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Startups, synagogues and soonicorns: Exploring the world’s most innovative ecosystem

Startup founder Charlotte Petris visited Israel on a Young Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce trip and shares her insights visiting the country from an Australian perspective. Read it here.

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Amazon buys Israeli startup E8 storage

Source: Globes US retail tech giant Amazon is acquiring Israeli storage technology startup E8 Storage, a source close to the deal has informed “Globes.” Sources in the market estimate that the deal is for $50-60 million although others estimate that the acquisition was for a lower price. According to Crunchbase, E8 Storage has raised $18.3 […]

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Israeli MRI could lead to Alzheimer early diagnosis

Source: Israel 21c MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, already does pretty amazing work giving us a better picture of what’s happening on our insides. But it is about to do even more amazing work, helping doctors determine more quickly the onset of neurodegenerative diseases. A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led […]

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Revolutionary patch keeps brain safe after cranial surgery

Source: Israel 21c If you’re ever unfortunate enough to require brain surgery, Israeli startup Nurami Medical has got you covered – literally. The Haifa-based company has developed a patch made of synthetic, biodegradable nanofibers meant to be affixed to the dura mater – the protective membrane underneath the skull that keeps the brain and spinal cord safe […]

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Israel Aerospace Industries, US firm Firefly strike lunar landing tech deal for NASA

Source: Israel Hayom Firefly Aerospace Inc., a manufacturer of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft and in-space services, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an intellectual property and engineering support agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries for technology based on its Beresheet lunar spacecraft. Firefly, based in Texas, is one of the nine companies selected […]

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With rise of e-scooters, Israeli startup Voom creates personalised AI-based Insurance tech

Source: No Camels In Tel Aviv, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and many more cities around the globe, e-scooters have been boosting our daily mobility. Yet, this new mode of transportation comes with a perilous downside. In 2018, more than 1,500 people were injured in e-scooter related accidents across the US, according to a recent study. In […]

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Salesforce to Increase Focus on Israel

Source: The Jerusalem Post Salesforce will move to develop their Israel based R&D hub into its second largest in the world over the coming years. The company is well established in Israel already, having invested in 12 Israeli startups already, and will look to develop greater ties. With a particular interest in AI, big data […]

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Israel’s Eviation to Launch Fully Electric Passenger Plane

Source: The Algemeiner Eviation Aircraft Ltd., based in Israel, has developed an electric passenger plane that is set to play a large part in revolutionizing the aviation industry. Eviation have already received orders for the passenger planes, with each unit priced at around $4 million. The plane can fly at 440 kilometers per hour for […]

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Ford, Renault and Nissan open Tel Aviv innovation labs

Source: Israel21c Underlining Israel’s growing importance as a worldwide auto-tech hub, major automakers Ford, Renault and Nissan all opened innovation facilities in Tel Aviv over the past few weeks. Renault-Nissan’s 1,600-square-meter Alliance Innovation Lab Tel Aviv, in an exclusive partnership with the Israel Innovation Authority, focuses on Israeli startups developing products and services for autonomous […]

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New method of early Parkinsons detection from Israel

Source: ISRAEL21c An Israeli-British-German study published in Acta Neuropathologica reveals a novel method for detecting the aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. Earlier detection could enable more effective treatment for the incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting the speech, posture, gait, digestion, sleep, impulse control and cognition of an estimated one million Americans and 10 million […]