Monthly Archives: June 2018

Israel Library displays miniature 10th Century Koran

Posted on June 17, 2018

A tiny 10th-century Koran has gone on display for the first time as part of a collection of Islamic texts being shown at Israel’s National Library to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Koran is 68 by 37 … Continue reading →

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Leaders visit from Indonesia, Bulgaria and Austria

Posted on June 17, 2018

Yahya Staquf, secretary general of Indonesia’s 60 million-member Nahdlatul Ulama organization met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as did Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. https://www.algemeiner.com/2018/06/13/netanyahu-thanks-bulgarian-pm-boyko-borisov-for-defending-israel-in-eu/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-indonesian-muslim-leader-risks-backlash-at-home/ https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-netanyahu-welcomes-austrian-chancellor-as-true-friend-of-israel/

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Israel gives Iranians drought relief advice

Posted on June 17, 2018

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has launched a website in Farsi aimed at sharing Israeli water technologies directly with the Iranian people, who are suffering from an unprecedented nationwide drought. The site provides tips on how to save water and improve its … Continue reading →

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World Oceans Day

Posted on June 17, 2018

Israel’s work to preserve the ocean environment is summarized in this video to mark World Oceans Day on 8th June. https://www.youtube.com/embed/9vYg9qCZaV0?rel=0

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Targeting cancer cells in children

Posted on June 17, 2018

Scientists at Israel’s Technion have developed a system for the selective nanoscale transport of the chemotherapeutic Dasatinib in young patients. Polymer micelles enhanced with sugar carry the chemical to cancer cells alone, thus maximizing its efficiency without harming healthy tissues. … Continue reading →

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A new view on surgery

Posted on June 17, 2018

Israel’s Beyeonics Surgical (a subsidiary of Elbit) develops Augmented Reality (AR) visualization for surgeons. A head-mounted visor transmits real-time high-resolution imaging of the surgical area, plus patient data, directly before surgeons’ eyes. Beyeonics has just raised $11.5 million of funds. … Continue reading →

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A biotech hub at Hadassah

Posted on June 17, 2018

Israel’s LR Group is launching Biohouse – a $14 million network of biotech hubs, initially in Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center and then at two other Israeli hospitals, plus Boston and New York. The Hadassah hub can host 40-50 medical device … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first female ambucycle driver

Posted on June 17, 2018

Sophie Donio from Eilat is Israel’s first female EMS ambucycle driver. She is a single working mother, a therapist and a diving instructor who gives up her free time to volunteer with United Hatzalah as an EMT first responder and … Continue reading →

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Cells learn to overcome difficult pregnancies

Posted on June 17, 2018

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center have discovered that the human body’s “natural killer” cells improve their ability to fight diseases affecting the fetus following the first pregnancy. It could lead to new fertility treatments … Continue reading →

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$8.4 million for startups to test health software

Posted on June 17, 2018

Israel has launched an $8.4 million p.a. program that enables startups to try out their technologies with the medical data of the four health services. It is part of the National Digital Health plan (see here) which aims to make … Continue reading →

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