Monthly Archives: February 2023

Seahorse wine

Posted on February 12, 2023

The boutique Seahorse Winery at Bar Giora in the Judean Hills makes some 50,000 bottles of wine a year. The winery has 2,200 vines per acre, compared to 880 vines per acre elsewhere in Israel. This means the grapes grow … Continue reading →

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Bringing bio-friendly resilin to market

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Smart Resilin (see here previously) is partnering European biotech Acies Bio to commercialize resilin as an environmentally beneficial material for many industries. The non-toxic, bio-degradable protein can replace synthetic plastics in applications from footwear to aerospace. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smart-resilin-and-acies-bio-join-forces-to-commercialize-resilin-301716447.html

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Israeli head of Texas Instruments

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Haviv Ilan is to be the new CEO of chip manufacturer Texas Instruments. Ilan joined the US company in 1999 when TI acquired Ilan’s Israeli startup, Butterfly. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-appointed-ceo-of-chip-manufacturer-texas-instruments/

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Business opportunities to USA from Israel

Posted on February 12, 2023

The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce has released “Business Opportunities from Israel”. The database contains hundreds of up-to-date offers across all industries from Israeli importers, exporters, service providers, etc., seeking business partners around the world. https://www.chamber.org.il/37679/40433/

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University VC fund reaches its target

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Reichman University has successfully raised the $30 million it announced previously in June for startups founded by its graduates. RUNI Ventures, will offer some $500,000 to each promising startup, plus workspace, mentors (Uni and/or external), and student interns or … Continue reading →

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Ohio buys more Israel Bonds

Posted on February 12, 2023

The government of Ohio State has purchased $20 million of Israel Bonds to take its overall holding to $182.5 million and become one of the largest government owners of Israeli Bonds in the United States. Since 1993, every Ohio state … Continue reading →

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Israeli tech is saving lives in Turkey

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israeli NGO United Hatzalah is using cloud-based tech from Israel’s Carbyne (see here) to share real-time location data, video, and images with its remote medical teams in Turkey. Separately, Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (see here) will deploy its blood count devices … Continue reading →

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Cleantech award in the UAE

Posted on February 12, 2023

Brenmiller Energy (see here previously) is the first Israeli company to win a World CleanTech Award from the CleanTech Business Club – a group of industry, government, and investment leaders from 36 countries. CEO Avi Brenmiller received the outstanding startup … Continue reading →

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From Startup Nation to WaterTech Nation

Posted on February 12, 2023

Great summary by Seth M Siegel (author of “Let There Be Water”) of Israel’s successful strategy to overcome its water scarcity. Seth is Chief Sustainability Officer at Israel’s N-Drip. See also here and here previously. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjefnmftj

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Japanese forests in Israel

Posted on February 12, 2023

At an ecological community site in Southern Israel, LyOr Rabinowiz and a group of volunteers are growing a forest using the Japanese Miyawaki method. They planted saplings close together, which helps the trees defend each other against pests, revitalize poor … Continue reading →

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