April 20, 2022, 7:25 am Fintech Liquidity Group gets $775m in capital commitments Using AI that does due diligence within 72 hours vs. an industry norm of up to 12 weeks, Liquidity has provided more than $1b in capital to companies. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 19, 2022, 1:00 pm Eco Wave Power agrees to build power station in Spain Sea-wave electricity plant at Port Adriano is expected to expand Eco Wave’s European presence and advance Spain’s clean energy initiatives. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 19, 2022, 11:40 am Apple Watch now monitors your health with Israeli pee-analysis tech A Bluetooth connection lets the watch display real-time health data based on passive urinalysis performed by the Olive KG device on the toilet bowl. By Brian Blum
April 18, 2022, 11:00 am Israeli boy wins gold at Special Needs Judo World Games Diagnosed on the autistic spectrum, Nir took up judo to stand up to his bullies and on the way made his way to the top. By Naama Barak
April 17, 2022, 3:20 pm AI-trained embryo labeling technique boosts IVF success Fairtility proves that its novel algorithms outperform current FDA-approved systems for embryo selection. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 17, 2022, 3:00 pm Using tobacco to create lab-grown meat BioBetter proposes using the entire tobacco plant as an environmentally friendly, low-cost vector for producing protein growth factors. By Brian Blum
April 14, 2022, 11:00 am Fruit-veggie dietary supplement could keep Covid at bay Scientists say ‘active vaccines’ made of safe dietary supplements reduce the viral load in the body and cut down contagion. By Diana Bletter
April 13, 2022, 9:50 am Israelis fly to Ethiopia to alleviate humanitarian crisis Israeli medical and parliamentary officials fly to Ethiopia to see how Israeli hospitals can help Ethiopian hospitals treat civil war victims. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 12, 2022, 7:15 am Does neutering stray cats work? Only somewhat, study shows Trying to neuter an entire cat population leads to a small reduction in their numbers, but also to an increase of kittens. By Naama Barak
April 12, 2022, 7:15 am Getting under the skin of incurable scleroderma disorder New discovery by Israeli researchers could lead to development of personalized treatments to prevent life-threatening complications of scleroderma. By Brian Blum
April 11, 2022, 12:15 pm Triggered by stress, cancer cells learn how to survive Technion scientists propose new framework for cancer research based on apparent capacity of cancer cells to learn and adapt. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 11, 2022, 12:14 pm Tel Aviv University chemist receives international honor Prof. Ehud Gazit is the first Israeli to be selected for the International Solvay Chair in Chemistry. By Diana Bletter
April 10, 2022, 10:48 am First Israeli astronaut boards International Space Station Eytan Stibbe makes history for Israel, and for the world as he takes part in the first-ever fully private space mission. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 8, 2022, 7:43 am A sculpture that cannot exist on Earth goes to space A structureless artwork that becomes 3D in the absence of gravity was launched to International Space Station with Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 7, 2022, 10:47 am Israel’s second astronaut prepared for liftoff Eytan Stibbe is scheduled to take off for the International Space Station on April 8, taking along 44 scientific experiments and symbolic objects. By Abigail Klein Leichman
