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Here is your opportunity to help develop a new test for coronavirus like the one that was reported last week. This one, called Corona Voice Detect,  is being developed by Israel’s Voca.ai in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.

Israel’s Kemtai was briefly mentioned in .  Here is an interview on Israel’s i24 News with Kemtai’s CEO Mike Telem who discusses and demonstrates the virtual personal training app.

Israel Railways has used the closedown of its service to test the European Train Control System. ETCS controls and optimizes the speed of trains to safely synchronize with signaling.

AgPlenus (a subsidiary of Israel’s Evogene) is partnering with Corteva of the US to develop new herbicides. The two companies aim to address the rise of global weed resistance by optimizing several of AgPlenus' chemical families that have already been validated for herbicidal activity.

Israel’s Beewise was briefly mentioned previously but this article features much more detail. Beewise’s Beehome is an autonomous hive that can house up to 40 bee colonies (2 million bees). Health and upkeep of the bees is controlled through a simple app on the beekeeper’s phone or tablet.

Not everything about the coronavirus is negative. Families spend more time together and some unhealthy vices are curtailed. The major benefit is advancing technology e.g. telemedicine, robotics and efficient financial technology. And Calcalist has published with more good news.

The tech transfer arm of Israel’s Ben-Gurion University and Northwestern University are to jointly develop technologies to solve global water challenges. The $21.4 million initiative covers energy-efficient water supply, wastewater reuse and recovery, and energy-water systems.

The JNF have launched an on-line series of 4 Wednesday lectures “Your Drinking Water in the Time of Coronavirus: Lessons from Israel”. Episode 1 (see Youtube below) featured Seth M Siegel, author of “Let There Be Water”. You can join future lectures on Zoom.

Sharon, of , recently attended a mHealth Israel Webinar where it was stressed that because of the “info-demic” about the coronavirus pandemic it is vital to use trusted sources for information. The webinar also highlighted the good preparations of Israel’s Sheba Medical Center.

In just 48 hours, Israel’s Kryon built a  Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution to automate the twice-daily uploading of Israeli Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 test results onto Maccabi Healthcare Services’ system. Healthcare professionals can now focus on treatment.