grant from … Continue reading →

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Life-changing tech for the visually impaired

Posted on September 10, 2017

I reported previously (May 2016) on the text to speech MyEye device from Israeli startup Orcam. MyEye now clips onto your spectacles and can read text in English, Hebrew, Chinese, French, Italian and German. It can also store names and … Continue reading →

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Making back to school less lousy

Posted on September 10, 2017

I reported previously (27th Nov) on Israeli startup Parasonic and its ultrasonic comb for destroying head lice and their eggs (nits). The device has now received FDA approval and should be launched by mid-2018. Parasonic has just raised $1.6 million … Continue reading →

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Games therapy for the brain

Posted on September 10, 2017

More about Israeli startup Intendu that I reported on previously (2nd July). Designed by neuroscientists, clinicians and games developers, the home training console is designed to enhance and possibly rehabilitate, eight cognitive functions. It is currently on trial at the … Continue reading →

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Israel’s new school of medicine

Posted on September 10, 2017

Ariel University recently held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new medical school.  The $28 million facility will vastly enhance Ariel’s current pre-med program and 30 research labs. Currently, 4000 students are studying medicine at Israel’s five medical schools. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4983189,00.html

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Israeli bio-techs in San Diego

Posted on September 10, 2017

23 Israeli companies (listed here) exhibited at the Bio International Convention in San Diego – the world’s largest conference in the field of life sciences, with over 16,000 delegates from some 76 countries. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israeli-firms-share-innovations-at-bio-international-convention-in-san-diego/2017/06/13/

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