Monthly Archives: January 2023

Let’s start at the very beginning

Posted on January 15, 2023

Rabbi Nosson Rodin of the Braude College of Engineering in the Galilee organized an event to advise budding entrepreneurs in Israel’s north how to establish a startup. Rabbi Rodin is founder of Project UP-START for young adults who lack a … Continue reading →

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Learning to do business in the US

Posted on January 15, 2023

The Merage Institute is again training the leaders of Israeli companies to help them improve their marketing in the United States. https://www.merageinstitute.org/programs/ https://www.merageinstitute.org/merage-programs/hls-cyber-security-2023/

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Israel inside

Posted on January 15, 2023

Brief but interesting analysis of the importance of Israel in the strategy of Intel Corporation. Intel now has 34 Israeli Vice Presidents.  10% of the employees at Intel’s headquarters are Israeli. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/un7gmjw52

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NIS 10 billion budget surplus

Posted on January 15, 2023

For the first time in 35 years, Israel achieved a budget surplus in 2022 – of $2.85 billion, mostly financed by a 14% increase in tax revenues. Hopefully, this will help plans to lower Israel’s cost of living. GDP growth … Continue reading →

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Israel steals the show at CES 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023

The Israeli Export Institute’s pavilion was in the middle of the show floor within CES’s startup pavilion, Eureka Park, and it was buzzing! It contained a dozen startups representing a cross-section of Israeli innovations and was probably the busiest of … Continue reading →

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Green energy

Posted on January 15, 2023

Technion scientists have discovered another way to obtain energy from plants (see here for a previous method). They created a biological solar cell that generated “green” electricity through photosynthesis, collecting electrons that are naturally transported within plant cells, without affecting … Continue reading →

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Best sports-tech startup

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s Griiip (see here previously) hit a significant milestone at the OTT SportsPro ceremony in November, winning the prestigious award for ‘Best Start-Up Tech Company’.  Griiip’s RAMP Racing Media Platform provides real-time data to motorsport fans, the media, gaming industry, … Continue reading →

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Over-the-air recharging goes commercial

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s Wi-Charge (see here previously) is apparently the first wireless charging company to receive revenues. It is being used commercially to power smart door locks and electronic advert displays in the US, Canada, Brazil, and Israel and won two innovation … Continue reading →

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Assessing fruit quality from a photo

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s Clarifruit uses AI to grade harvested fruit and then match it to a buyers’ requirements. It reduces waste and maximizes a grower’s profit. Clarifruit now has 25 of the biggest global brands as its clients, including Dole, Canada’s Mucci … Continue reading →

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European grant for wax-based crop spray

Posted on January 15, 2023

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded a $1.5 million Pathfinder grant to two scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute. It will help fund the development of their SafeWax anti-pathogen crop treatment, inspired by the wax leaves of broccoli and lotus … Continue reading →

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