Monthly Archives: September 2018

A high-tech hub in the Galilee

Posted on September 25, 2018

Yokneam, in Israel’s Lower Galilee, is the headquarters of several Israeli hi-tech companies. I featured previously (see here) UPnRide’s device which allows almost every wheelchair user to stand upright and recently PixCell’s blood analysis (see here). Here is the latest … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first satellite – 30 years ago

Posted on September 25, 2018

Film just declassified of the 19 Sep 1988 launch of Ofek 1 (Horizon 1), Israel’s first satellite, from Israel’s Palmachim Air Base with a Shavit rocket. The Jewish State thus became the 8th country in the world to have launched … Continue reading →

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Projects for first responders

Posted on September 25, 2018

Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has granted $2 million for joint US-Israeli projects. Firstly, an advanced drone mounted search and rescue system; secondly a first responders emergency radio repeater system for high-rise buildings. http://www.birdf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BIRDFRAnnouncement-July2018.pdf

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Everyone needs to study innovation

Posted on September 25, 2018

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has established the HUstart Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. Its aim is that every student will learn about innovation, arguing that even historians and philosophers need to be innovative and entrepreneurial. https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-hebrew-university-all-students-will-study-entrepreneurship

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A robot that navigates like a bat

Posted on September 25, 2018

Tel Aviv University scientists have developed a “Robat” – the first fully autonomous robot that, like a bat, emits sounds and analyzes the returning echoes to recognize, map and navigate obstacles. Future applications include cleaning robots, agricultural robots and rescue … Continue reading →

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Rare white rhino born in Israel on Yom Kippur

Posted on September 25, 2018

Israel is a major contributor to world efforts to save vanishing species.  On Yom Kippur, a fifth baby white rhino was born to Tanda and Atari at Israel’s Ramat Gan Safari. Israel’s 13-rhino herd is the largest in Europe’s program … Continue reading →

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Israel enforces OECD anti-bribery laws

Posted on September 25, 2018

Israel is one of only 7 countries to strictly enforce the OECD’s 1997 Anti-Bribery Convention. In just 3 years, Israel has gone from the bottom of the enforcement league to the top with several high-profile cases brought to justice. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-among-handful-of-big-exporters-enforcing-global-anti-bribery-pact/

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Israel stands with the USA to remember 9/11

Posted on September 25, 2018

Many nations appear to have forgotten the terrorist attacks of 11th Sept 2001 but not Israel. This year’s memorial was held early, as 11th Sept fell on the Jewish New Year. https://israelunwired.com/israel-feels-americas-pain-on-9-11-at-memorial-outside-of-jerusalem/

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Breakthrough melanoma treatment

Posted on September 25, 2018

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann and Technion Institutes have found that each melanoma patient has a different profile of neo-antigens (mutated peptides) on their tumors. Doctors can then extract and grow the T-cells best suited to target the neo-antigens on both … Continue reading →

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Kidney donations triple

Posted on September 25, 2018

The number of live kidney transplants performed per year in Israel has nearly tripled since 2010 mainly due to increased donations from healthy orthodox Jewish Israelis. Key to the increase is Israeli NGO Matnat Chaim (“Gift of Life”) which both … Continue reading →

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