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Pouring a Nana Estate Winery rose while looking out toward the unlikely desert terroir of this Negev vineyard. (Courtesy: Nana Winery)
In the Negev, a new breed of vintners are making the desert bloom
By Jessica Steinberg
With the arid terroir producing a wine that’s ‘fruity but not jammy,’ the vineyards of the Negev are banding together in hopes of being recognized as a formal appellation
Online event
From Trash to Cash: Startups shaping the circular economy
OurCrowd online event on May 23 explores technology that’s good for business and good for the environment
Boaz Levy, the CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries, speaks to The Associated Press at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Israel took part in the Dubai Air Show for the first time after the United Arab Emirates and Israel normalized relations in 2020. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
Vying for talent, IAI jabs at darker side of Israeli tech sector
By Ricky Ben-David
Amid fierce competition, weapons maker’s new recruitment ads appeal to potential candidates to opt for a sense of purpose over money
Illustrative: The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking, April 24, 2021. (NASA via AP, File)
Israel plans to invest NIS 600 million to develop civilian space tech
By Ricky Ben-David
New project by Israel Space Agency hopes to position country as ‘one of the world’s leaders in the space industry’
Kibbutz employs new smart hive tech to keep its bees buzzing
By Alexandra Vardi
AFP -- They function as normal hives, but apiaries built at a kibbutz in the Galilee are decked out with high-tech artificial intelligence systems set to ensure longevity for these vital pollinators. "There are two million bees here," said Shlomki Frankin, as he walks into a 12-square-meter container... Continue Reading
Bees populate new high-tech beehives, part of the Beehome project, in Israel's Kibbutz Beit Haemek in the northern Galilee, on May 14, 2022. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Beewise founders from left to right: Hillel Schreier, Eliyah Radzyner, Saar-Safra, Yossi Surin, Boaz Petersil. (Courtesy: Beewise)
Israeli bee tech startup Beewise pulls in $80m investment for robotic beehives
By Ricky Ben-David
Inside the Beehome, an autonomous, automated hive by Israeli startup Beewise that can house up to 24 bee colonies. (Courtesy)
From the archivesIsraeli AI startup bets on robotic beehives to save global bee populations
By Ricky Ben-David
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal (to his right) pose with members of the President's Climate Forum, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on May 17, 2022. Dov Khenin is third from right, while Zohar Berman is second from the left. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
President’s Climate Forum developing ‘sparks of ideas’ to present at COP27
By Sue Surkes
Body launched before COP26 in Glasgow last year comprises 180 leaders from across society; Herzog says ‘cooperation is key’
The Twitter application is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP/Gregory Bull)
Fake accounts on Twitter comprise over 13%, says Israeli tech startup
By Ricky Ben-David
As Musk appears to tiptoe back on $44b acquisition of Twitter over scale of user inauthenticity, Tel Aviv company Cyabra says it estimates millions of fake accounts
Gals Bio CEO and founder Hilla Shaviv with her Tulipon device. (Courtesy)
Women entrepreneurs are leading the charge to make Israel a femtech powerhouse
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Fed up with gender discrimination, founders are offering solutions to improve women’s lives, and investors are taking an interest
The EU Delegation to Israel, together with the Israel-Europe Research and Innovation Directorate (ISERD) and the Israel Innovation Authority officially launched the Horizon Europe program in Israel with a televised event in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 16, 2022. (Courtesy)
EU innovation program grants $1.35b to over 1,600 Israel projects since 2014
By Ricky Ben-David
Since Horizon 2020 was set up in 2014, funds went to some 2,045 researchers, startups; new program Horizon Europe, launched in 2021, to allocate $111b in grants through 2027
Israeli entrepreneurs take part in the EU-Israel EIT Hub Calling2Scale program. (Shlomi Znati)
EU-Israel innovation hub taps 13 startups for growth program
By Ricky Ben-David
Convicted Israeli murderer is brains behind Rehovot health tech startup
By Tia Goldenberg
AP — When he was 20 years old, Harel Hershtik planned and executed a murder, shooting his victim in the head and burying the body in a crime that a quarter of a century later is still widely remembered for its grisly details. Today, he is the brains... Continue Reading
Harel Hershtik works at his lab in Rehovot, May 11, 2022. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
