By NoCamels team
Israeli AI Safety Tool Among TIME’S Best Inventions For 2024
Israeli company Aporia says its artificial intelligence control tool Guardrails has been selected as one of TIME’s 2024 Best Inventions, a list of 200 pioneering innovations redefining the way we live. Guardrails, which mitigates evolving risks in AI systems real-time, has been recognized as one of the 10 companies in the AI technology category. The […]
October 31, 2024
Editors’ & Readers’ Choice: 10 Favorite NoCamels Articles
For more than a decade, NoCamels has written about every aspect of Israel’s high-tech sector, from medical breakthroughs for treatment of deadly diseases to digital developments for both work and leisure and greentech to preserve our struggling planet. Here are five favorites from us and five from you, our loyal readers: Our Picks: Cancer Cures With […]
October 31, 2024
TAU Team Discovers Mechanism To Eliminate Cancerous Tumors
Medical researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have discovered a way to help the body fight cancerous tumors that are even resistant to prevailing forms of immunotherapy. The researchers found that reversing a mechanism preventing the immune system from attacking tumors can stimulate the immune system to fight the cancer cells. The breakthrough was led […]
October 30, 2024
Ashdod Port Investing In Startups As Part Of Innovation Strategy
The tech incubator operated by Ashdod Port is investing $2 million in three startups as part of its strategy to foster innovation at the site. The sum was approved by the port’s board of directors as part of its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investment fund, subject to the approval of the Government Companies Authority. Since […]
October 29, 2024
BGU Develops Fast Fact Checking Via News Sources Not People
With conspiracy theories and so-called fake news rampant on social media, in particular during major election periods, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed a method to help fact checkers keep up with increasing volumes of misinformation on these platforms. A team led by Dr. Nir Grinberg and Prof. Rami Puzis of […]
October 28, 2024
Israel Gives Elbit $200M Contract For Laser Air Defense System
Israeli military technology company Elbit Systems has announced that it has been awarded an approximately $200 million contract by the nation’s Ministry of Defense to supply high-power laser systems for the Iron Beam air defense platform. The mobile Iron Beam system consists of two pivoting laser guns, a surveillance system to track the incoming projectile […]
October 28, 2024
TAU’s Booze-Proof Hornets Could Help Research Into Alcoholism
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that the Oriental hornet is the only known animal in nature capable of consuming alcohol chronically and in high concentrations with almost no negative effects on their health or lifespan. The researchers hope that the discovery could help future studies into alcoholism and how alcohol metabolizes in our […]
October 27, 2024
Israeli, US Firms Team Up To Develop AI Models For Devices
Israeli company Dataloop AI has announced a collaboration with American multinational Qualcomm Technologies, which aims to significantly accelerate AI model development for mobile, automotive, IoT and other computing devices powered by Snapdragon platforms. Snapdragon is a versatile suite of system-on-chip (SoC) semiconductor products for a range of devices designed and marketed by Qualcomm, including mobile […]
October 27, 2024
Impact Innovation: Israeli Startups That Could Shape Our Future
NoCamels has recently shone a spotlight on Israeli medical technology and green technology that has the potential to change the world. But there are other equally innovative companies whose remit falls outside of these two categories yet have just as much potential impact on our lives. Here we take a look at 10 of them: […]
October 16, 2024
Clean Energy Firm Completes Solar Project In North, South Israel
Leading green power company Enlight Renewable Energy has announced the completion of its Solar and Storage Cluster project in Israel, covering 12 locations in the north and the south of the country. The 12 installations were built in cooperation with multiple agricultural communities in Israel, and have a combined solar generation capacity of 254 MW […]
October 15, 2024
Cannabis Therapy Firm: CBD Jab Reduces Pain In Arthritic Dogs
An Israeli company that develops cannabis-based therapeutics says its CBD injections have proven effective in providing pain relief for dogs with naturally occurring osteoarthritis. According to InnoCan Pharma, a long-term treatment plan consistently demonstrated the LPT-CBD injection’s efficacy in pain reduction and improved mobility, with the effects lasting for several weeks after each treatment. This, […]
October 15, 2024
US Government Funding Development Of Israeli Ebola Treatment
The US government is funding the development of an effective treatment created by Israeli firm RedHill Biopharma for the rare and deadly Ebola virus (EBOV). The funding comes via the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). A […]
October 14, 2024
Israeli GreenTech Making Our World A Happier, Healthier Place
With the adverse impact of climate change becoming clearer almost every day, the role of technology in mitigating these devastating effects has never been more important. Israeli innovation – from clean energy to agriculture technology – has made massive contributions to the world’s efforts to deal with this phenomenon, and NoCamels takes a look at […]
October 14, 2024
Security Firm Wins Prison Service Contract For Electronic Monitoring
Israeli company SuperCom, which provides security solutions for digital operations, has been awarded a five-year contract by the government-run Israel Prison Service (IPS) to deploy its PureSecurity Electronic Monitoring (EM) Suite, alongside its prime partner Electra. The full-service contract, which is already in effect, includes all EM programs within Israel, including SuperCom’s existing Home Detention […]
October 14, 2024
New Program Supporting Early-Stage Construction Startups In North
CivicLabs, a joint initiative by the Israeli government and private industry to help the high-tech industry in the north, has launched a new program designed to promote startups in the Built Environment (human-created spaces) sector. The initiative was devised by Baran Group, Israel’s largest engineering company, and the program focuses on early-stage startups in the […]
October 13, 2024