Swooping through the air, this integral player in farming gathers precious pollen from flora laden with the brilliant yellow grains and then carefully distributes it onto flowers and plants. But this is not a bee – this is new technology designed to perpetuate the delicate cycle of life.  QueenDee (the “Dee” comes from the drones […]

Targeted therapies for cancer, which are designed to attack cancer cells without harming the normal cells around them, have revolutionized oncological treatments, improving efficacy and reducing side effects when compared to more traditional treatments.  But one side effect of targeted therapy – a prominent facial rash that resembles acne – has caused such an adverse […]

Israeli military technology company Elbit Systems  has been contracted by the Ministry of Defense in Jerusalem to supply its Iron Sting laser and GPS-guided mortar munition.  The $190 million contract will be carried out over a two-year period, Elbit said.   Iron Sting is a precision-guided mortar munition with a range of up to 10 kilometers […]

An Israeli-American organization set up to foster collaboration between companies from the two nations has approved $6.5 million for six new joint projects.  In addition to the funding from the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, the six projects will also receive private sector funding, bringing the total investment available to $16 million.  The […]

A new study carried out by researchers at Tel Aviv University found that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has had a severely detrimental impact on the mental health of animals that could prove dangerous to their survival.  The study, which focused on geckos and was jointly carried out by Shahar Dubiner, Prof. Shai Meiri […]

Israeli femtech company EndoCure is on a mission to change the way that we diagnose and treat endometriosis, a chronic disease affecting women that causes severe pain and affects fertility, and which is responsible for a range of other debilitating issues.    Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the […]

An unmanned vehicle created in a collaboration between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and German military technology firm Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) was awarded Best Scientific Solution at the recent European Land Robot Trial (ELROB) held in Trier, Germany.  The REX MK II land vehicle can carry loads of up to 1.3 tons and is designed […]

A new way of testing the eyesight of people suffering from diabetes lets these crucial yet all-too-often overlooked examinations be carried out with minimum discomfort and in a convenient setting.  People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are at very high risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, which is caused by damage to the […]

In the early hours of July 19, residents of Tel Aviv were awakened by the tremendous boom of an unmanned aircraft, laden with explosives, smashing into a residential building and killing a civilian as he slept in his bed. The drone was one of a small swarm sent by the Iranian-backed Houthi terror group in […]

Tel Aviv-based startup Hi Auto has signed an agreement with US restaurant chain Bojangles to expand the use of the Israeli company’s AI drive-thru voice platform to hundreds more locations.  Hi Auto says its technology has an accuracy rate of more than 95 percent, rivaling human performance and surpassing any other voice AI capability on […]

The Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), a major center in Israel for oncological research, has announced what it says is a significant breakthrough in personalized cancer care.  The Jerusalem-based institute says its new MESiCA platform uses AI machine learning and natural language processing to identify the unique mutations in a patient’s DNA caused by the […]

An estimated 225 million people around the world today wear a smartwatch, using it to keep track of text messages, emails and even how many steps they have taken.  And now, thanks to software created by an Israeli startup and the little sensor on the device itself, smartwatch owners can also keep track of their […]

Israeli cloud security startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google, the largest in the tech giant’s history.  Wiz analyzes infrastructure hosted in public cloud services for risk factors that could allow hackers to gain control of assets and obtain sensitive customer data. In an email to staff obtained by Forbes, […]

A company producing treatments for medical conditions based on cannabidiol (CBD) has announced the successful completion of its trial of a therapy for ulcerative colitis.  CBD, a non-psychoactive chemical produced by the cannabis plant, has been shown to help alleviate health issues like inflammation, anxiety, skin conditions, arthritis and joint pain.  CannaMore Biotechs conducted the […]

A Tel Aviv startup is applying the practices of Israeli healthcare to the US, with the objective of reducing poor cohesion within the American system, making it more accessible and bringing down costs for users.  A lack of universal healthcare in the US, unlike most of the world, means that Americans must themselves navigate between […]