Monthly Archives: September 2024

Strategic cooperation with India

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel and India held a seminar in Delhi to enhance security cooperation against drone threats with participation from defense ministries and companies from both countries. It also featured a showcase of technologies to counter drone threats, with nine Israeli companies … Continue reading →

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Christian students learn to counter anti-Israel activity

Posted on September 8, 2024

Passages, an organisation that brings Christian college students to Israel, held a training session in Washington DC for 250+ Christian students and alumni. They learned how to combat anti-Israel activity on campus and met with families of hostages. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-812328

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TAU researchers win $1 million prize for statistics

Posted on September 8, 2024

The King Baudouin Foundation, based in Brussels, has awarded the prestigious Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics to 3 Tel Aviv University professors for their pioneering work on False Discovery Rate. FDR is vital to genomics, neuroscience, agriculture, economics, and more. https://english.tau.ac.il/news/rousseeuw-award-winners2024 … Continue reading →

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German partner for autonomous vehicle

Posted on September 8, 2024

The unmanned REX MK II land vehicle built by Israel Aerospace Industries and Germany’s Flensburger Fahrzeugbau can carry supplies, munitions, medical equipment, and wounded. It was awarded Best Scientific Solution at the recent European Land Robot Trial. https://www.iai.co.il/p/rex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daFeqDD69uw https://monch.com/rex-mk-ii-awarded-best-scientific-solution-in-the-european-land-robot-trial/

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Water from air system at Vatican office

Posted on September 8, 2024

To help publicize the global need for clean drinking water, Israel’s Watergen (see here previously) has installed one of its “water from the air” generators at the Office of Papal Charities in Vatican City. It also supports the Office’s mission … Continue reading →

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Robot surgery to remove pancreas (and more)

Posted on September 8, 2024

Surgeons at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya are the first in Israel to use a robot to completely remove a patient’s pancreas and other organs. The 78-year-old patient had multiple cystic (non-malignant) tumors. After a few days, he was … Continue reading →

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New AI medical solutions

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel’s AIDOC (see here previously) has announced seven new CE-approved AI solutions for European healthcare. They help analyze blocked blood vessels; a tear in the aorta; spinal fracture; a malplaced tube for opening the airway in the throat, and three … Continue reading →

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Oncologists base decisions on Israeli tech

Posted on September 8, 2024

A study published in Clinical Lung Cancer finds that 93% of oncologists adjust their treatment recommendations with the help of PROphetNSCLC, a test developed by Israel’s OncoHost (see here previously). https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/clinical-lung-cancer-publishes-study-93-of-oncologists-adjust-treatment-recommendations-with-oncohosts-prophetnsclc-test https://www.clinical-lung-cancer.com/article/S1525-7304(24)00138-4/fulltext

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Upgrading emergency dispatch

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel’s volunteer emergency medical organization United Hatzalah has just enhanced its dispatch center’s capabilities by upgrading to the APEX cloud-based system from Israel’s Carbyne (see here previously). United Hatzalah partnered with Carbyne (see here) after the Turkish earthquake. https://israelrescue.org/stories/united-hatzalah-boosts-emergency-response-with-cutting-edge-technology/ https://carbyne.com/solutions/apex/

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Looking to stop cancer at cell level

Posted on September 8, 2024

Dr Gabriel Frank at Israel’s Ben Gurion University employs microscopy – examining cells using BGU’s powerful cryo-electron microscope, He has discovered that cancer cells rely on iron ions. The body’s Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 4 (NCOA4) controls the ion level and … Continue reading →

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