Israelis enjoy takeout coffee in Tel Aviv, following a third lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, April 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
S&P affirms Israel’s AA- rating, citing resilient economy despite security risks
By Ricky Ben-David
Ratings agency says it expects Israeli economy to grow at rate of 5.5% in 2022, amid ‘elevated geopolitical and domestic political’ issues
A young egg with the newly-documented zygotene cilium. (Courtesy of Hebrew University)
With chromosome find, Israelis open possible new path to fight infertility
By Nathan Jeffay
Researchers say they’ve discovered a key mechanism in ensuring DNA strands inside eggs are organized correctly
A fluorescent imaging immunofluorescence of cancer cells in 2D with nuclei (specifically the DNA) in blue, cytoplasm (the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell) in red, and DNA damage foci in green. (Nicola Ferrari via iStock by Getty Images)
‘Bio’ food, precision oncology to take center stage at biomed summit in Tel Aviv
By Ricky Ben-David
StoreDot's battery pouch cells. (StoreDot)
Israel’s StoreDot demos electric vehicle battery that can recharge in 10 minutes
By Ricky Ben-David
Extreme fast-charging battery tech developer displays capabilities at annual EcoMotion conference in Tel Aviv
An illustrative photo provided by Volvo cars showing a battery propulsion system. (Volvo Car Group)
Volvo invests in Israeli maker of fast-charging battery tech StoreDot
By Ricky Ben-David
Addionics batteries. (Courtesy: Addionics)
Israeli maker of smart 3D battery tech among 12 winners of BloombergNEF award
By Ricky Ben-David
New illustrations in the new NFT collection, 'xoxo,' of Israeli comic artists Maya and Yehuda Devir. (Courtesy)
Famed Israeli comic artists explore new worlds with NFT collection
By Ricky Ben-David
Maya and Yehuda Devir, the pair behind a viral series of illustrations, delve into new tech to deliver new art
Former Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi steps onto high-tech court as VC investor
By Ricky Ben-David
Israelis stand still next to their cars on a freeway as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 28, 2022 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Government must invest more in R&D to keep tech sector growing, warns new report
By Ricky Ben-David
In sobering annual study, Israel Innovation Authority says technology industry strong but plagued by challenges that require action
Soldiers at the 74th Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on May 04, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Israel at 74: Economy shows resilience, though clouds loom large on the horizon
By Shoshanna Solomon
Cultivated steak. Illustrative. (Elena Dy via iStock by Getty Images)
Israeli cultivated meat consortium kicks off with $18 million government grant
By Ricky Ben-David
Israeli company Veev says it developed a panelized approach to produce fully cladded walls, complete with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. (Veev)
Israeli construction tech unicorn hopes to transform home building
By Danielle Nagler
With another $400 million investment, Israeli-founded Veev is making waves in the building tech space by focusing on pre-fab homes
New York City home to 26 tech unicorns founded by Israelis — report
By Ricky Ben-David
California now boasts 32 Israeli-founded tech unicorns
By Ricky Ben-David
A Watergen water-from-air generator in Gaza, 2021. Illustrative. (Courtesy)
Israel’s Watergen provides ‘water-from-air’ units to medical facility in Syria
By Ricky Ben-David
Partnering with US organization that delivers aid to Syrians, Petah Tikva firm installs first of 10 planned water units in former IS HQ Raqqa
The first Israeli fishpond to undergo rewilding by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and to be tested as a basis for carbon credits by Terrra, Kfar Ruppin, March 27, 2022. (Shai Ben Aharon)
Drain the swamp? Israeli startup sees green bonanza in rewilding wetlands instead
By Sue Surkes
‘Israel’s first nature-based carbon trading project’ sees Terrra working with ecology group to rehab fishponds, sell pollution credits and create vital stops for migrating birds
Israel advances its first Climate Bill in bid to hit emission goals
By Sue Surkes
Israeli balloon tipped as world’s 1st affordable, scalable method for carbon capture
By Sue Surkes
Israeli startup harnessing sun’s rays for cooling tech touts new Volkswagen deal
By Ricky Ben-David
Israeli food tech startup Yo! Egg makes a plant-based 'whole egg' food product with 'egg' whites and runny yolks, May 2022 (Yo! Egg)
May 22, 2022, 4:06 pm
‘World’s first’ plant-based sunny-side up eggs served by Israeli food tech startup
Pardes Hanna-based Yo! Egg gears up for US debut of egg-free egg dishes on menus in Los Angeles area
By Ricky Ben-David
Boaz Levy, the CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries, speaks to The Associated Press at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Israel took part in the Dubai Air Show for the first time after the United Arab Emirates and Israel normalized relations in 2020. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
