Waitrose & Partners is introducing an innovative home compostable bag for its Waitrose Duchy Organic bananas, the first of the retailer’s fresh produce to be sold in a home compostable bag and the first banana bag to be home compostable in…
Wireless vehicle charging technology developed by Israel-based Electreon Wireless has been selected by the Swedish Transport Administration for the construction of the world’s first dynamic electric road system. The public-private initiative based on Electreon’s technology, built by Smart Road Gotland,…
A shot of espresso, a piece of chocolate or a headstand – all of these have been recommended before taking a big test. The best advice, however, could be to take a deep breath. According to research conducted in the…
Change It, L’Atelier BNP Paribas video magazine, presents innovation in all its forms. It aims to identify the most innovative start-ups and offers insights into their operations worldwide. Discover Israeli society Kaiima. Kaiima company is a genetic and reproductive technology that has developed a proprietary platform that improves the productivity of…
In a major medical breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers have “printed” the world’s first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient’s own cells and biological materials. Their findings were published on April 15 in a study in Advanced Science. Until now, scientists in…
The Israel Electric Corporation just signed a contract with General Electric on the establishment of two electricity production units at the Orot Rabin site near Hadera. Among those in attendance were Energy Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman,…
For 8 years, the Innovation Prize rewards project holders in the field of Healthcare (Biotech, Medtech, E-Health). Open to young start-ups (< 8 years old) and academic laboratories, this competition became a main Life Science event, involving 34 countries and 289 participants…
Professor Amiram Goldblum and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute for Drug Research have discovered 27 new molecules. These molecules all activate a special protein called PPAR-delta and have the potential to treat fatty liver disease, obesity,…
Cancer arises when cells lose control. Deciphering the “blueprint” of cancer cells – outlining how cancer cells hijack specific pathways for uncontrolled proliferation – will lead to more efficient ways to fight it. Joint effort of scientists from the Weizmann…
Producing beef currently requires cows, and that is a problem, according to Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, founder of Tel Aviv-based food printing startup Jet-eat Printed Food Ltd. Founded in early 2018, Jet-Eat develops 3D printing technologies for vegan meat substitutes. The printed…
