European Investment Bank To Provide Israel’s Pluristem With $54M For COVID-19, Other Cell Therapies
Pluristem's PLX cell therapy is being used to treat coronavirus patients with severe complications.
April 30, 2020
Independence Day: 72 Israeli Technologies Fighting COVID-19
Israel is home to close to 200 startups and companies with wide-ranging solutions to offer in the battle against the disease, not to mention the dozens of scientific initiatives.
April 29, 2020
Israel At 72: Coronavirus-Fighting Ingenuity Reinforces Israel As The ‘Collaboration Nation’
Throughout its 72 years, Israel has proven that necessity is the mother of invention; it was clear that Israeli entrepreneurs would enlist in the battle against COVID-19.
April 28, 2020
Israel’s Flytrex Pilots Drone Deliveries Of Essential Goods For Shelter-In-Place US Shoppers
Amid the pandemic, the service delivers necessities such as food and medicine via drone to homes in North Dakota.
April 27, 2020
SaNOtize To Begin Phase II Trial For Potential COVID-19 Therapy
The Vancouver-based company, co-founded by an Israeli scientist, developed a patented platform for the topical delivery of nitric oxide to treat a variety of bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases.
April 26, 2020
Now, More Than Ever, Is The Time To Become Truly Human-Centric And Digital
The pandemic has shown us that there is a growing need for providers in all industries to accelerate digitization and agile working environments.
April 26, 2020
Medial EarlySign, Israeli HMO Maccabi Launch AI Algorithm To Detect High-Risk COVID-19 Cases
Maccabi Healthcare Services is using Medial EarlySign's AI system to identify which members are high-risk once they develop symptoms for the novel coronavirus.
April 23, 2020
Israeli Startup Raises $5M For Facial Recognition Tech That Can Identify Masked Faces
The new firm says its technology can identify individuals in population centers and contend with facial coverings, poor lighting, long-distance identification, and difficult angles.
April 23, 2020
Israeli Robotics Tech Firm Develops Coronavirus Solution To Protect Hospital Workers
The company's product enables the use of non-invasive ventilation which was previously deemed too risky for medical staff due to the potential for the spread of COVID-19.
April 22, 2020
Israeli Team Developing Coronavirus Vaccine Raises $12M For New Startup, To Begin Summer Trials
The new company, MigVax, is an affiliate of The Migal Galilee Research Institute and will pioneer the effort to develop the vaccine.
April 22, 2020
As Israel Eases Coronavirus Restrictions, What Could Our ‘New Normal’ Look Like?
Officials in Israel and across the world over have urged that we should prepare for a changed reality post-pandemic.
April 21, 2020
Mid-Pandemic, Holocaust Remembrance Initiatives Go Virtual
With public gatherings banned, the country is preparing to honor the Jewish victims of the Nazis with online ceremonies and events.
April 20, 2020
Analysis: A Trust Deficit In The Time Of Coronavirus Leads To A Lost Opportunity
The head of a major Israeli HMO recently rejected a $25 million deal with China's state-owned conglomerate BGI to supply equipment for 10,000 tests a day.
April 19, 2020
‘Exit’ Plans: Israel Looks For A Way Out Of The Coronavirus Lockdown
After 5 weeks of isolation and closures, Israel is starting to think about how to emerge from the crisis.
April 16, 2020
Israel Ranks 5th Among Countries With Innovative Solutions To COVID-19
StartupBlink, an Israeli-founded global startup ecosystem map and research center, put together a global map tracking innovative projects across the world.
April 15, 2020
