The Virtual Reality therapy from Israel’s XRHealth is already used at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to rehabilitate patients, including those recovered from Covid-19. XRHealth has just received a $450,000 grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority to extend its VR technology … Continue reading →

Israel’s Strauss Water, a subsidiary of Strauss Group, has developed a sterilization and disinfection device for personal equipment. The kit removes coronavirus from stethoscopes, keys, etc. – even cell phones. Strauss has donated 40 kits to Israeli hospitals and has … Continue reading →

JLM-BioCity organized a Zoom session to share startup coronavirus technologies with global investors. New to this newsletter are Respinova (COPD device) EDAS Healthcare (remote diagnosis), One Cell Medical (antibodies), BioFence (anti-viral coating) and Academix. https://www.respinova.com/ https://www.edashealthcare.com/ https://www.onecellmedical.com/ https://www.bio-fence.com/ https://academix.bio/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y0v0S4Wc7k

Carolina Tannenbaum-Baruchi of Ben Gurion University, whose parents are both deaf, teamed up with a high school robotics team from Dimona to develop the “Read My Lips” mask. Its clear “no vapors” plastic front does not fog up, allowing others … Continue reading →

Israel’s Nanoscent has developed a chip, software and sensors that recognize odor and unique disease patterns. It has started a trial at Israel’s Sheba hospital to identify people infected with the coronavirus via a simple 30-second nasal breath test. It … Continue reading →

Multinationals Mastercard and Enel X are to establish a new financial technology cybersecurity lab in Be’er Sheva. The lab joins six existing innovation labs and two cybersecurity labs in the final process of being established in Be’er Sheva, specializing in … Continue reading →

Israel21c recently featured 9 Israeli companies that focused on sustainability. Those not previously reported here include IMYIM (eco-fashion), Havie (recycled army clothing) and SG Tech (energy from farm waste). https://www.israel21c.org/9-companies-turning-our-waste-into-gems/ https://havie-mnfct.com/ https://sgtech.co.il/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IjGBJcu9jU

More details on the revolutionary Beehome hive from Israel’s Beewise (reported here previously) that protects bee populations from colony collapse. https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-israeli-robotic-beehives-protect-worlds-food-supplies/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JExrqBSHR8w