#IsraeliInnovation
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Scientists: New Antibody Cocktail May Provide COVID-19 Immunity For Months
A team of Israeli researchers have isolated six antibodies that work in combination to target the coronavirus and neutralize it.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel: In first, wearable device predicts epileptic seizures one hour ahead
Researchers develop prototype whose machine-learning algorithms generate warning of an upcoming seizure up to an hour prior to onset.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel: Vital-sign scanning offers a way to travel, dine out again
Binah’s AI-powered software scans skin to read vital signs identified by epidemiologists as being associated with a likelihood of Covid-19 infection.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel: Early Results For COVID-19 Trial With Antibody Drug Show 90% Improvement Rate
The trial involves 12 hospitalized but non-ventilated COVID-19 patients with pneumonia; 11 of them have been discharged, Kamada says.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
9 Israeli Organizations Win EU Grants To Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic
The Israeli universities and companies will take part in a number of Horizon 2020 projects to address the pandemic and develop responses.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Medtech Startup CorNeat Vision Uses Patented Implants To Treat Blinding Diseases
Medtech startup CorNeat, founded in 2015, develops patented ophthalmic artificial implants that mend and replace damaged eye tissue.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel: Urban Aeronautics To Develop Emergency Response Flying Vehicle With Hatzolah Air
Flying vehicles have been called the future of urban transportation in the smart mobility sector, with companies like Amazon, Tesla, and Boeing creating some of the most cutting-edge flying car technologies — from delivery drones to all-electric passenger aircraft.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Just breathe: Israeli-made Nano COVID breath test spots every carrier in trial | The Times of Israel
Technion’s Hossam Haick says his breath test eliminates lab processing, and also the need for anyone to touch patients or samples; clinical trial results have been peer-reviewed
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
In trial, Israeli gargle test gives COVID results in 1 second, at 95% accuracy
Championing it as instant, cheap and reliable, innovators at Israel’s largest hospital say their invention could become the world’s standard COVID screening method
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Startup Offers At-Home Pregnancy Ultrasounds With Handheld Device
The PulseNmore telemedicine device allows pregnant women to perform ultrasound scans without leaving the comfort of their homes.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
First 3 Israelis treated with new passive vaccine recover, leave hospital
Passive immunization is when you are given antibodies formed by other patients who developed them when they got the disease.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Neuroscientist Says Experimental Alzheimer's Drug May Help Kids With Autism
A new study headed by Prof. Illana Gozes of Tel Aviv University sheds light on the effects of ADNP syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel To Launch Human Trials For COVID-19 Vaccine After High Holidays
Israeli researchers from the Israel Institute for Biological Research expect to begin trials on humans for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate this fall.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli startup edges closer to one second glaucoma treatment
A round of financing that brought Israel's Belkin Laser $12.25 million last week has brought the Yavne-based startup closer to
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
4 Israeli Startups Using Tech To Amplify The Music Scene - One Note At A Time
From haptic tech that lets you feel sounds to a music learning app that teaches you piano through mobile, these four tech companies are transforming the global music scene. | NoCamels
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Existing drug may downgrade COVID threat to common cold level -- Jerusalem study | The Times of Israel
Hebrew University professor says he's worked out what makes the raging virus so vicious, and how to fix it using an anti-cholesterol med; no human testing done yet
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli doctors to blast bacteria into orbit, readying for space-based medicine
Scientists will send experiments into space, including a capsule of E. coli, with the hope of overcoming antibiotic-resistant germs and to prepare for space travelers getting sick
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli scientists produce energy from plants
In step forward for renewables, researchers at Tel Aviv University say they have succeeded in making hydrogen from microscopic algae
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Lab: Antiviral Drugs For Genetic Disease May Work Against Coronavirus
Researchers at the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) say that a combination of two existing antiviral drugs for Gaucher disease appear to inhibit the growth of SARS CoV-2.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Researchers Develop Tech That Turns Tap Water Into A Strong Disinfectant
Researchers at Bar Ilan University say their method produces water-based, environmentally safe disinfectants that can kill bacteria and viruses, including coronaviruses.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Microsoft to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup CyberX
The U.S. software giant is expected to pay $165 million for the internet of things cybersecurity platform company
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Initiative Taps Into Global 'Maker Army' For Tech-Driven COVID-19 Solutions
Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) is leveraging its vast network of tech talent to develop and manufacture affordable products to provide much-relief during the pandemic. | NoCamels
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel: Touch free access for games and elevators in a post-Covid world
Israeli startup Sonarax is ready for a touchless new world with its ready-to-install ultrasonic data-transmission technology.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli researchers say they can make disinfectant from tap water
Bar-Ilan researchers electrify water to produce hypo chloric acid at defined level of acidity; patented method has not been published in science journal or subject to peer review
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Israeli COVID-19 treatment shows 100% survival rate - preliminary data
Not only have all the patients survived, according to Pluristem, but four of them showed improvement in respiratory parameters.
Politics | BDS
BDS founder: If Israel develops coronavirus vaccine you can still take it
“If Israel finds a cure for cancer, for example, or any other virus, then there is no problem in cooperating with Israel to save millions of lives.”
