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Laser Zaps Away Chronic Pain For Wounded Israeli Soldiers
As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza rages on, clinicians and healthcare professionals across the country have mobilized to help treat and rehabilitate the hundreds of soldiers wounded in the conflict. Amid the innovative treatments offered by hospitals and rehabilitation institutions is a laser-based therapy that tackles chronic pain experienced by soldiers. The use of […]
May 12, 2024
New York VC Raises $20M For Early-Stage Israeli Startups
New York-based VC 97212 Ventures has announced the closing of a $20 million fund for investment in Israeli startups in the pre-seed or seed stage. Through the fund, the startups will also have access to experienced advisors, potential partners and even prospective clients in order to promote growth and facilitate entry into the US market. […]
May 12, 2024
Israeli AI Helps US Workers Navigate Maze Of Private Healthcare
In the US, there is no universal healthcare to automatically provide everyone with access to medical treatment, leaving individuals to find their own often costly private coverage. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost half of Americans rely on their workplace for healthcare coverage. And in a complex healthcare landscape, finding the right […]
May 08, 2024
Tech Becomes Teaching Tool On Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day
In Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day for 2024 begins at sundown on May 5. This year it is being marked in the shadow of the October 7 attack – the largest slaughter of Jews since the Nazis and their collaborators murdered six million – and as Jewish groups worldwide sound the alarm on spiraling antisemitism in […]
May 05, 2024
AI Transcription Startup Preserving Holocaust Survivors’ Testimonies
An Israeli startup that uses AI to generate highly accurate transcripts and captions is working to preserve the testimonies of survivors of the Holocaust. Verbit says it is using a collection of “relevant and specific terms” relating to the Holocaust and the recollections of survivors to train its Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) platform. According to […]
May 05, 2024
It’s All Connected: Startup Puts Focus On Fans’ Stadium Experience
Sports fans will know all too well that moment in a match when the action is too quick to catch, invariably leading to laments over their own lack of access to a video replay service enjoyed by the referees and umpires on the field. Israeli startup Stadicom has developed an app that offers just that, […]
May 01, 2024
New AI Model Could Help Unlock Secrets Of Damaged Ancient Texts
In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd stumbled upon the first part of a treasure trove of 15,000 ancient Jewish texts, in a cave just a stone’s throw from the shores of the Dead Sea. The 2,000-year-old texts – which later came to be known worldwide as the Dead Sea Scrolls – are a series of manuscripts […]
April 30, 2024
AI Molecular Farming Making Plant-Based Dairy Easier And Cheaper
With the apprehensions over climate change, the growing global food demand, and the increased trend of consumers shifting from animal-based foods to plant-based foods, the need for alternative proteins has never been higher. Plant-based proteins are among the best known and most common alternative protein sources today, being used widely in alternative meat and dairy […]
April 28, 2024
Growing Bone From Your Own Tissue For ‘Seamless’ Healing
Imagine a lab being able to grow tissue from your own body to replace bone lost through damage or illness, and within a matter of weeks be able to fill the gap so well that once it was healed you would never know it had been there. Israeli medtech company Bonus Biogroup says it has […]
April 25, 2024
Alzheimer’s Treatment Uses Light & X-Rays To Hit Harmful Protein
A new treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s uses nanoparticles and light to slow the progress of the disease, all set off by a simple, low-powered x-ray. And according to the Israeli university where it was developed, this innovative therapy has shown delayed progression of the disease by up to 36 percent in patients with early-to-mild cognitive […]
April 24, 2024
Rebuilding South With Innovators, Donators & Elbow Grease
Six months after Hamas terrorists rampaged through swathes of southern Israel on October 7, efforts are underway at home and abroad to restore the lush greenery and tranquil calm of the primarily agricultural Western Negev. The farming communities in the region are responsible for the production of numerous food staples in Israel, among them potatoes, […]
April 22, 2024
Israeli Startup Unveils Humanoid Robot For Tasks At Home And Work
An Israeli startup created by Mobileye founder Prof. Amnon Shashua has unveiled its AI-powered humanoid robot that can perform tasks both in the home and in industrial settings. Mentee Robotics was founded in 2022 by Shashua, its chairman, alongside former Facebook AI scientist Prof. Lior Wolf, who serves as the the new company’s CEO, and […]
April 21, 2024
Gel Supplement Makes Pesticides Longer Lasting & More Sustainable
An Israeli startup is on a mission to make the process of using pesticides safer, more environmentally friendly and longer lasting – and has developed a new way to get the active ingredients to the crops, replacing traditional toxic sprays. Tel Aviv-based startup Platypus has created a delivery agent to which pesticide companies can add […]
April 17, 2024
AI Storyteller Lets Children Be Authors Of Their Own Adventures
Once upon a time, there were two Israeli fathers who wanted to make their young children the stars of their own bedtime stories. So the two fathers – Nadav Yaron and Ofir Kerker – created an artificial intelligence platform that would allow children to choose the plot and the characters of their story, and the […]
April 16, 2024
New Study Finds Link Between Heart Disease & Elevated Cancer Risk
A new Israeli study has found a link between heart disease and an increased risk of developing cancer. The research, which was jointly carried out by Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, found that small extracellular bubbles (sEVs) secreted into the bloodstream by a sick heart to help heal itself actually promote the growth […]
April 16, 2024