sciencemag.org. On a blazingly hot morning this past June, a half-dozen scientists convened in a hotel conference room in suburban Maryland for the dress rehearsal of what they saw as a landmark event in the history of aging research. In…
Every year, the World Economic Forum releases its Global Competitiveness Report on the state of the world’s economies. The WEF looks at data on areas as varied as the soundness of banks to the sophistication of businesses in each country. It then uses…
nocamels. The largest annual startup conference held in Tel Aviv, Israel, will once again open its doors next week. The DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival 2016 will see 10,000 startup and high-tech industry executives, including 3,500 attendees from abroad, participating in dozens…
A delegation from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently traveled to Israel to gain firsthand knowledge of the country?s advanced irrigation and planting strategies and technologies. Two almond industry members joined the group: Almond Board of California…
For the last 20 years, researchers have focused on amyloid beta peptides and the “plaque” they sprout in diseased brains as the main target of Alzheimer’s research. But the pace of progress in treating — not to mention curing —…
CartiHeal (2009) Ltd., developer of a cell-free, off-the-shelf cartilage and bone regeneration device, announced today the culmination of a $15M financing round. The funds will be used to promote ongoing manufacturing scale-up, plan for initial European commercialization in 2017 and expansion…
TaKaDu, a global leader in Integrated Event Management solutions for the water industry, announced today that ESSBIO, the largest water utility in Chile’s regions outside the capital, based in Concepción city and providing water services to 2.5 million citizens, has chosen…
Plastic Omnium, the world leader in exterior components and modules and in fuel systems, is stepping up its research to contribute to the future evolution of cars, by continuing to further reduce vehicle emissions. The company is already present on…
Sustainable packaging developer Tipa (israel) has announced its exclusive UK brand partnership with Snact, a social enterprise making snacks from surplus product. Snact’s collaboration with Tipa is said to ensure its packaging promotes sustainability and tackling the causes of food waste. Daphna Nissenbaum chief executive officer…
South Africa went so far as to pay Israeli company BioBee $24 million for 160 million killer wasps to help its farmers get rid of pests – the natural way. The wasps are being deployed in vineyards and orchards across South Africa,…