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
30 Israeli medical tech solutions to fight coronavirus - ISRAEL21c
Whether it’s in diagnostics, treatment or care management, Israel's innovators are busy inventing and adapting technologies to ease the coronavirus burden on the world.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Less travel, more talk: Startups use analytics to gauge virus impact | The Times of Israel
Israeli tech companies Moovit, Zencity, Tastewise use their tools to measure coronavirus effects on transportation, online sentiment, nutrition trends
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
FDA clears Israeli robotic standing wheelchair for US sales
UPnRIDE's mobility system allows quadriplegics to move around indoor and outdoor environments, while standing upright
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
BDS THIS: 'In a few weeks' Israel will have coronavirus vaccine
Once the vaccine is developed, it will take at least 90 days to complete the regulatory process and potentially more to enter the marketplace.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Fake images can fool autonomous cars, posing risks, Israeli researchers warn
Attackers could use cheap consumer drones to project fleeting images onto roadways, fooling Tesla and Mobileye navigation systems and causing havoc, says Ben-Gurion University team
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli startups are greasing the wheels of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
How did a tiny country without a significant manufacturing sector become so important to the Fourth Industrial Revolution – and how will that help us all?
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
This Israeli tech helped 'grandpa' stop spilling his drink
72-year-old Will Irwin, the CEO and owner of a NY-based telemedicine firm, stopped trembling in his left hand after treatment with tech developed by Israel's Insightec
News | Israel Around The World
Coronavirus Crisis: These 6 Israel-Based Initiatives Are Working To Help China
As of February 19, over 75,000 people worldwide have been infected, nearly all of them in mainland China, and some 2,012 people have died from the coronavirus.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
The top 10 tech trends for 2020 - ISRAEL21c
What sectors will be disruptive and actionable in the coming year? OurCrowd experts share predictions and name Israeli firms advancing these fields.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center Develops Telemedicine to Limit Coronavirus Spread
The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – As fears of the growing coronavirus endemic increase …
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
WATCH: Israel Unleashes New Laser Weapon That Shoots Down Drones
A military defense company in Israeli released video this week that shows off a new laser weapon that it has developed that is able to shoot down small drones, which are increasing terror threat in many parts of the world. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Startup Helps Visually Impaired Navigate Indoor Spaces | Technology News
Founded in 2015, RighHear works in over 1,000 locations worldwide, mapping malls, hospitals, museums and universities to make them accessible.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli researchers find method to convert carbon-containing waste to gas
Carbon-containing waste has presented an increasingly problematic challenge for industrialized societies
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli startup hopes to battle Alzheimer's with enzyme-busting drug
After testing in lab, ProteKt Therapeutics says compound that inhibits the PKR enzyme can lead to cognitive improvements and slow the disease's progress; road ahead is long
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Boeing Eyes Israeli Company’s Patented Propulsion Tech For ‘Flying Vehicles’
The American aerospace multinational signed an agreement with Tactical Robotics, a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, to explore opportunities to develop and market its patented tech for light aircraft.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli defense firm Elbit debuts system for firefighting from high altitude
'HyDrop' technology allows for aerial sorties at night, works with cargo planes and helicopters and is safer for pilots, company says
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Hebrew University researchers develop test to help fight superbugs
Mathematical model predicts whether bacteria will develop tolerance to a particular antibiotic, thus helping doctors prescribe treatment with best chance of success
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Top reasons 2019 was a record-breaking year for Israel’s economy - ISRAEL21c
In technology, digital health, tourism, exports and other verticals, Israel has seen steady growth through the past decade.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Doctors Find Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Every year in the United States, more than 35,000 people die and 2.8 million get sick from antibiotic-resistant infections.
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US Army to buy Israeli-made Spike missiles over USA made Hellfire | Israel and Stuff
Forced to develop locally made missiles fired from Apache helicopters after Obama halted sales to Israel in 2014, Israel's 'Spike' has over double the distance of American made 'Hellfire' and incorporates advanced technologies with smart target tracking d
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Water-from-air startup awarded Smart Home Mark of Excellence at CES Las Vegas
Recognition is for Watergen's GENNY water system for homes and office use; it generates water from air and cuts down on use of plastic water bottles
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Harvard Study: Israeli Startup's AI Tech Reduces Medical Errors, Can Save Millions | Health News
Israeli startup MedAware leverages big data and complex machine learning algorithms to analyze electronic medical records and detect and eliminate catastrophic medication errors.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Celebrating a decade of life-changing Israeli inventions
From Waze to cancer-busting nano-ghost cells and 3-D printed hearts, The Times of Israel takes a dive into tech that helps us get where we're going and keeps us safe and healthy
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
2010-2019: Highlights From A Decade Of World-Changing Israeli Innovations
The past 10 years brought new apps, devices and a huge rise in social media use. It brought better mobile connectivity, AI, cloud computing, hardware innovations, autonomous vehicles, and so much more
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Billion-Dollar Ideas: Of 30 Israeli-Founded Unicorns, 13 Joined The Club In 2019
TechAviv's Yaron Samid keeps an updated list of private companies with Israeli founders valued at $1 billion or over. | NoCamels
Health & Fitness | Health News
Israeli Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine
An illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus particle studded with glycoprotein tubercles in this handout …
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Israeli team uses silicon chip to deliver Alzheimer's-busting protein to brain
In Technion, Bar-Ilan trials, nanochip ferries 'neural growth factor' -- which combats neurodegenerative diseases -- and releases it where needed, overcoming blood-brain barrier
Science & Technology | Israeli Inovation
539 multinationals operate in Israel, view nation as go-to place for ideas
Report by industry tracker maps activities of global firms and tracks evolution of their activities in Startup Nation
Science & Technology | Team8
Israel’s Team8 Partners With Scotiabank For Cybersecurity Innovation
The leading Israeli cybersecurity think tank and the Canadian financial institution will work together to 'deepen tech capabilities.'
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of human brain specialization | האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים | The Hebrew University
Studying the brain activity of blind people, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are challenging the standard view of how the human brain specializes to perform different kinds of tasks, and shedding new light on how our brains can adapt to t
