Monthly Archives: September 2022

NIS 300 million for medical startups

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s Peregrine Ventures has established a consortium of leading companies that will jointly develop and invest over NIS 300 million in startups and graduates of Peregrine’s technology incubator. They include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elbit, and Tel Aviv & Ben Gurion Universities. … Continue reading →

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Innovating with New Zealand

Posted on September 4, 2022

Kiwi expat supporters of Israel are invited on 5th Sept to meet in Jaffa, to network and strengthen Israel’s relationship with New Zealand (email for info). The link to the New Zealand Israel Innovation Hub, has info about forging new … Continue reading →

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Now we’re cooking

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s natural gas production surged 22% in the first half of the year, as the government implemented its plans to export gas via Egypt to Europe. 10.85 billion cubic meters was extracted in the last 12 months from the Tamar … Continue reading →

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Using green hydrogen to heat homes

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s TurboGen has developed a micro-turbine gas boiler that is powered using 50% hydrogen and 50% natural gas (methane). The TG-40 microgenerator produces 50% of the CO2 produced by a conventional gas boiler. TurboGen is working to develop a 100% … Continue reading →

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How wild wheat protects itself from insects

Posted on September 4, 2022

Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have isolated the gene in wild wheat that produces a poison to repel insects. Modern cultivated wheat has lost this trait, which Israeli scientists believe they can reintroduce to improve protection for the world’s … Continue reading →

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The Innovation Nation Tour

Posted on September 4, 2022

The Pacific Southwest Israel Business Council has organized the first business mission to Israel of the Southern California Israel Chamber of Commerce. It has the full approval of the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles. Meet the key players, institutions and … Continue reading →

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Teen tech entrepreneurs

Posted on September 4, 2022

Great video featuring some of the Israeli teens who presented their inventions at the Unistream’s Young Entrepreneur competition (see here previously). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkb4CYh_SYc

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Partnering to make oxygen on the Moon

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s Helios )see here previously) has joined with Florida’s Eta Space to create and store oxygen on the Moon. Helios’ electrochemical reactor will extract the oxygen from moon rocks and Eta Space’s cryogenic technology will liquify it and store it. … Continue reading →

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Israeli tech in farm machinery

Posted on September 4, 2022

John Deere is one of the world’s largest agricultural and forestry machinery manufacturers. It is integrating the agricultural technology system from Israel’s CropX, enabling users to view data and analytics including soil sensor monitoring, from within John Deere’s Operations Center. … Continue reading →

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Detecting disease in potatoes

Posted on September 4, 2022

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization (Volcani Institute) have developed a biosensor for early detection of disease in potato crops. It emits a luminescence when exposed to an infected potato. The more disease, the more … Continue reading →

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