Monthly Archives: November 2020

Showcasing startups on Zoom

Posted on November 8, 2020

Yazamut 360 – the entrepreneurship center of Israel’s Ben Gurion University (reported here previously) has launched the Oazis accelerator. Six startups will showcase on Zoom: NeuroHelp; Panacea-ml; 3D Green; Flanimus; Testory; and MirageDynamics https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/09/15/ben-gurion-university-startups-debut-in-zoom-showcase/

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Coastline clean-up

Posted on November 8, 2020

18,000 Israelis participated in the massive clean-up of Israeli beaches (reported here previously). Together, they collected 62 tons of trash along the Israeli shores of the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Sea of Galilee. Their world record attempt is waiting to … Continue reading →

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Helping Czech Republic fight Covid-19

Posted on November 8, 2020

The Czech government has requested help fighting a large outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Brno. A team of 8 Israeli medical experts from Sheba, Hadassah, Shaare Zedek, and Bene Zion hospitals, as well as MDA paramedics is … Continue reading →

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Religious Jewish teen helps the homeless

Posted on November 8, 2020

Tova Safranai’s religious background inspired her to start helping homeless and at-risk youth. She setup the charity “Ahavat Hinam” when just 16. It supports Jewish, Arab, Christian, religious and secular youth living on the streets of Jerusalem. https://www.israel21c.org/meet-the-religious-teen-aiding-jerusalems-homeless/

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Jordanian officer airlifted to Israel

Posted on November 8, 2020

A senior Jordanian army officer was airlifted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem for urgent medical care after apparently contracting COVID-19. His condition had deteriorated and posed “serious concern for his life.” He is said now to be stable … Continue reading →

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Israeli innovation institute in Cyprus

Posted on November 8, 2020

The Israeli-founded Pafos Innovation Institute has been launched in Cyprus. It is modelled on Herzliya’s IDC and will offer graduate degrees, as well as innovation programs. Both Israeli and Cypriot Presidents made speeches, saying they looked forward to increased Middle … Continue reading →

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Respirators for Myanmar

Posted on November 8, 2020

Israel’s Ambassador to Myanmar, Ronen Gil-Or, donated three respirators to Myanmar to help counter a recent spike in the country’s Covid-19 cases. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-sends-respirators-to-help-myanmar-fight-corona-spike/

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First human tests of Israeli Covid-19 vaccine

Posted on November 8, 2020

On Nov 1, two Israelis received the first doses of Israel’s coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by the Israel Institute of Biological Research. The volunteers were inoculated at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer and Hadassah’s Jerusalem Ein Kerem Medical Center. … Continue reading →

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Breath test detects asymptomatic Covid-19 carriers

Posted on November 8, 2020

Israel’s Flanimus has developed a breath test that can detect Covid-19 infected individuals, even if they never display symptoms. 20,000 nano antennas absorb material from the mouth. These are then scanned with a terahertz spectrometer to identify Covid-19’s signature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqQJC3DdzQ

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The next generation of antibiotics

Posted on November 8, 2020

Israel’s Omnix Medical (reported here previously( is developing novel antibiotic agents for the treatment of hospital-acquired infections involving resistant bacteria. Omnix has successfully completed lab testing and has now raised funding to allow it to commence human clinical trials. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3868294,00.html … Continue reading →

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