An Israeli startup will be testing its cannabis-based treatments on children with autism. SciSparc aims to alleviate anxiety, sleep problems, hyperactivity, and other symptoms associated with the disorder.  It will conduct a clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of its drug SCI-210, a combination of CBD (an ingredient in cannabis that eases […]

Israeli food producer Vgarden will manufacture its vegan deli meats at a new factory opened by supermarket chain Tiv Taam.  The collaboration will help it meet demand for its products overseas. They will be manufactured in Tiv Taam’s new facility in Haifa, northern Israel, which is dedicated to the production of kosher and vegan foods.  […]

Cloud security startup Wiz, founded just three years ago, has secured another $300 million in funding, taking its value to $10 billion. The company, founded in Tel Aviv and headquartered in New York, says it has become the world’s largest cybersecurity unicorn (company valued at $1 billion or more) and the fastest SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) company to […]

Climate change is impairing coral reefs’ ability to survive, say researchers at the University of Haifa, in northern Israel. Rising temperatures are reducing oxygen levels in seawater, which in turn reduces the corals’ ability to capture prey and reproduce. They’re also relying more on the algae that lives inside of them for energy.  The research […]

Former US President Donald Trump famously challenged the voting system that brought his rival Joe Biden to power in November 2020. He claimed the software in electronic voting machines could flip votes between candidates. Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro contested the outcome of the election in October 2022, after losing narrowly to Luiz Inácio Lula […]

An Israeli startup that develops data-driven air purification systems has been bought by a US company for $10 million. Aura Air monitors and purifies the air in hospitals, schools, businesses, buses, and nursing homes in more than 87 countries. Florida-based Molekule will use the startup’s software and sensor technology across its entire product range of […]

Israel’s biggest supermarket chain is offering shoppers an AI device that clips onto their cart and recognizes the items they select. A pair of cameras monitors all purchases and automatically adds them to the bill. Shoppers authorize payment as they leave the store, using a pre-registered credit card. Shufersal, which has 395 outlets in Israel, […]

It was mail pigeons that inspired Eyal Regev to create the next generation of delivery drones. He wanted to design a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that could fly longer distances, at higher speeds, and transport vital medical aid to where it was needed. “Pigeon post” was the fastest means of communication before telephones. Mail pigeons […]

Remilk has been given the go-ahead to sell its cow-free milk in Singapore. The Israeli startup produces a protein by precision fermentation that is identical to cow-derived whey protein, but without using a single animal cell. It says its milk alternative is “indistinguishable in taste and function from traditional dairy but without lactose, cholesterol, and […]

A startup that designs high-performance chips to handle the demands of blockchain technology today announced it had raised $70 million in Series C funding. It currently has over 100 employees, and says the new funding will allow it to expand its team of engineers, roll out its first chip, and develop its second. Chain Reaction, […]

More and more patients are being prescribed cannabis to ease chronic pain and other problems. And more and more people are consuming weed recreationally in “edibles” rather than smoking it. Both groups face the same problem. The human body struggles to absorb cannabis because it isn’t water-soluble.  Researchers in Israel have found a way around the […]

Scallops have up to 200 eyes – which develop in the same way as our freckles – say researchers in Israel. They believe the same stem cell that controls the production of melanin for human hair, eye, and skin pigmentation also controls the way the oyster-like shellfish develop mirrored – or crystalline – eyes.    Researchers […]

Ultraviolet radiation kills bugs. Physician and scientist Niels Ryberg Finsen made that discovery – sunlight destroys bacteria – and won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for it back in 1903. Atlantium Technologies, an Israeli company, has combined his “old” technology with 21st century fiber optics to develop patented technology that can disinfect water on an […]

Israel and the UAE have, for the first time, jointly developed an unmanned marine vessel. It’s a further indication of their growing military ties, made possible by the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between the two countries in 2020. The autonomous vessel is fitted with sensors, and sonar and imaging systems, as well as […]

Israel is launching a satellite to study fast-paced events of the universe, like the explosions of stars that take place for mere seconds.  The $100M ULTRASAT (Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite) will revolutionize scientists’ ability to analyze supernova explosions, neutron star mergers, and other events in space. It will carry a telescope with a field of […]