By sara

The past year has been a period of great upheaval and uncertainty in Israel, yet the high-tech sector has proven steadfast, despite concerns over investment and durability and swathes of the workforce serving in the IDF reserves for long stretches at a time.  And as Israel navigates this time of war on multiple fronts – […]

“We will dance again” has become an Israeli mantra of hope and resilience following the massacre at the Nova music festival on October 7, when Hamas terrorists brutally slaughtered 364 people at the dance party and kidnapped dozens more to nearby Gaza.  Vibez, a unique, young platform for music events, is determined to help Israelis […]

Two naturally occurring molecules could be the key to sustained weight management, offering an organic alternative to the so-called diet drugs that have become extremely popular worldwide.  Jerusalem-based Metabolize is using two small molecules known as metabolites, which are produced in the body in response to exercise, intermittent fasting and a ketogenic (low-carbohydrate, high-fat) diet.   […]

An Israeli startup has developed a new device that provides an answer to erectile dysfunction (ED) – a medical condition that affects a large majority of men as they age.  The Vertica device produced by Ohh-Med uses radio frequency technology to create an electromagnetic field that stimulates the production of the collagen that is a […]

A few weeks shy of the first anniversary of the terrible October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, and with the ensuing war still raging, Israel’s high-tech sector is still showing its resilience and its appeal.   A new official report on the state of the sector published by the Israel Innovation Authority – the […]

A decades-long collaboration between the Israeli and American governments is not only promoting innovation in the two countries, but is itself an innovative way of offering a helping hand to both sectors.  The BIRD (Binational Industrial Research and Development) Foundation, which was established in 1977, serves as a “matchmaker” between companies from Israel and the […]

A small box attached to unmanned vehicles in the air, on the ground and even at sea provides them with unique full communications capabilities, no matter what the terrain or the task, even when they are beyond the line of sight (BVLOS) of their control centers.  The box actually contains an entire communications software system […]

A promising new strategy to treat a common form of lung cancer focuses on a protein whose loss makes it harder for the body to repair damaged DNA, which potentially paves the way for accelerated cell division that can lead to the growth of tumors.  Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. […]

Using cannabis for medical treatment is not the controversial subject it once was, as taboos surrounding the use of the plant faded away. Today, dozens of countries across every continent have legalized the medical use of cannabis, among them Barbados, Brazil, Germany, Israel, Thailand, the US, the UK and Zambia.  And the industry is extremely […]

The world’s most lethal animal is not the fierce lion, the mighty hippo or even the venomous snake, it is a tiny insect whose ability to spread deadly diseases outstrips even the most lethal of predators.   For it is the mosquito that kills more people than any other creature in the world, the US Centers […]

Thanks to advances in health, medicine and diet, we are all living longer. And maintaining quality of life as we age often means replacing parts of our bodies that become worn over time.  Joint replacements in particular have become increasingly common. In the US alone, close to 3 million hip and knee replacements are carried […]

Humans have been transporting themselves and their possessions across water for millennia, and there are even signs that our now extinct hominin ancestors were building boats more than half a million years ago.  And while some boat styles fall out of favor, never to be heard of again, one Israeli startup is giving an old […]

How can the world’s agriculturalists plan to secure the future food chain for a growing global population when climate change is making that future uncertain and unstable?  This is the conundrum that Israeli startup Croptimize has set out to solve, combining advanced crop modeling technology and effective farming methods to ensure that we all have […]

Chocolate, the sweet treat that is loved in food, drinks or enjoyed on its own, is a firm favorite worldwide. Global market data company Innova says in 2023, nearly two-thirds of consumers worldwide bought some form of chocolate. And according to international consumer insights firm Statista, the chocolate market is today worth $133 billion – […]

An Israeli startup has found a way to turn plastic waste into black gold – by transforming it back into the crude oil that it originally came from.  Plastic Back uses a proprietary method that takes discarded polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, and breaks it down into its components of crude oil and chlorine, […]