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Combating disease for the Bedouin

Portable smart samplers from Israel’s Kando (see here previously) are testing the wastewater for many Negev Bedouin communities. They provide early warnings for outbreaks of anything from diarrhea and dysentery to polio, flu, norovirus and Covid. https://nocamels.com/2023/02/testing-sewage-for-disease-helps-off-grid-bedouin-communities/

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Analyzing French wastewater

French water company CAPI is employing Israel’s Kando (see here previously) to implement smart wastewater data management for 22 municipalities serving 100,000+ customers in south-east France. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kando-partners-with-communaute-dagglomeration-des-portes-de-lisere-capi-to-protect-frances-environment-through-wastewater-intelligence-301698176.html

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Pinpointing wastewater contamination

Israel’s Kando (see here previously) has been busy recently helping locate the source of virus (Covid-19 and polio) and seawater contamination via Israel’s sewer system. https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/flush-with-data-kando-transforms-public-health-with-wastewater-intelligence/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6pbcQu_7E https://www.ourcrowd.com/companies/kando

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Rolling out from the sewers

Israel’s Kando (see here previously) has been conducting a two-year pilot study of coronavirus infections using the wastewater in the sewers of several Israeli cities. The project will now be rolled out nationally to predict and help counter future Covid-19 … Continue reading

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Investment in Israeli startups (30/5/21)

Global-e Online raised $375 million; Forter raised $300 million; Sunbit raised $130 million; Wiz raised $120 million; Explorium raised $75 million; Salt Security raised $70 million; Snappy raised $70 million; Rapid Medical raised $50 million; AnyClip raised $47 million; Salto.io … Continue reading

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Innovator of the Year

Israel’s Kando has won the Innovator of the Year competition, held this year by data storage solutions company Seagate. Kando was ranked first with its smart use of data and algorithm that can be installed in sewage treatment systems to … Continue reading

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Pinpointing Covid-19 in the sewers

As reported previously (see here) Covid-19 hotspots can be detected by analyzing virus levels in the sewage. Now Israel’s Kando (reported here previously) is working with scientists at Israel’s Technion and Ben Gurion University to detect outbreaks even before residents … Continue reading

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Innovative water companies

Two exciting Israeli water management startups at the Peres Innovation Center include Bermad and Kando – neither previously featured in this newsletter.  Bermad’s control systems are installed in 86 countries. Kando’s wastewater sensors pinpoint the sources of pollution (great video). … Continue reading

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Israeli world-saving water technology

Watch this new video from Israel’s WATEC highlighting experts from Canada, China and the Czech Republic, extol the virtues of Israeli water technologies.  Examples featured are Water-Gen (water from the air) and Kando (wastewater treatment). https://www.youtube.com/embed/noIm_f9tYnA?rel=0

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