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Israel Ranked Second In Global Cleantech Innovation Index

NoCamels Team — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:55:11 +0000

Israel reached second place in the first Global Cleantech Innovation Index, published by Cleantech Group and WWF. The report, called “Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012,” ranked Denmark first. Israel came second, followed by Sweden, Finland, the US and Germany – out of 38 countries that were evaluated. The evaluation was based on 15 indicators related to the creation and commercialization of cleantech startups, generating an index measuring each one’s potential, relative to their economic size, to produce entrepreneurial cleantech startups and commercialize clean technology innovations over the next 10 years. View and Share

‘Brainsway’ Receives New Product Innovation Award For Neuro-Psychiatry

NoCamels Team — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:33:52 +0000

Brainsway announced it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2012 Global New Product Innovation Award in neuro-psychiatric Devices for its Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system. Frost & Sullivan is a Growth Partnership company that provides its clients researches, models and growth strategies. Brainsway, headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, is developing noninvasive medical devices for the treatment of neurological and psychopathological disorders, such as addiction, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. Their initial focus is the treatment of major depression. View and share

Israeli Startup Invents Mechanism to Keep Your Strollers Safe

Idan Seri — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:10:51 +0000

The idea that your baby’s stroller could suddenly roll down a hill at a dizzying speed is every mother’s worst nightmare. The same fear often grips people in wheelchairs or gurneys. A new Israeli startup, called Smart Wheels 2 Go, has come up with a simple invention that limits the speed of a stroller or wheelchair’s wheels.

The invention recently won the Biztec competition in Israel and is moving on to global competitions. The man behind the innovation is Lior Freedman, a third-year Business Management Student at Israel’s Ono Academic College.

The startup developed a mechanism, inserted into only one of the wheels, which limits speed to a relatively slow pace. The speed can be adapted and there is even an off button to turn the mechanism off if you feel like taking your baby or wheelchair patient for a run.

The product will target the commercial baby market and then move on to hospitals and ambulances.

Freedman said the idea came to him in a dream. He dreamt he was sitting in a stroller and speeding uncontrollably down a hill. When he woke up, he realized he had a great idea. A recently retired soldier, Freedman tested the idea and two years later started development on his product.

Three months ago the company created a working prototype and is planning to release its first product in the next year. The product is expected to sell for $30-50.