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Jerusalem is an on-going project

Posted on July 21, 2024

Great photos of many of the completed and nearly complete cultural sites in Israel’s capital, alongside how they looked during construction. Yad Vashem, Tower of David, National Campus for Archaeology, and more. Jerusalem is constantly changing and growing. https://rjstreets.com/2024/07/14/in-jerusalem-preserving-and-presenting-the-past-in-new-ways/

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Your Honor tops the streaming charts

Posted on July 21, 2024

In early June the Nielsen rating agency ranked “Your Honor”, with 1.5 billion viewing minutes, as the most-watched series on various streaming services in the US.  The drama series was adapted from Israel’s “Kvodo” that first aired in Israel in … Continue reading →

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A bridge not too far

Posted on July 21, 2024

Israel’s bridge team of Adi Asulin, Ilan Bareket, Ronnie Benin-Barr, Ron Pachtman, Nathalie Saada, Yaniv Zack are the European Mixed Team Champions. http://www.eurobridge.org/2024/07/04/56th-european-team-championships-the-winners/

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Israel’s most promising startup

Posted on July 21, 2024

40% of Americans used to travel within the USA with no travel insurance. When Covid struck everyone wanted insurance. Israel’s Faye launched its product and in 2023 was named Wall Street Journal’s travel insurance product of the year. Now Faye … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s partner of the year

Posted on July 21, 2024

Israel’s 2bcloud has won the 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Israel, which recognizes companies that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft Cloud applications, services, devices and AI innovation in 2024. 2bcloud is also an Amazon AWS partner. … Continue reading →

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A top fintech company

Posted on July 21, 2024

Israel’s Okoora (see here previously) has been selected for CNBC/Statista’s 2024 list of the world’s leading fintech companies. The list recognizes companies that have significantly contributed to the transformation and innovation of the financial services industry through technology. https://www.jpost.com/brandblend/okoora-makes-top-250-fintech-list-for-2024-by-cnbcstatista-810132

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A one-stop shop for solar sites

Posted on July 21, 2024

Israel’s GiraSol Renewable Energy builds and maintains solar energy systems using the best global technology to check for performance issues. GiraSol’s clients include Israel’s Energix and France’s EDF, which operates large solar farms in Israel. https://nocamels.com/2024/07/startup-transforming-israels-solar-ecosystem-into-a-global-affair/

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Boots UK sells Israeli pregnancy tests

Posted on July 21, 2024

The UK chemist chain Boots is now selling Salistick, the world’s first saliva-based pregnancy test, from Israel’s Salignostics (see here previously). https://www.abingdonhealth.com/news/boots-launches-the-salivia-pregnancy-self-test/ https://www.boots.com/boots-saliva-pregnancy-test-2-pack-10340838

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Pain monitoring in Japan

Posted on July 21, 2024

Israel’s Medasense (see here previously) is partnering with Nihon Kohden for the exclusive distribution of its revolutionary PMD-200 real-time non-invasive pain monitoring device in Japan. https://medasense.com/medasense-announces-a-strategic-agreement-with-global-medical-company-nihon-kohden-corporation/

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$142 million of EU funding

Posted on July 21, 2024

Nine Israeli startups have secured a total of $142 million in funding from the EU Horizon (EIC Accelerator) program. They include MediWound (EscharEx), JaxBio, Nurami, LightSolver, Quantum Transistors, RAAAM Memory, Reophotonics (ioTech), SpacePharma, and Impact Biotech. https://www.timesofisrael.com/nine-israeli-startups-secure-142-million-in-funding-from-eu-horizon-program/ https://www.mediwound.com/products/escharex/ https://jaxbio.com/ https://quantumtransistors.com/ … Continue reading →

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