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Researchers from the Weizmann Institute teamed up with the Wolfson Medical Center to develop SmellTracker.

The shield, made by faculty and students at the IDC's miLAB in Herzliya, was recently requested by a healthcare professional for ER personnel at Meir hospital in Kfar Saba.

The company said the additional funding comes as it is experiencing surging demand with rapid global telehealth adoption.

The masks were donated to healthcare professionals in Nahariya and the Jerusalem area as well as to the Israel Police.

Israel's ecosystem is well-positioned to weather this crisis due to several key elements, says Medved.

The Israeli team offering the source codes, parts lists, and engineering designs for free to medical teams and experts around the world.

UVeye put a call out to equip health-related fleet operators with vehicle-inspection equipment on a not-for-profit basis during the pandemic.

Cordio Medical's HearO tech, which monitors patients suffering from heart failure, will now be adjusted to pick up deterioration in coronavirus patients.

The project will treat patients in serious condition with an antibody produced from patients who have overcome the infection.

Amnon Shashua presented a plan to the Knesset special committee on coronavirus that includes steps to slowly bring some of the population out of lockdown and reopen businesses.

The round will be used to bolster Air Doctor's medical network and R&D capabilities.

The FDA issued a 'study may proceed' letter 24 hours after their investigational new drug application.

The two philanthropic organizations established by Alibaba founder Jack Ma have sent face masks, test kits, and protective gear to countries around the world.

The Israeli-founded geneology platform will help establish a lab that will be able to carry out an additional 10,000 tests a day, the company says.

COVID-19 Innovation Conference, a new online business conference set for early April, will match investors with firms fighting the novel coronavirus.