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Israeli retail chain Super-Pharm has implemented shelf organization technologies developed by Israel’s WiseShelf in 14 of its stores. WiseShelf integrates light sensors and cameras to continually monitor shelves and send real-time alerts when re-organization or re-stocking is needed.

Israeli cybersecurity company CHEQ is an AI alternative to keyword blacklists that are commonly used to block access to offensive websites. CHEQ estimates that US publishers lost $2.8 billion of potential revenue opportunities in 2019 by subsequent false positives.

The Israeli-developed Temi robot is now being used in hundreds of hospitals, medical centers, nursing homes, and corporate buildings in Asia to help minimize human-to-human contact during the coronavirus outbreak.

As reported here previously , Israeli startup Soapy set-up its simple hygiene stations in rural areas and slums where there is no running water. Now Soapy's handwashing micro-station with its Israeli plant-based reagent, is said to kill viruses even more resistant than corona.

Ten Israeli companies featured in Forbes top 50 global food tech and top 50 ag-tech companies in 2020. They are , , , (Believer), , , Infarm, , , and . All except Infarm have been reported previously in this newsletter.

Israeli Eyal Hirak designed the FuGuSense swimsuit after his daughter nearly drowned. The swimsuit contains sensors to monitor vital signs. If drowning is detected, an integrated, reusable airbag is inflated to bring the swimmer to the surface.

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed “H-to-all” - a system for producing water from air, even in arid desert regions. It uses a desiccant (material to remove moisture from the air). The moisture is then converted to water using heat (solar energy) and low pressure.

Israel Tech Challenge (reported previously) trains top candidates for leading positions in the Israeli hi-tech sector. ITC is an Israeli coding school that trains the global talent for six months to become high-ranking data scientists, cyber-professionals, developers and data engineers.

Israeli startup L1ght develops technology to combat the online bullying of kids. It analyzes texts, videos, and soundbites to recognize hate speech, cyberbullying, and online threats. L1ght has just raised $15 million of seed funding to expand its research and development team.

Technion PhD student Alona Shagan has been selected as one of “Forbes Under 30 World” - Forbes Magazine’s list of Israel’s 30 youngest and most promising people. Alona co-developed the hot-glue gun used to fuse torn human tissues together.