Monthly Archives: January 2025

Bio-devices and bio-chip lab

Israel is investing in a $30 million research lab for development of bio-devices and biochips. To be built by Israel Aerospace Industries and Beckermus Technologies, its goal is to harness engineering and AI to create groundbreaking biotech solutions in medicine, … Continue reading

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Vegan meat that feels like real meat

Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dr. Mohammad Ghosheh and Prof. Yaakov Nahmias apply cutting-edge materials science on vegan meat alternatives, to replicate the texture and structure of traditional meat. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-838115 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54939-y

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No-cow milk from oats

Israel’s Plantopia (formerly Pigmentum – see here previously) originally focused on lettuce as a production platform for milk (casein) proteins. It has now switched to using sprouted oats, as they can deliver higher expression levels of all four casein proteins. … Continue reading

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Agritech for Latin America

Israel’s Phytech operates in Peru and Chile, with services extended to growers in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Guatemala, and Mexico. Phytech uses proprietary plant and field condition sensors. Also, hydraulic water monitoring provides clear visibility into tank level, pumps, filters and … Continue reading

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Water and Sun

Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, has issued a tender for the supply, installation, and maintenance of photovoltaic systems to be installed on buildings and water reservoirs across the country. The energy will operate desalination plants, water treatment facilities, and facilitate … Continue reading

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The world’s first four-door convertible electric hypercar

Ari Teman is the founder of startup Jovari, whose mission is to produce the world’s first four-door convertible electric hypercar – in Israel. Each buyer can customize the design of their luxury family vehicle. Jovari has joined NVIDIA’s Inception program … Continue reading

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Protecting against AI cyber threats

Israel’s CyTwist has launched its detection engine to combat the rise of AI-generated malware.  The advanced behavioral analysis of CyTwist Profiler identifies new threats in real time, stopping attackers before they can cause harm. https://securitybrief.co.uk/story/cytwist-unveils-engine-to-detect-ai-powered-cyberattacks https://cytwist.com/

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AI partners for recruitment

Israel’s Revealense (see here previously) has joined with Israel’s Iverse to use AI to help recruiters assess candidates. Revealense’s Illuminator, analyzes movements, and Iverse‘s “diagnostic psychologist” identifies cognitive skills, performance capabilities, interpersonal skills and organizational fit. https://www.israel21c.org/2-ai-companies-join-forces-for-next-gen-employee-recruiting/ https://www.i-verse.online/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RSFN6EQlc

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Efficient charities

Israeli non-profit Tav Midot assesses Israeli charities and awards a “seal of effectiveness” on those that pass its scrutiny as to professionalism, efficiency and “value for money”. Over 150 Israeli non-profits are valid holders of Midot Seal of Effectiveness, granted … Continue reading

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Sharing Israeli agritech know-how

Yosef Abramowitz, CEO of Israel’s Energiya has set up a new non-profit Gigawatt Impact to share Israeli agrivoltaics expertise with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States. Agrivoltaics is the dual use of land for solar-energy production … Continue reading

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