Monthly Archives: February 2023

Academy to prevent violence against women

Posted on February 27, 2023

The Michal Sela Startup Academy has just graduated its third cohort of seven new startups. They will join the team of the Michal Sela Forum which has partnered Google for Startups to help develop startups specifically to prevent violence against … Continue reading →

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Women in science

Posted on February 27, 2023

100+ Israeli women and girls marked the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science at the sleek new Margalit Startup City Galil building in Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel. It was initiated by Galiladies, a community of 1,000 entrepreneurial … Continue reading →

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Developing tools for autism

Posted on February 27, 2023

The Israeli NGO HackAutism has organized 4 annual hackathons – 24-hour competitions focusing on solving autism-related challenges. These have produced 42 ventures, 15 of which have raised funding. This year’s winner Dive uses AI to help employers identify and hire … Continue reading →

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Sniffing out cancer

Posted on February 27, 2023

Israel’s SpotitEarly (see here previously) has just reported a 93% success rate in its study using a combination of dogs, sensors, and AI software to detect and identify breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancer. And another Israeli startup Early Labs … Continue reading →

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The most memorable moment at OurCrowd Summit

Posted on February 27, 2023

My highlight at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem last week was 10-year-old Itai, saved thanks to Surgical Theater’s Augmented Reality system. Itai ran on stage to greet Surgical Theater’s CEO, Alon Zuckerman – Itai’s father.  Please watch this. … Continue reading →

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AI to increase cancer awareness

Posted on February 27, 2023

The Israel Cancer Association has used Artificial Intelligence in a new campaign to highlight the importance of early cancer diagnosis. Videos show people asking AI to show them as a grandparent, or at their child’s wedding, but the future will … Continue reading →

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Thousands of AR surgical procedures

Posted on February 27, 2023

Israel’s Beyeonics (see here previously) is now rolling out its 3D Byeonics One Augmented Reality (AR) surgical headset across Europe. It has already been used for 2,000 surgeries in the US including recent endothelial keratoplasty, to remove abnormal matter from … Continue reading →

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Field hospital treats hundreds

Posted on February 27, 2023

Israeli medics treated around 470 injured victims of the Turkish earthquakes at their field hospital outside the Turkish city of Kahramanmaraş. They included 150 children and several Syrian refugees. The teams also performed ten surgical and orthopedic operations. https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-treating-hundreds-idf-medical-delegation-to-quake-hit-turkey-back-in-israel/

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Microclimate suit manufacturer revealed

Posted on February 27, 2023

Israel’s Rambam Medical Center has been testing a microclimate suit that evaporates fluids to help heart failure patients (see here previously). The manufacturer – Israel’s AquaPass Medical – states that patients no longer need daily diuretics or periodic six-hour infusions. … Continue reading →

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Better than antibiotics

Posted on February 27, 2023

Israel’s Mileutis (see here previously) is “bullish” about its Imilac peptide alternative to antibiotics in dairy cows. Imilac boosts the immune system to fight infections and doesn’t increase antibiotic resistance. The cows also produce more milk. Mileutis says the same … Continue reading →

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