Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Satellite tech for US Defense

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks (see here previously) has won a $10 million follow-on order from the US Department of Defense to supply more of its DKET 3421 terminals. Deploying in less than three hours, the DKET 3421 provides a satellite … Continue reading →

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Bringing cardiac ultrasound to Asia

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israel’s UltraSight (see here previously) has partnered with South Korean medical device manufacturer Selvas Healthcare to introduce the Israeli’s AI-powered cardiac ultrasound diagnosis system into the Asia market. It should help combat the increase of cardiovascular disease in Korea. https://nocamels.com/2024/02/korean-firm-bringing-israeli-ultrasound-software-to-local-market/

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Finding the best employment for evacuees

Posted on February 11, 2024

The 710 West initiative, set-up by an all-women team, motivates and encourages evacuees of the western Negev to seek employment. Its personal and professional support helps them find the right fit of employer and suitable work, even though many are … Continue reading →

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Women-led startups in the south

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israeli NGO Yazamiyot (see here previously) and Arieli Capital held an event at Microsoft’s offices in Be’er Sheva to discuss how to support female-led startups in the south. When partners are called up, women entrepreneurs often must manage both the … Continue reading →

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Israel Resilience Fund progress report

Posted on February 11, 2024

Global venture investing platform OurCrowd presented progress of its Resilience Fund (see here previously) supporting war-impacted but high-potential Israeli startups. It has now invested in 22 startups – many building products to help win the war or have 50-100% of … Continue reading →

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A better water splitter

Posted on February 11, 2024

A detailed scientific paper describing the efficient method devised by Technion Prof Avner Rothchild and his team to split water into “green” hydrogen and oxygen. It involves using Bromine in the Decoupled Water Electrolysis (DWE) process. See here for Technion’s … Continue reading →

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What a way to run a business

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israel’s Alignment Labs lost two of its 3 key employees who were called up to the IDF reserves. One was released, but only so he could donate a kidney to someone he didn’t know. So, they used their own developed … Continue reading →

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Ramon Space Conference

Posted on February 11, 2024

Another wow year. The 19th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference was introduced by Israel’s President Herzog. His message was “working together” for “the future of humanity”. https://www.jns.org/space-diplomacy-builds-bridges-on-earth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-X85xo2p-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azoq20KQBSM

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Keeping railways safe

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israel’s Rail Vision develops AI-based safety technology for railways. It has just received European certification for its Main Line system which uses 2km range vision sensors to assess risks and detect threats for the railway industry. Even in poor visibility, … Continue reading →

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Protecting vulnerable websites

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israel’s MazeBolt has developed RADAR – a system that constantly checks a company’s websites and reports any vulnerabilities to DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. It performs a real attack on the webserver, but not disruptive enough to crash it. … Continue reading →

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