By Madison Karlin

Israel has long been known for its innovation, earning its moniker of startup nation for its technological advances in medicine, climate change, agriculture and more. And that innovation has reached the country’s wine market, with sellers and growers alike turning to unique methods of growing, development and even hiring workers. And as Jews all over […]

The next time you see a fruit fly buzzing around your bowl of apples and oranges, you should think twice before swatting it away. These tiny insects may be the solution to a better-balanced diet and a more sustainable future in agriculture, according to Israeli startup Flying Spark.   The Rehovot-based company, which was founded […]

The solution to reducing stress on Israel’s jam-packed roads and highways may be in the palm of your hand.  A team of Israeli researchers seeking stress management solutions for the country’s drivers have created a new index that uses the tightness of your grip on the wheel to calculate your stress levels.  And the team […]

An Israeli green energy firm has announced a joint venture with a Saudi Arabian investment conglomerate to help with the Gulf nation’s transition towards clean solar energy.  SolarEdge makes solar powered devices, batteries, electric motors and electric power generators. The company’s pioneering device, the SolarEdge DC optimized inverter, converts solar energy into electricity while maximizing power […]

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has announced a new partnership with Fireblocks, a platform that manages digital asset operations for financial institutions, and which supports more than 180 cryptocurrencies, tokens, and stablecoins. Fireblocks combines new technology with work processes from traditional markets to help financial institutions securely transfer assets across digital exchanges. The Stock Exchange, […]

A Tel Aviv University (TAU) research team has discovered why your beach tan does not show up immediately, and only appears a while after leaving the beach.   When you lay out on the beach for hours, the UV radiation from the lengthened sun exposure can damage the DNA inside of your skin cells.  The TAU […]

Israeli sparkling water brand SodaStream is transitioning to more sustainable production in its partnership with global renewable energy platform Enlight Renewable Energy.  SodaStream, a PepsiCo subsidiary that allows users to create personalized sparkling beverages at home, currently operates in 48 countries worldwide.  In 2022, the startup eliminated approximately 5 billion single-use plastic bottles in its […]

Imagine learning about Mars from the Martian, leadership from the Lion King and inspiration from Inside Out.  For some students this could be a reality, thanks to an innovative learning platform devised in Israel that uses blockbuster movies to teach multiple subjects to school and higher education students.   AcadeMe+ creates educational lessons for colleges and […]

An Israeli startup that launched the first-ever care companion robot has renewed its partnership with the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) after a successful year of interacting with hundreds of lonely elderly New Yorkers.  Israeli startup Intuition Robotics, based out of Ramat Gan in central Israel,  spent six years testing and collecting […]

Israeli fintech company Rapyd has announced its $610 million purchase of PayU’s Global Payment Organisation (GPO), a leading provider of payment solutions in emerging markets that operates in more than 30 countries.  The startup makes global commerce more accessible by helping businesses, suppliers and customers make payments both locally or internationally. It bought PayU’s GPO […]

The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the country’s Ministry of Labor and Employment are investing in programs to integrate more Bedouin and Ethiopian citizens into the high-tech sector.  The IIA, a Jerusalem-based branch of the government supporting high-tech and industrial R&D, and the ministry are providing a wide range of funding to companies and organizations […]

One of Israel’s top food producers is switching to a local renewable energy startup with a unique design for storing solar power, as part of its move away from fossil fuels. Tigi Solar, which is based in central Israel, uses a honeycomb design to insulate its water heaters, minimizing heat energy losses and reducing greenhouse […]

Tel-Aviv based startup Nuance Hearing has been purchased by EssilorLuxottica, global eyewear company and maker of Ray-Bans glasses, to develop prescription glasses fitted with its hearing aid technology.  Nuance’s sound technology will be seamlessly embedded into the lenses of the glasses, making the product the first of its kind to feature a no-show hearing aid.  […]

Israeli startup Balena, developer of the world’s first fully compostable and biodegradable shoe, has announced a new partnership with a footwear designer to create a unique 3D-printed shoe.   The company’s shoes are made of a combination of naturally occurring ingredients bonded by its compostable plastic BioCir, which lets them fully biodegrade when exposed to the […]

Israeli startup MeMed Diagnostics has announced that its rapid test to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections has received clearance from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test blood donations.  Bacterial and viral infections are often clinically indistinguishable, which can often lead to the wrong prescription of antibiotics because a doctor believes […]