Monthly Archives: June 2022

Funds for cultivated meat

Posted on June 19, 2022

Israel’s SuperMeat (see here previously) has received a grant from Israel’s Innovation Authority. It will finance a high-throughput screening system for feed ingredients and supplements, plus cell scaffolds for cultivated meat, The project will benefit the entire cultivated meat industry. … Continue reading →

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Smart return of online products

Posted on June 19, 2022

Israel’s ReturnGO has developed an exchange-first returns platform for web-based retailers that simultaneously reduces refunds and waste. It offers to turn the returns process from a painful financial problem into a lever of revenue, and to improve the relationship with … Continue reading →

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Travel insurance that really looks after you

Posted on June 19, 2022

The insurtech platform of Israel’s Faye (see here previously) for US citizens, includes a smartphone app that sends real-time alerts, 24 x 7 expert help, plus fast, digital claims processing. It will resolve missed connections, cancelled flights, lost passports and … Continue reading →

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Partnering the Startup Nation

Posted on June 19, 2022

Israel’s ExitValley launched in 2015 (see here) as a mechanism for the general public to invest in early-stage Israeli startups. Seven years later it has dozens of successful companies in its portfolio. The founders say that Israeli start-ups are still … Continue reading →

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Dubai commerce comes to Tel Aviv

Posted on June 19, 2022

The Dubai International Chamber of Commerce is to open an office in Tel Aviv. Its President and CEO, Hamad Buamim, said that Israel was a “strategically important” market for Dubai, and was expected to become one of Dubai’s top 10 … Continue reading →

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Deficit drops to almost zero

Posted on June 19, 2022

Israel’s budget deficit as a percentage of GDP was a mere 0.04% for the 12 months till the end of May – the lowest in 14 years. Government revenues increased and expenditures fell amid the ongoing rebound from the coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Solar-powered water purification

Posted on June 19, 2022

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed SoLED – a solar-powered UV LED-based water disinfection device designed to purify water in rural communities. The device uses UV light to change the DNA of microbe bacteria, preventing it from replicating. SoLED-treated … Continue reading →

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Radar to detect insects

Posted on June 19, 2022

Scientists at Haifa University have developed a first-of-its-kind radar that accurately detects the size and direction of insect swarms, to help forewarn farmers and save crops. It has been installed near the Agamon Hula nature reserve in northern Israel. https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/farmers-abuzz-as-israeli-researchers-unveil-worlds-first-insect-radar/

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Global impact challenge

Posted on June 19, 2022

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups who are advancing a sustainable future for agriculture. The launch event was hosted in Tel Aviv, in partnership with Israel’s ICL Planet Startup Hub, THRIVE’s headline … Continue reading →

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Brain science in space

Posted on June 19, 2022

If you were unable to join Ben Gurion University’s recent Zoom webinar “BGU’s Brain Science Launches into Space”, here is the link to the recorded event. Dr. Oren Shriki, head of BGU’s Department of Cognitive and Brain Science, describes his … Continue reading →

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