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Medical incubator launched in Arab-Israeli city

Posted on May 14, 2023

The Israel Innovation Authority and Education Ministry have launched a health care startup incubator in the northern city of Sakhnin, the first in an Arab city. However, another Medical Incubator was launched in the area in 2022 – see here. … Continue reading →

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13th World Congress of Baha’is in Haifa

Posted on May 14, 2023

Some 1,300 delegates from 176 countries participated in the International Bahá’í Convention. The event takes place every 5 years in Haifa – the administrative and spiritual center of the community. The Bahá’í have enjoyed freedom of worship in Israel from … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first hydrogen refueling station

Posted on May 14, 2023

Israel’s first hydrogen fuel station opened in Sonol Yagur near Haifa Bay, putting Israel among the leading countries in the world seeking to replace combustion engines with hydrogen-based fuel cell technology. See also here (Sonol) and here (hydrogen). https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-742546

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Dog unit rescues lost woman

Posted on May 14, 2023

Yehuda, a volunteer with the non-profit Israel Dog Unit (IDU), together with his search dog Cobra, located a 78-year-old woman, missing for 40 hours in a forest near Sderot. She was found suffering from heat exhaustion. 150+ volunteers, plus drones, … Continue reading →

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Millions for education

Posted on May 14, 2023

Israel’s Azrieli Foundation (see here previously) has donated NIS 180 million to the Darca Network – a group of 47 Israeli high schools. Darca was founded 12 years ago to strengthen schools in the socio-geographical periphery of Israel. 93.5% of … Continue reading →

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Historic gene therapy operation

Posted on May 14, 2023

Doctors at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center made history with a 7-hour operation to deliver Upstaza gene therapy directly to the brain of a 4-year-old girl from India. The NIS  10 million cost per vial was the most expensive single Israeli … Continue reading →

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Prize-winning pain relief

Posted on May 14, 2023

Israel’s TrainPain has won the Grand Prize in the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) & MIT Hacking Medicine Innovation Challenge. TrainPain uses neurotechnology to retrain sensory the brain through engaging haptic mobile games. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trainpain-awarded-grand-prize-in-the-american-academy-of-pain-medicine–mit-hacking-medicine-innovation-challenge-301814260.html https://www.trainpain.com/ https://pain.haifa.ac.il/projects/train-pain/

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Reduction in Israeli skin cancer rates

Posted on May 14, 2023

In the 1990s, Israel had the 3rd highest rate of melanoma (skin cancer) per capita in the world. In 2020, Israel was not even in the top 20. Reasons include the Chacham B’Shemesh (Smart in the Sun) programs from preschool … Continue reading →

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Award-winning skin therapy

Posted on May 14, 2023

Israel’s SofWave Medical (see here previously) has won two recent international awards. At the 13th Annual NewBeauty Awards it won Best Noninvasive Cellulite Treatment. Then it won the Good Housekeeping Magazine Award for Best Anti-Aging Pro Treatment. https://sofwave.com/news/sofwave-wins-2023-newbeauty-award-for-best-non-invasive-cellulite-treatment/ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/05/02/2659180/0/en/Sofwave-Wins-Good-Housekeeping-Magazine-Award-for-Best-Anti-Aging-Pro-Treatment.html

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Israeli partnership to bio-print organs

Posted on May 14, 2023

Israeli startups Stratasys (see here previously) and CollPlant (see here previously) are jointly to create human tissues and organs. They will use Stratasys’ P3 bioprinter and CollPlant’s rh-Collagen-based bioinks. The first project will be to produce reconstructive implants. https://ir.collplant.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/144/stratasys-and-collplant-unite-technologies-to-transform

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