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Almost half of all research on gynecology focuses on reproduction and childbirth – and largely overlooks female sexual pleasure, autonomy in childbirth, menopause and many other important issues. Men have dominated the field for the last 800 years, says Dr. Netta Avnoon, who mapped the subjects covered by researchers in a study for Tel Aviv […]

Israel will soon be able to send blood, organs and urgent medical supplies to hospitals, and save lives using hydrogen-powered drones.  Gadfin, an Israeli aero-logistics startup, has secured a contract with the country’s biggest medical purchasing and logistics company, Sarel, to create the first aerial drone grid to deliver life-saving medical equipment to hospitals within […]

Torr FoodTech, an Israeli startup that uses pressure and ultrasonic energy instead of sugary syrups to press fruit, nuts and grains together in snack bars, has raised $12 million.  It uses patent-pending technology that combines compression and ultrasonic waves – sound waves that we are incapable of hearing – to bind together natural ingredients without […]

Startup infuses alcohol into creams for a smoother taste

Israel and Morocco resolved to further strengthen ties during a three-day meeting in Tel Aviv. Start-Up Nation Central, a nonprofit that promotes Israeli innovation worldwide, welcomed a delegation from Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P).  This meeting was made possible thanks to the initiation of diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco in December 2020 with […]

Israeli startups have been sharing their experience and expertise on water resource management with the Philippines.  A delegation presented advanced solutions to a recent seminar held there to address its rising water scarcity problems. More than three million people in the Philippines rely on unsafe and unsustainable water sources, and seven million lack access to […]

A global cybersecurity company is buying Israeli startup Cider Security for $300 million.  Cider Security develops AppSec operating systems, or application security, which is the process of finding, fixing, and preventing security vulnerabilities at the application level in both hardware and software.  Palo Alto, the cybersecurity giant that prevents cyber breaches, will acquire Cider for […]

Check Point, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions for governments and corporations, has launched an accelerator program to support cybersecurity startups.  The CyberUp program will support Israel’s growing network of cybersecurity startups by opening up market opportunities with its established customers and providing access to potential investors.  It will also support early-stage companies in the […]

A chatbot symptom checker developed in Israel performs better than seven rival products, according to an independent study. Symptom checkers use AI to simulate a conversation with a doctor, and provide a more accurate diagnosis than Googling a series of symptoms. However, physicians are skeptical to trust them, as they were designed to be used […]

Israel and the United Arab Emirates will work together to advance medical research. Sheba Medical Center will collaborate with G42 Healthcare, an Abu Dhabi-based health tech company, on joint research projects and clinical trials across the UAE and Israel. They will team up to find AI-driven solutions related to stem cell research programs, infrastructure building, […]

An Israeli company has secured a $70 million contract to digitize the database of criminals for the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government.  Pangea will develop and operate an advanced criminal biometric system – which will identify people based on their physical traits – to generate Certificates of Integrity, or non-criminal record, for Congo’s citizens.  […]

Akeyless, an Israeli company that secures passwords, software functions and company secrets, has raised $65 million, bringing its total funding to $80 million.  It centralizes the management and security of secrets across cloud environments and makes them easy for companies to access, in a method that is maintenance-free. The company, founded in 2019, safeguards the […]

Algorithm automatically finds job opportunities for minority "silver medalists"

The first direct commercial flight from Israel to Qatar landed today, with 180 Israeli passengers onboard just in time for the FIFA World Cup. A deal was reached last week allowing them to travel to the Gulf state, despite the lack of ties between Israel and Qatar. Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who […]

The University of Haifa is partnering with the UAE and Germany to battle climate change in our oceans. It signed a five-year research initiative at the UN’s annual climate conference COP27 last week to investigate the consequences of climate change and pollution in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf. Together with the United […]