Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Automated procurement for contractors

Israel’s StructShare develops a construction procurement and inventory platform for specialty contractors. It aims to solve chronic inefficiencies across the supply chain using digital tools and data analysis to simplify materials purchasing and associated accounting processes. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkxfkqoxn https://structshare.com/

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A marketplace for hospitality

Israel’s Reeco has developed a marketplace that connects hospitality buyers and suppliers. Hotels and other buyers order anything from food and beverage to cleaning supplies. Reeco’s AI system fulfills the order from its network of hundreds of suppliers, based on … Continue reading

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Personalizing financial healthcare benefits

Israel’s Zorro is a financial management services provider for employees, employers, and brokers. It offers a mobile application to help employees manage their expenses, track their bills, and receive financial guidance. It enables employers to offer personalized schemes to staff. … Continue reading

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Israeli tech to wirelessly charge Toyota EVs

Israel’s Electreon (see here previously) is partnering Toyota Motor Corporation and automotive component manufacturer DENSO to develop Electreon’s wireless charging kits for Toyota Electric vehicles. The EVs will eventually have the charging technology built in. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-735170

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A super supermarket revolution

Food prices in Israel are expected to fall thanks to the imminent opening of new supermarkets SPAR, 7-Eleven and Carrefour. US giant Costco has also been invited to join the party. Israeli supermarket Shufersal has invested NIS 28 million in … Continue reading

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New factory for cultivated meat

Plurinuva / NewCo, the partnership between Tnuva and Pluristem (see here previously), is now rebranding itself under the name Ever After Foods. It has built a production capable of supplying cultured meat products to the market on an industrial scale. … Continue reading

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Unemployment falls to 3.9%

Israel’s unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, fell to 3.9% in Feb 2023 from 4.3% in Jan. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-unemployment-fell-below-4-in-february-1001441734

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Micro robot can capture cells

Tel Aviv University scientists have developed a tiny robot, only 10 microns across, that can navigate within a biological sample, identify different types of cells, capture them selectively (e.g. damaged ones), and transport them for further analysis. https://english.tau.ac.il/hybrid_micro_robot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoZit8v9gdA https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202370044

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Super seaweed

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute have enhanced seaweed to double its antioxidants and triple its natural sunscreens while purifying seawater. The results will benefit the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, and nutritional supplement industries. https://english.tau.ac.il/super_seaweed_2023 … Continue reading

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A digital genius

Israel’s Jacob Ziv (see here previously) just passed away at the age of 91. He created many of today’s digital technologies, co-inventing the mp3, PDF and zip formats. He studied at Israel’s Technion Institute (later becoming a professor) and MIT. … Continue reading

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