Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Assessing fruit quality from a photo

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s Clarifruit uses AI to grade harvested fruit and then match it to a buyers’ requirements. It reduces waste and maximizes a grower’s profit. Clarifruit now has 25 of the biggest global brands as its clients, including Dole, Canada’s Mucci … Continue reading →

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European grant for wax-based crop spray

Posted on January 15, 2023

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded a $1.5 million Pathfinder grant to two scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute. It will help fund the development of their SafeWax anti-pathogen crop treatment, inspired by the wax leaves of broccoli and lotus … Continue reading →

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Vegan canned tuna

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s Vgarden (see here previously) has now launched vegan tinned tuna, made using pea protein. The product has the same appearance, texture, and flavor as the canned kitchen staple. More fish alternatives are expected to be announced by the end … Continue reading →

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Another award-winning cybersecurity startup

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s SeeMetrics won a silver 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award from American Security Today for the Best Security Workforce Management Platform. It follows the gold award won by Israel’s Seraphic (see here previously). https://seemetrics.co/resources/seemetrics-wins-silver-2022-astors-award-for-best-security-workforce-management-platform

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Another Israeli satellite launched

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s BeetleSat (formerly NSLComm – see here previously) launched its latest small satellite, on the same rocket as another Israeli satellite (see here). BeetleSat said that the satellite will provide important communication services to one of its public sector clients. … Continue reading →

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New technology at CES 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023

Of 23 Israeli startups at this year’s CES Las Vegas, these 5 are new. Cardiokol detects heart problems from speech; Eye-Minders tracks eye movements on VR devices; Polyn makes chips for listening devices; Radix manages Android TV sets; SparX Augmented … Continue reading →

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Another National Center

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel’s Technion is again partnering Israel’s Bar-Ilan University (see here previously), this time to build a National Energy Storage research center. Its aim is to develop novel technologies for storing energy in large quantities. Its budget will be some NIS … Continue reading →

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Connecting the unconnected

Posted on January 15, 2023

The non-profit Appleseeds helps 80,000+ Israelis each year develop essential digital literacy skills. It also sponsors Israel’s Net@ movement which gives technical training to disadvantaged Jewish, Christian, Druze, and Muslim youths. Meanwhile Israel’s 44 Ventures funds “forgotten” entrepreneurs. https://www.israel21c.org/spreading-digital-literacy-to-the-citizens-left-behind/ https://appleseeds.org.il/en/en-home/ … Continue reading →

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More electricity generators for Ukraine

Posted on January 15, 2023

Volunteers from Israeli emergency NGO United Hatzalah have distributed some 100 powerful electric generators to schools, orphanages, and medical clinics in Kyiv, Uman, Lviv, and Odesa. Hundreds more are to be supplied in the coming weeks. (Also, see here previously). … Continue reading →

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Negev Forum success

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israel, the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Morocco, and the US held the inaugural meeting of the Negev Forum in Abu Dhabi (see here previously). Six working groups focused on food security and water technology; clean energy; tourism; health; education and coexistence; … Continue reading →

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