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“Po-ta-toes – boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew!” Samwise Gamgee famously told Gollum in the The Lord of the Rings epic movie trilogy.  But had he been aware of the true potential of the beloved tuber, Sam the gardener may well have produced an extended edition of his recipe list.  Israeli startup […]

Undergoing major gastrointestinal (GI) surgery can be challenging enough for a patient without the worry of a grave yet common aftereffect that requires urgent corrective surgery and a lengthy hospital stay – or worse.  Israeli startup Exero Medical has come up with a way of keeping tabs on the surgical site after such a procedure, […]

Many of us have been stuck behind a dawdling driver only to discover that they had one eye on the road and the other on their phone, or worse, been involved in an accident caused by someone whose attention was diverted from the road to their mobile device.  Israeli company Letstop has what it believes […]

An Israeli medtech venture studio is working with international innovators in the field and global pharmaceutical giants to work on technologically advanced solutions to some of the most challenging diseases facing humanity.  Founded in 2021 as an initiative of the Israel Innovation Authority, Rehovot-based Aion Labs has taken a ground-up approach to healthcare R&D – […]

Imagine if getting your daily dose of fresh vegetables was as easy as grabbing a snack or a drink from a vending machine.  One Israeli startup is working on making that a reality, developing a specialized vending machine that grows a variety of high-quality, nutritious leafy greens inside it, and in less time than it […]

An Israeli startup has developed a medical procedure to help people with a life-threatening heart disorder that is one of the most common causes of stroke – itself the number 2 killer in the world.  Some 15 million people suffer a stroke every year, according to the World Health Organization. One third of them will […]

An Israeli startup has developed a video game for the phone that aims to retrain the nervous system of people with chronic pain in order to ease their suffering. The haptic mobile game created by Tel Aviv and New York-based company TrainPain is designed to help the player improve their brain’s natural ability to dial […]

Modern cars include a complex network of computers whose firmware (software that makes hardware operate) must be updated to maintain peak performance.   Downloading the latest version of firmware is nowadays mostly done remotely in a process known as an over-the-air (OTA) update, in which the new software is delivered directly to the car (or any […]

Planes are statistically the safest form of long-distance travel, with just 0.16 fatalities per million people in 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association.  And an Israeli startup is working to make it even safer, with new technology that protects aircraft from cyberattacks with minimum disruption to the planes themselves.   Herzliya-based Cyviation, which says […]

US magazine Fast Company, which focuses on technological innovation, has included Israeli high-tech businesses among its prestigious annual list of the world’s most innovative companies.  From the list of companies from around the world, four are Israeli, joining the ranks of industry titans such as Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI.  One of the four is […]

Recent years have seen a substantial shift in the number of companies moving to cloud-based computing – storing all their applications and data in a private virtual drive that can (with the right permissions) be accessed from anywhere at any time.  Software stored in the cloud is placed into virtual folders known as “containers,” which […]

An innovative, noninvasive Israeli medication administered through the nose hopes to be a life-changer for people suffering acute spinal cord injuries – even helping them to walk again.  NurExone Biologic Inc. developed ExoPTEN, which treats damage to the nervous system, from a concept created by two members of its Scientific Advisory Board: Prof. Shulamit Levenberg […]

Israeli innovation has the potential to solve some of the great challenges for humanity, a veteran entrepreneur believes, and she is determined to ensure it claims its rightful place in the spotlight.  Nicky Newfield created Impact Nation last fall to help startups with the potential for global impact to promote themselves and their stories, driving […]

Programs, apps and websites are all built using code that tells a computer, phone or other device what to do and how to do it. Actually creating that code is a tricky and complicated process, where even the smallest error can cause entire platforms to fail.  Finding a mistake in rows of letters and numbers […]

Climate change and population growth have proven to be a toxic combination for humanity, with countries struggling to feed a rapidly expanding number of mouths even as water – so crucial to agriculture – becomes more scarce.   An Israeli startup, however, has developed a solution that potentially saves huge amounts of the precious water used […]