Despite the turbulent moments of 2020, Israel healthtech is back on the investment map in a strong way. A sum of about $700 million dollars was invested in healthtech in the first quarter of 2021, which is already more than the $813 million made during the entire year of 2020. With the spotlight on healthcare,…
Formerly known as Google X, Google is launching a new landing pad in Tel Aviv, Israel to work on, as they say, huge problems with breakthrough technology and radical solutions. The idea started in their California offices in 2010, and aims to improve lives by “moonshots,” or very out-there ideas and technologies that are meant…
By 2050, the demand for rice is expected to increase by 70%. Today, rice is grown in rice paddies, known for becoming flooded. The way rice is grown today not only adds toxic chemicals such as arsenic but also wastes water, a most precious resource. For the last ten years, Netafim, Israel’s largest drip irrigation…
Making up only 2% of the Arabs in Israel, the Druze of Israel are known for their hospitality, their close-knit culture, and perhaps soon, their contribution within the medical field. Many serve in the Israel Defense Forces, which may serve as a starting point to advance within Israeli society. One of the biggest Druze inspirations…
As Israel continues to tackle, and hopefully overcome, COVID-19, other countries are still struggling to contain the deadly virus. In a recent gathering, the founders of Aura Air, a cutting-edge air purifying system, presented their product for use to various African ambassadors, from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea,…
