Did you ever sit at home during a rain shower and think “Its too bad about the garden sprinklers,” thinking you could have saved that water? Odi Dahan took this thought a step further, and founded GreenIQ to bring a solution. Globes recently covered this exciting start-up: Dahan decided to develop an app that would dynamically control the […]
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Companies and investors from dozens of countries converged on the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds for the international showcase of biomedical ingenuity. Falafel, high-tech and biomed may be the three best things to come out of Israel. Falafel can be found on every street corner. However, if you are an investor, entrepreneur, tech buyer, or are looking […]
California-based skyTran has teamed up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to construct the world’s first public pilot project for skyTran’s elevated transit network. A number of skyTran projects are being planned globally, including in India and the United States, pending the success of the pilot in Israel. The pilot will be a 400-500 meter (yard) […]
Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia, and Yehud, Israel – June 24, 2014 – Unitywater, a leading water utility from Queensland Australia, and TaKaDu, a global leader in integrated water network management, today announced a three year extension of their contract following a successful trial of TaKaDu’s innovative software. Unitywater and TaKaDu began […]
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but not if your apple is covered in bacterial biofilm, a potentially chronic illness-causing bacteria that sticks to produce and packaging in the shipping process. Now a graduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered a way to attack the potentially harmful bacteria that sticks to food […]
Privately-held company Neurim Pharmaceuticals has reported the completion of an initial efficacy trial examining the effect of its drug Circadin, currently sold for treatment of sleep disorders, for treating Alzheimer’s disease, in conjunction with existing treatments for the disease. Circadin is a drug based on delayed release of melatonin. Melatonin occurs naturally in the human body and […]
BioCatch, an Israeli cyber-security start-up with a system that ferrets out hackers by checking how they move their mouse, said Tuesday that it raised $10 million in Series A financing. Blumberg Capital and Israeli crowdfunding VC firm OurCrowd led the round. “Online finance and banking sites, among others, require users to enter names and passwords to gain access, […]
This month saw Tal-Ya trays formally introduced into the Australian market at the Irrigation Australia Conference and Exhibition. The trays dramatically accelerate tree growth, save over 50% water and provide organic week control. They were exhibited by Tal-Ya’s partner in Australia and New Zealand, irrigation company Irribiz of the ICI Group. Tal-Ya’s tray won 3rd place in […]
Israeli start-up, LiveU, is gearing up to deliver television-quality video of World Cup coverage via cellular connections to broadcast centers and the Internet, using a network of 200 of the firm’s mini-broadcast boxes, devices about half the size of a laptop. Over 30 international broadcasters are scheduled to beam the games from stadiums in the 12 host cities across […]
Our trade commissioner, Ethy Levy, will be speaking at Limmud-Oz Sydney on Israeli Innovation for a Better World this Sunday from 3-4pm. This event is not to be missed! Ethy will explore the concept of Tikkun Olam and how Israeli efforts are working towards this goal of ‘repairing the world’, looking at some of […]
