The goal of the multi-year “Green Knesset” project, launched on January 1, 2014, is to convert the Knesset into a legislature that is guided by the concept of sustainability. Upon completion, the Knesset will be the greenest parliament in the…
The World health Organization calls depression “the leading cause of disability worldwide,” causing more years of disability than cancer, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases combined. In any given year, 5-7% of the world’s population experiences a major depressive episode,…
PhD student Shani Elitzur with Prof. Alon Gany and Dr. Valery Rosenband demonstrate — at the Fine Rocket Propulsion Center, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering — how to power a model boat and car using just aluminum and water. The technology…
Doctoral students Keren Oved and Ayelet Morag at Tel Aviv University have discovered a gene that may reveal whether people are likely to respond well to SSRI antidepressants, both generally and in specific formulations. The new biomarker, once it is…
Teenagers are notorious for chewing a lot of gum. The lip smacking, bubble popping, discarded gum stuck to the sole give teachers and parents a headache. Now, Dr. Nathan Watemberg of Tel Aviv University-affiliated Meir Medical Center has found that…
19 December, 2013Globes, Tzahi HoffmanPublic transport app Moovit has raised $28 million. The crowdsourcing app gathers real time information from passengers as well as other sources to recommend the fastest public transport routes at any given time – doing for…
Sckipio Technologies announced completion of a $10M investment from four venture funds − Gemini Israel Ventures, Genesis Partners, Amiti Capital, and Aviv Ventures − to build ultra-high speed G.fast broadband modem semiconductors. These leading U.S. and Israeli investors are betting…
Israeli cloud-based web development platform starts trade on the NASDAQ. By Viva Sarah Press November 7, 2013 Email Print Israeli cloud-based website builder Wix has sold $127 million in shares in its initial public offering and is now trading on NASDAQ. “We’re outrageously happy and…
Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) has recently launched an Open Innovation program to accelerate its development of sustainable new products and processes, as well as to provide solutions for major global challenges.ICL is a leading fertilizer and specialty chemicals company with…
Six months to launch a successful start-up in Israel “Israel’s main resource has always been its extraordinary human capital. Today, more than ever, the country needs a new generation of skilled and entrepreneurial olim (immigrants) to reach new heights [Gvahim…
