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An Israeli startup that creates web browsers for enterprises, says it has raised another $60 million, in addition to the $115 million announced in March. Island only emerged from stealth in February of this year and has already been valued at $1.3 billion. The latest investment brings total funding to $270 million. The company puts […]

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University are developing a water-based gel that will encourage bones to re-grow. It could transform the way dentists replace lost teeth with implants. If there’s not enough bone below the gum to anchor the implant, they sometimes have to graft in extra bone from a healthy part of the body, which […]

An American-Israeli company has created a slow-release medication implant for athletes with knee injuries.  Active Implants has already developed an artificial meniscus – the NUsurface – which is customized specifically for the patient. It is now trialling an enhanced device, which also features slow-release drugs that prevent inflammations and cartilage degeneration. It is currently being […]

An Israeli cybersecurity company that detects weaknesses in the code behind applications has just raised $100 million. Apiiro says the new funding will be used to accelerate its business and double its workforce, which currently stands at around 95 employees. Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity company that prevents cyber breaches, had planned to acquire […]

An Israeli startup has developed the world’s first saliva-based pregnancy test, which will be sold internationally starting in 2023.  Salignostics provides rapid tests without the need for a urine or blood sample. The test – called the SaliStick – delivers accurate results in no more than 10 minutes.  It will be sold in Europe, South […]

A new center for breast cancer research is to open at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in 2024, thanks to a $3.5 million donation from philanthropist Ruth Monicka Parasol. The Parasol Foundation Women’s Breast Cancer Center will provide surgeons, experts in many fields including genetics, pathology, and oncology, and psychologists and social workers to […]

El Al is to launch three nonstop flights a week between Tel Aviv and Dublin, starting early next year. They’ll connect Israel’s and Ireland’s high-tech sectors, and encourage Christian pilgrimage to Israel. According to the 2016 census, 78 per cent of the Irish population is Roman Catholic. “A large Israeli community lives in Dublin, mainly […]

A new Israeli startup can detect forest fires and other extreme weather events – using satellites from space. Terra Space Lab (TSL) uses remote sensing to measure, monitor and detect natural disasters, anywhere in the world, enabling an immediate response that can save lives and resources the company estimates to be billions of dollars. It […]

An Israeli company has installed its system for storing excess renewable energy at a power plant in Italy. Brenmiller Energy stores the energy by sending steam through pipes to heat crushed rocks. The accumulated heat is then released when needed, to heat pressurized water and generate steam for electricity. Its thermal energy storage (TES) solution […]

Autonomous buses are making their way to Israel for the first time. Two years of trials will take place, involving the Metropolin, Egged, Dan, and Nateev bus companies, before they begin commercial operations. The government is providing half of the NIS 61 million (17 million USD) funding. Israel Innovation Authority and Ayalon Highways, the government […]

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Trigo, the Israeli seamless shopping startup, is opening three more autonomous stores in England.  The first store opened this week on Chiswell Street in London, and will be joined by another in London as well as one in Birmingham in the coming months. These stores will be joining two others that had already opened in […]

Zooz Power is to install its sustainable and ultra-fast-charging EV stations at the LaGuardia Airport in New York City, USA. The Israeli startup is partnering with an unnamed car rental services provider to demonstrate its ability to enable EV charging in sites where the electric grid is power-constrained.  Car rental services are facing new challenges […]

One of the first manufacturing plants in the world to be completely powered by the sun is in Israel – and it’s a sandal company.  Shoresh, known as Source outside Israel, is working to show how manufacturing plants can become energy independent year-round, and go completely off-grid. It has installed photovoltaic solar panels on all available […]