Monthly Archives: February 2019

Fast wireless connections for critical systems

Posted on February 23, 2019

Until recently, mission critical systems avoided wireless and Internet connections because they were too slow.  Then Israel’s Coretigo came along.  Its IO-Link based technology just attracted $10 million of funds, including from tech giant Qualcomm and Sierra Ventures. https://www.coretigo.com/single-post/2019/02/10/CoreTigo-Raises-10M-in-Series-A-Funding-Led-by-Qualcomm-Ventures-and-Sierra-Ventures https://www.coretigo.com/ … Continue reading →

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Israeli stem cells could save astronauts’ lives

Posted on February 23, 2019

In the joint project “Therapeutic Stromal Cells for Health in Space”, Israel’s Pluristem Therapeutics and NASA’s Ames Research Center will evaluate the potential of Pluristem’s PLX cell therapies to prevent and treat medical conditions caused during space missions. http://www.pluristem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Pluristem_NASA_final_isa.pdf

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Grants for female-founded startups

Posted on February 23, 2019

Israel’s Innovation Authority (IIA) has launched a grant program for any startup where at least 33% of its owners and tech managers are women. It will cover up to 75% of a startup’s R&D costs for its first year and … Continue reading →

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Drinking water for Brazil

Posted on February 23, 2019

Israel’s WaterGen is donating ten GEN-350 atmospheric water generators to Brazil. They will be installed in schools and hospitals that lack safe drinking water.  Brazil’s Minister of Science Marcos Cesar Pontes visited WaterGen’s HQ during Tel Aviv’s recent Cybertech conference. … Continue reading →

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Druze woman is Israeli running champion

Posted on February 23, 2019

Karawan Halabi, has made history as the first person from Israel’s Arabic-speaking Druze minority community to win a track-and-field national championship. The Technion biomedical student won the women’s 10.45km annual Israel Open Field Racing Championship. https://www.israel21c.org/druze-woman-wins-israel-open-field-racing-championship/

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More exit money for charities

Posted on February 23, 2019

600 Israeli startups (55 last year) have donated equity stock or stock options to Israeli non-profit Tmura (see here). When any are taken-over or go public, Tmura receives the proceeds of the stock sales and donates it to charity. In … Continue reading →

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Door to door

Posted on February 23, 2019

The IDF Door to Door Project helps Palestinian Arab businesspeople transfer their merchandise from Judea and Samaria to other areas in Israel directly and quickly and at a low cost. The project has recently improved its efficiency by using Israeli … Continue reading →

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A virtual embassy in Gulf states

Posted on February 23, 2019

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has re-launched its virtual embassy for Arab social media users in the Gulf states. The aim of the ‘Israel in the Gulf’ twitter account is to promote dialogue between the people of Israel and the peoples of … Continue reading →

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Bringing energy to Africa

Posted on February 23, 2019

I reported previously (16th Dec) on the Eilat-Eilot energy conference and its focus on Africa.  Here are 3 videos from the event by I24 News, highlighting the Israeli companies that are bringing light to rural Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82WXbaTPBOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMclFsJiqZk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Kjq4HRNLo  

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Israel can save the world’s coral reefs

Posted on February 23, 2019

Bar-Ilan University researcher Maoz Fine has published that Eilat’s coral reef is genetically resistant to rising sea temperatures. Hardy corals settled in Eilat 18,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age. Those hardy genes are being cross-bred … Continue reading →

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