Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

The Innovation Nation Tour

Posted on September 4, 2022

The Pacific Southwest Israel Business Council has organized the first business mission to Israel of the Southern California Israel Chamber of Commerce. It has the full approval of the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles. Meet the key players, institutions and … Continue reading →

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Teen tech entrepreneurs

Posted on September 4, 2022

Great video featuring some of the Israeli teens who presented their inventions at the Unistream’s Young Entrepreneur competition (see here previously). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkb4CYh_SYc

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Partnering to make oxygen on the Moon

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s Helios )see here previously) has joined with Florida’s Eta Space to create and store oxygen on the Moon. Helios’ electrochemical reactor will extract the oxygen from moon rocks and Eta Space’s cryogenic technology will liquify it and store it. … Continue reading →

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Israeli tech in farm machinery

Posted on September 4, 2022

John Deere is one of the world’s largest agricultural and forestry machinery manufacturers. It is integrating the agricultural technology system from Israel’s CropX, enabling users to view data and analytics including soil sensor monitoring, from within John Deere’s Operations Center. … Continue reading →

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Detecting disease in potatoes

Posted on September 4, 2022

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization (Volcani Institute) have developed a biosensor for early detection of disease in potato crops. It emits a luminescence when exposed to an infected potato. The more disease, the more … Continue reading →

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Israel fuels Spacemilk

Posted on September 4, 2022

The US vegan health & sports nutrition company Spacemilk has partnered with Israel’s NextFerm Technologies to use the Israeli startup’s ProteVin yeast fermentation-based, non-GMO protein alternative in its new nutrition drink. The product is scheduled to be launched by end … Continue reading →

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Putting the AI in Retail

Posted on September 4, 2022

Great article featuring Israeli tech startups developing tech solutions to aid retailers join the digital revolution. Includes five startups previously included in this newsletter OneBeat, Drill, Trax, Nexite, and StorEE. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkeum8sko

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First woman air defense commander

Posted on September 4, 2022

The Israeli Air Force has appointed Lt. Col. Revital Barzani to head its 66th Ram Battalion, which operates David’s Sling system against medium-to-long-range rockets and missiles. Barzani, a mother of three, is the first female officer to command a battalion … Continue reading →

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Fixing children’s faces in Ethiopia

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israeli oral and maxillofacial surgeons Oded Nahlieli and Michael Abba fix children’s deformities in Equatorial Guinea, including a boy who had been unable to eat solid food for 4 years. They also trained local doctors to use Israel’s ORVizio remote … Continue reading →

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More Israeli aid for Kentucky

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s Consul General for the Southeastern United States, via Chabad Kentucky, joined in relief efforts for Kentucky flood victims, providing clothing, shoes, and household goods. Last year Israeli NGOs helped victims of Kentucky’s deadly tornados (see here previously). https://www.jns.org/in-aftermath-of-deadly-flooding-kentucky-governor-cancels-planned-trip-to-israel/

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