Monthly Archives: July 2020

Sustainable microalgae factory

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel’s Yemoja (reported here previously) has opened its new plant dedicated to the production of high value microalgae. The “green” factory is chemical-free, uses recycled water and minimal energy. It is already fulfilling orders from global nutraceutical and cosmeceutical sectors. … Continue reading →

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Avoid toxic chemicals

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel’s Clearya is a free app to help people avoid toxic chemicals when shopping online for cosmetics, personal care, cleaning products and baby care products. Clearya automatically analyzes the product ingredient lists online and warns if any of the ingredients … Continue reading →

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Award-winning waste-management

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel’s SGTech (Sustainable Green Technologies – see previous here) has just received Frost & Sullivan’s 2019 European Technology Innovation Award for SGTech’s Integrated Ecosystem Solution. It turns livestock waste into clean biogas and water, plus nutrient-rich compost. https://sgtech.co.il/snews/sgtech-receives-the-european-technology-innovation-award-by-frost-sullivan/ https://ww2.frost.com/news/press-releases/sgtech-commended-for-its-game-changing-and-sustainable-livestock-waste-management-solution-the-integrated-ecosystem-solution/

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From autonomous vehicle cameras to Covid-19

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel’s Foresight Autonomous Holdings has turned its visible-light and thermal cameras into a mass screening solution for the detection of COVID-19 symptoms. Its vision systems and AI algorithms will detect coughing, high body temperature and fatigue. https://ir.foresightauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FRSX-COVID-19-050620-ENHE_FINAL.pdf

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Israel’s first Bedouin Ambassador

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is appointing Ishmael Khaldi (reported here previously) to head its Eritrea embassy. Once ratified, it will make him Israel’s first-ever Bedouin (Arab Muslim) Ambassador. https://www.jns.org/israel-set-to-appoint-first-ever-bedouin-ambassador-to-head-eritrea-mission/

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Israel appointed to UN Food & Agriculture board

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel has been accepted to the board of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and begins a 3-year term in the organization. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it wanted to share Israel’s unique knowledge and improve global … Continue reading →

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Israelis in EU food consortium

Posted on July 12, 2020

EIT Food is Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, working to make food healthier and more sustainable. Israel’s Technion Institute is a core consortium member and Israel’s Amai Proteins (reported here previously) is a member of the “Rising Food Stars” startup … Continue reading →

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Nice compliments from OECD official

Posted on July 12, 2020

OECD deputy secretary general Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen praised Israel at an online conference marking 10 years since Israel joined the OECD. “The Israeli level of development and digitization is twice that of other OECD countries.” He said many other good … Continue reading →

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New ambassadors

Posted on July 12, 2020

Israel’s President Rivlin received diplomatic credentials from the new ambassadors of Colombia, Greece, Denmark, Romania and Argentina to the State of Israel. There were several differences to previous ceremonies, due to Covid-19 – with masks, social distancing, a smaller IDF … Continue reading →

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Bar-Ilan’s first female Arab professor

Posted on July 12, 2020

Bar-Ilan University has appointed Prof. Elinor Saiegh-Haddad as their first Arab female full professor. Her work focuses on linguistics and also language acquisition by children. She additionally serves as a senior adviser to various organizations in Israel and around the … Continue reading →

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