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Israel’s Cell Cure Trialling Solution for Macular Disease

Jerusalem’s Cell Cure is doing clinical trials on OpRegen, an injectable suspension containing stem-cell-derived replacement cells for the retina. As reported in Israel21C: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in people over age 60. About 90 percent of those with AMD have the “dry” form for which there is no approved […]

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Israeli Shopping App Earny Rebates The Difference If Price Drops

Earny, a free app created by Israeli developers, allows consumers to avoid overpaying on their purchases. As reported in NoCamels: Earny ensures that consumers can take advantage of price protection policies offered by major stores and credit card issuers. Many stores offer policies that promise to pay back the difference when a price drop occurs on past […]

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Smartphone Repair Co. CellSavers Raises $15m

Israeli startup CellSavers, which provides an on-demand repair platform for smartphones and other mobile devices, has completed a $15 million financing round led by Carmel Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital Israel. As reported in Globes: The current funding follows the company’s $3 million round in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital in December 2015. The […]

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Israeli Cybertech Startup BioCatch Tracks Online Behavior To Catch Criminals

The company’s software checks over 500 bio-behavioral, cognitive and physiological parameters to create unique user profiles — and an individual web presence — for visitors to banking and eCommerce sites. As reported in NoCamels (republished from The Times of Israel): The company’s latest product, which is already deployed in a set of tier-one banks and […]

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Ford Buys Israeli Machine Learning Co. SAIPS

The acquisition of the Rehovot-based company is part of Ford’s pledge to develop a fleet of driverless cars by 2021. As reported in Globes: Car manufacturing giant Ford has acquired Israeli computer vision and machine learning company SAIPS. The acquisition of the Rehovot-based company is part of Ford’s pledge to develop a driverless car by […]

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Israeli Start-up ‘Plate My Meal’ Teaches Kids Healthy Eating Habits

Israeli startup Plate My Meal is offering a simple yet effective way to instill healthy eating habits and prevent obesity from a young age, with a five-piece plastic plate set for toddlers. The plates, which are divided into different compartments, indicate the recommended portions of different kinds of foods, including dairy products, vegetables and grains. […]

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Israeli Taxi App Gett To Be Part of Google Maps’ Navigation Service

Gett will be integrated into Google Maps, enabling taxi hailing directly from the popular navigation app. As reported in Globes: The taxi hailing app Gett (formerly GetTaxi) is teaming with Google, integrating Gett’s service into the Google Maps navigation app and enabling users to order taxis directly from the navigation map.The option to hail a […]

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Israel’s Matific Raises $45M To Make Maths Education Games

Hoping to expand its reach beyond the twenty countries where it already has a presence, the company recently announced the closing of a $45 million Series B funding round. The funding round was led by Australian entrepreneur Leon Kamenev and brings the company’s total funding to $57 million, after securing a $12 million round in 2015. As […]

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Chinese Group Buys Israeli Co Playtika For $4.4b

The Chinese consortium, which is buying Playtika from US company Caesars, says Playtika will remain an independent unit managed from Herzliya. As reported in Globes: A Chinese consortium has acquired Israeli social games company Playtika from Caesars Interactive Entertainment online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash, the companies have announced. Based in Herzliya, US […]

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Intel, Global Banks Support Launch of Israeli Fintech Startup Hub

Housed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, The Floor startup hub aims to put Israel on the global map in the hot field of financial technology. As reported in Israel21C: A unique financial technology startup hub housed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange aims to put Israel on the global map in the hot field […]