Month: July 2022

Margaret and Sylvan Adams Family Foundation (Facebook pic) A group of 70 Afghan refugees, many of them female athletes and cyclists, who escaped after the Taliban regained control of the country, finally arrived in Rome today after a long journey that lasted many months. There they were greeted by Israel – Premier Tech owner Sylvan […]

Frontegg founders Sagi Rodin and Aviad Mizrachi (company pr pic) Frontegg, an Israeli startup that offers a modern user management platform for the Product-led era, brought in $40 million in Series B funding co-led by Stripes and global software investor Insight Partners. The company offers Busines to Busines – B2B – solutions that can be […]

Mark Zuckerberg Instagram 4th July Post Several lawsuits were filed against Meta, the parent company of Instagram, alleging that Instagram harmed the emotional health of teenage girls. Specifically, the suits alleged that the plaintiffs suffered from eating disorders. Just last fall it was revealed that Facebook knew for years that Instagram can be dangerous to […]

CRISPR Dr. Uri Ben-David, Dr. Adi Barzel & Dr. Asaf Madi (Photo Credit Tel Aviv University) A new study from Tel Aviv University identifies risks in the use of CRISPR therapeutics. For example, sometimes cleaved chromosomes do not recover and genomic stability is compromised. The researchers explained that this, in and of itself, in the […]

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 […]