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Connecting patients with the same condition

Posted on November 20, 2022

More details of Israeli-founded Alike.Health (see here previously). The app connects people who are suffering from similar conditions and going through the same experiences. Some 100,000 users in the USA have already uploaded their medical data anonymously to the app. … Continue reading →

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Taking the helm

Posted on June 19, 2022

More about Israel’s Orca AI which is being marketed as “the Waze of the Seas”. Its innovative autonomous technology prevents ships from colliding, even in dense fog. There are some 4,000 maritime accidents each year, claiming lives and causing environmental … Continue reading →

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Indoor GPS

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel’s Oriient (see here previously) uses slight changes in the earth’s magnetic field to enable users to find their way around inside buildings, the same way that Waze enables drivers to navigate outside. Put a list of products into the … Continue reading →

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GPS warning – camels in the road

Posted on July 27, 2020

Israel’s SMBIT (part of Startup Negev) has developed a solar-powered collar for every Bedouin-owned camel. If a camel comes within 100 meters of a road or rail track, GPS users will receive an automatic notification, e.g. via Waze, alerting drivers … Continue reading →

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A decade of Israeli innovation

Posted on January 12, 2020

One of many articles highlighting the major technologies and inventions of the past 10 years. Waze, Moovit, Watergen, MarginProbe, Iron Dome, ReWalk, OrCam, 3D-printed heart, NanoGhost, DayTwo and SpaceIL’s Beresheet.  All featured previously in this newsletter (see here). https://www.timesofisrael.com/celebrating-a-decade-of-life-changing-israeli-inventions/

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Half a billion users

Posted on December 29, 2019

Israeli-founded urban mobility company Moovit (see here) now has over half a billion users of its popular public transportation application in 3,000 cities, 94 countries and 45 languages. It helps transits and commutes thanks to partnerships with major multinationals including … Continue reading →

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The future for medicine is bright

Posted on May 26, 2019

Israeli VC fund aMoon Partners organized a summit near Jerusalem for health-tech startup entrepreneurs and investors pursuing futuristic technologies. Ideas presented included virtual doctors, crowdfunding for shared ailments and personalized “Waze-like” health maps. (See also JPost article.) https://www.timesofisrael.com/patients-of-the-future-will-be-treated-by-virtual-doctors-health-waze/ https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/IDFs-Medical-Innovation-Branch-dreams-far-589941

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Changing the conversation

Posted on March 16, 2019

Please watch this great response to a BDS supporter. “We (Israel) built an amazing and remarkable country. You won’t be able to wake up in the morning because the chip is built in Intel in Israel. And on the way … Continue reading →

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Six Israeli startups are most innovative

Posted on March 16, 2019

Fast Company magazine’s list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies for 2019 includes six Israeli companies previously featured in this newsletter – Vayyar Imaging (see here), Innoviz (here), SpacePharma (here), ECOncrete (here), Sight Diagnostics (here) and Waze (here). https://www.israel21c.org/6-israeli-startups-on-fast-companys-2019-innovation-list/

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Making it easy to get your VAT back

Posted on June 24, 2018

Waze co-founder Uri Levine is now piloting Refundit – an app that helps tourists process a VAT refund request on leaving a country. It’s simple, quick, no queues, no closed counters, no need to show the goods and the handling … Continue reading →

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