May 19, 2022, 5:43 pm
Vying for talent, IAI jabs at darker side of Israeli tech sector
Amid fierce competition, weapons maker’s new recruitment ads appeal to potential candidates to opt for a sense of purpose over money
By Ricky Ben-David
Bees populate new high-tech beehives, part of the Beehome project, in Israel's Kibbutz Beit Haemek in the northern Galilee, on May 14, 2022. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
May 18, 2022, 8:06 pm
Kibbutz employs new smart hive tech to keep its bees buzzing
Israeli startup builds hives featuring AI that monitors bees’ needs and responds to problems in real-time
By Alexandra Vardi
Illustrative: The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking, April 24, 2021. (NASA via AP, File)
May 18, 2022, 6:29 pm
Israel plans to invest NIS 600 million to develop civilian space tech
New project by Israel Space Agency hopes to position country as ‘one of the world’s leaders in the space industry’
By Ricky Ben-David
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May 18, 2022, 11:45 am
From Trash to Cash: Startups shaping the circular economy
OurCrowd online event on May 23 explores technology that’s good for business and good for the environment
By Amy Teibel
The Twitter application is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP/Gregory Bull)
May 17, 2022, 7:31 pm
Fake accounts on Twitter comprise over 13%, says Israeli tech startup
As Musk appears to tiptoe back on $44b acquisition of Twitter over scale of user inauthenticity, Tel Aviv company Cyabra says it estimates millions of fake accounts
By Ricky Ben-David
The EU Delegation to Israel, together with the Israel-Europe Research and Innovation Directorate (ISERD) and the Israel Innovation Authority officially launched the Horizon Europe program in Israel with a televised event in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 16, 2022. (Courtesy)
May 16, 2022, 7:11 pm
EU innovation program grants $1.35b to over 1,600 Israel projects since 2014
Since Horizon 2020 was set up in 2014, funds went to some 2,045 researchers, startups; new program Horizon Europe, launched in 2021, to allocate $111b in grants through 2027
By Ricky Ben-David
Gals Bio CEO and founder Hilla Shaviv with her Tulipon device. (Courtesy)
May 16, 2022, 4:53 pm
Women entrepreneurs are leading the charge to make Israel a femtech powerhouse
Fed up with gender discrimination, founders are offering solutions to improve women’s lives, and investors are taking an interest
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Harel Hershtik works at his lab in Rehovot, May 11, 2022. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
May 16, 2022, 11:06 am
Convicted Israeli murderer is brains behind Rehovot health tech startup
Decades after murdering snake trapper Yaakov Sela, a former friend, Harel Hershtik is behind a startup poised to make millions of dollars with backing of prominent public figures
By Tia Goldenberg
Israelis enjoy takeout coffee in Tel Aviv, following a third lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, April 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 15, 2022, 6:32 pm
S&P affirms Israel’s AA- rating, citing resilient economy despite security risks
Ratings agency says it expects Israeli economy to grow at rate of 5.5% in 2022, amid ‘elevated geopolitical and domestic political’ issues
By Ricky Ben-David
A young egg with the newly-documented zygotene cilium. (Courtesy of Hebrew University)
May 12, 2022, 9:36 pm
With chromosome find, Israelis open possible new path to fight infertility
Researchers say they’ve discovered a key mechanism in ensuring DNA strands inside eggs are organized correctly
By Nathan Jeffay
New illustrations in the new NFT collection, 'xoxo,' of Israeli comic artists Maya and Yehuda Devir. (Courtesy)
May 12, 2022, 8:02 pm
Famed Israeli comic artists explore new worlds with NFT collection
Maya and Yehuda Devir, the pair behind a viral series of illustrations, delve into new tech to deliver new art
By Ricky Ben-David
StoreDot's battery pouch cells. (StoreDot)
May 12, 2022, 12:55 pm
Israel’s StoreDot demos electric vehicle battery that can recharge in 10 minutes
Extreme fast-charging battery tech developer displays capabilities at annual EcoMotion conference in Tel Aviv
By Ricky Ben-David
Israelis stand still next to their cars on a freeway as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 28, 2022 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 11, 2022, 10:04 pm
Government must invest more in R&D to keep tech sector growing, warns new report
In sobering annual study, Israel Innovation Authority says technology industry strong but plagued by challenges that require action
By Ricky Ben-David
YL Ventures' team in Israel. (Courtesy)
May 11, 2022, 1:24 pm
VC firm YL Ventures launches $400m fund to back Israeli cybersecurity startups
New fund to lead seed rounds into about three startups per year and invest in follow-on rounds
By Ricky Ben-David
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