Monthly Archives: March 2020

Simplee a good deal

Posted on March 1, 2020

Israeli healthcare payments startup Simplee (incorporated as Simplificare) has been taken over by US-based Flywire Payments Corporation for a reported $100 million. Simplee enables healthcare providers to offer patients personalized payment plans. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3793792,00.html

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K Health is going global

Posted on March 1, 2020

When originally reported here, the Israeli medical diagnosis app K Health was available only in Israel and only in Hebrew. It now has 3 million active users in 47 U.S. States. K Health has just raised $48 million for expanding … Continue reading →

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Seagate to open Israeli innovation center

Posted on March 1, 2020

US storage giant Seagate is opening a Tel Aviv innovation center, Lyve Labs Israel, with the intention of working with Israeli companies. Seagate has been active in Israel for over a decade and has invested around $90 million in Israeli … Continue reading →

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Marketing Israeli startups to German Industry

Posted on March 1, 2020

Start-Up Nation Central and the Bavarian ministry have signed an agreement to introduce Israeli startups to German manufacturers based in Bavaria, including Siemens, BMW, and Audi. It is in addition to the Bavaria Israel Partnership Accelerator program founded in 2015. … Continue reading →

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A swimsuit to prevent drowning

Posted on March 1, 2020

Israeli Eyal Hirak designed the FuGuSense swimsuit after his daughter nearly drowned. The swimsuit contains sensors to monitor vital signs. If drowning is detected, an integrated, reusable airbag is inflated to bring the swimmer to the surface. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-inventors-create-first-wearable-lifeguard-to-prevent-drowning/ https://www.fugusense.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoUZ79y3jfY

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Another water from the air system

Posted on March 1, 2020

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed “H-to-all” – a system for producing water from air, even in arid desert regions. It uses a desiccant (material to remove moisture from the air). The moisture is then converted to water using … Continue reading →

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How to join the Israeli tech scene

Posted on March 1, 2020

Israel Tech Challenge (reported here previously) trains top candidates for leading positions in the Israeli hi-tech sector. ITC is an Israeli coding school that trains the global talent for six months to become high-ranking data scientists, cyber-professionals, developers and data … Continue reading →

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Countering cyberbullying

Posted on March 1, 2020

Israeli startup L1ght develops technology to combat the online bullying of kids. It analyzes texts, videos, and soundbites to recognize hate speech, cyberbullying, and online threats. L1ght has just raised $15 million of seed funding to expand its research and … Continue reading →

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Glue gun inventor is a “Forbes 30 under 30”

Posted on March 1, 2020

Technion PhD student Alona Shagan has been selected as one of “Forbes Under 30 World” – Forbes Magazine’s list of Israel’s 30 youngest and most promising people. Alona co-developed the hot-glue gun used to fuse torn human tissues together. https://biotech.technion.ac.il/congratulations-to-alona-shagan-phd-candidate-for-being-nominates-in-forbes-under-30/ … Continue reading →

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How to breed healthy fish

Posted on March 1, 2020

Israeli scientists at Ben Gurion University, Hebrew University and the Agricultural Research Organization have discovered how a fish’s core microbiome operates. The group had a European Research Council starting grant and has now received an ERC Consolidator Grant to continue … Continue reading →

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