Author: David Leibermann

AID Genomics Covid testing ad Aid Genomics, an Israeli firm that develops molecular diagnostic technologies designed to elucidate the genetic DNA profiles of both diseases and patients alike, announced on Sunday that it is shuttering its research and development center and firing 400 employees. The news comes on the same day that America’s Asurion revealed […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingDeci Raises $55 Million For Deep Learning DevelopmentDeci, an Israeli startup that offers an artificial intelligence AI deep learning platform that it says harnesses AI to solve the AI efficiency gap, raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by global software […]

Coronavirus COVID-19 source Global Health Security (GHS) Index A groundbreaking new study from Tel Aviv University found a promising treatment for long-term COVID-19 symptoms. The treatment is based on advanced Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). Researchers from Tel Aviv University exposed patients with long-term COVID-19 symptoms to intensive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) treatment and found significant […]

Zencity (press release) Zencity, an Israeli startup that offers a community insights and analytics platform for state and local governments, is the latest Startup Nation to be forced to make cutbacks. The company has laid off off 20% of its workforce, or 30 people. A number of Startup Nation firms has been forced to make […]

Credit Mezer Lab_MRI images for detection of microstructural changes in early-stage PD patients. In yellow are areas where PD patients show tissue damage, compared to healthy controls. Hebrew University researchers have developed an early-stage diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. The new method uses Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (qMRI) technology. That such new methods for medical treatments […]

Quantum Machines Team (promo pic) Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that created the Quantum Orchestration Platform, was selected by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to lead the establishment of the Israel Quantum Computing Center. The new deal is worth NIS 100 million, about $29 million. The center is part of the Israel National Quantum Initiative […]

Photo by Ttowfiqu Barbhuiya/ Unsplash by Contributing Author When you are keeping kosher and have food allergies, eating out or at someone’s house could be difficult. There are many different foods that cause allergies, and the rules of keeping kosher can prevent Jewish people from eating specific foods. If you like all kinds of cuisines, […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingMedtronic Signs $585 Million Deal With Israel’s CathWorksCathWorks, an Israeli medtech firm that offers a non-invasive diagnostic alternative to catheters, has entered into a deal with the international healthcare technology company Medtronic in which Medtronic will invest up to $75 million and immediately begin […]

Joe Biden and Yair Lapid Signing Historic Jerusalem Declaration (Photo by Ben Gershom GPO) The leaders of the United States and Israel, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid, signed a historic agreement on Thursday which reaffirms the “unbreakable” bonds between the two countries and the “enduring commitment of the United States to Israel’s […]

Seth Rogen and James Franco in The Interview Disgraced actor and director James Franco is set to try and make a comeback of sorts. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Franco will appear in Bille August’s new post-WWII drama “Me, You.” Based on the novel Tu, Mia by Erri De Luca, the movie will take […]