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Yeda, the commercial arm of Israel’s Weizmann Institute is to receive a $40 million investment over 3 years, from US-Israeli company Impact NRS. Yeda will establish Plantae Bioscience, to develop nutritious alternative food sources that have reduced environmental impact and low CO2 emissions.

Israel’s IDE Technologies (see here previously) is to build and operate a seawater desalination plant to provide drinking water to Mumbai – India’s most populous city.

Here is a new video that highlights (in under 2 minutes) some of the innovative ways Israel utilizes its limited water resources and makes the desert bloom. It features recycling, drip irrigation, desalination, river rehabilitation, and extracting water from the air.

Israel’s BIRD Aerosystems has won a contract to install its SPREOS DIRCM anti-missile system on an Airbus 320-type aircraft. The system tracks and jams heat-seeking missiles and is part of a wider defense system that is being installed in partnership with Airbus France.

Israel’s GeoX has won a contract to map 18 million buildings throughout Australia using satellite imagery, AI and other patented technologies. It is one of the world’s largest and most advanced geo-mapping projects and will save government surveyors from having to visit individual homes.

Israel’s Inception XR (see previously) is bringing popular reading book characters to life with Augmented Reality (AR). Inception XR founder Dana Porter spoke at Gaming 2021 about how its product Bookful is helping children to read more and reduce time on Snapchat and Pokemon GO.

Former Head of Israel’s Mossad, Yossi Cohen, gave his first public speech since becoming head of SoftBank’s investment operations in Israel.  He spoke candidly about Israel’s advanced intelligence technology and how the strength of Israeli high-tech was “21st-century Zionism at its best.”

Israel’s Renovai provides real-time visual AI solutions that help on-line retailers to create inspiring and personal interactions with shoppers. It is marketed as the first-ever virtual interior designer that provides visual artificial intelligence shopping assistance for lifestyle brands.

Israel’s Autotalks (see previously) has been selected to provide its V2X (Vehicle to Everything) communications for ZF, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. ZF will integrate the solution in its 2getthere autonomous shuttles, starting with a major European project.

Nearly 200 million emails are sent globally every minute. But most young people prefer instant messaging. Israel’s Spike bridges the gap by converting an instant message into email format. Spike’s founders plan to transform the world of email and collaboration. Watch for more “messages”.