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$9.6 million BIRD Foundation grant

Posted on February 11, 2024

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has granted $9.6 million to 10 joint projects. The Israeli companies are Celleste Bio, CENS Materials, Diptera.ai, Opmed.AI, Hypervision, Imagindairy, IAI, LahakX, Tissue Dynamics and Sheba hospital. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s13hssx56

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Environmental tech projects

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel has awarded a total of NIS 5.3 million to five projects that benefit the environment. They are Agrint (pesticides), Daika Wood (wall cladding), Diptera.ai (mosquitoes), Clean Flare (burning gases) and Emma Sensing (corrosion in pipes). https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/news/pilots-environmental-technologies-granted-support-total-nis-53-million https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-692288 https://www.oktopuscloud.com/terralab-daika https://www.cleanflare.co.uk/

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Investment in Israeli startups (20/6/21)

Posted on June 20, 2021

WalkMe raised $287 million (IPO); Claroty raised $140 million; NextSilicon raised $120 million; Bringg  raised $100 million; Glassbox raised $100 million (IPO); Gloat raised $57 million; Duda raised $50 million; Pulsenmore raised $40 million (IPO); Komodor raised $21 million; Carbyne … Continue reading →

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Eradicating mosquitos

Posted on June 20, 2021

Israel’s Senecio uses sterile male mosquitos (see here previously) to control the disease-spreading insect. Now, Israel’s diptera.ai has developed a subscription-based “Sterile Insect Technique (SIT-as-a-service)”. Diptera.ai’s customers receive shipments of sterile male mosquitos ready for release. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3909668,00.html https://diptera.ai/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIFpmTYKk2Y

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