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A technician carries out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a lab at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on August 3, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90

100-plus Israeli tech companies work to develop solutions against corona

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The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is being experienced in countries around the world, and Israel is no exception. Many Israeli startup and tech companies are facing great challenges in their ability to...
eBay's office in Israel. Source: Facebook.

‘Startup nation’ adds e-commerce to its list of business-model successes

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Israel has long been tagged the “startup nation,” but a less-talked-about niche in the high-tech arena is electronic commerce—or e-commerce—involving online trade and stores, as well as various services and apps that aid the...
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin (second from right) with Israeli Advanced Technology Industries, KamaTech and other leaders in the high-tech industry, which has seen increasing numbers of haredim in the field, especially women, July 28, 2020. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Rivlin, tech leaders meet with Israeli haredim as numbers in industry rise

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Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin met with haredim involved in the Israeli high-tech industry on Tuesday in the backdrop of a report noting a 52 percent jump in the number of Torah-observant workers in the field since...
Gedaliah and Elisheva Blum, who operate the “Dapei Katom” or the “Orange Pages website, which mirrors the Yellow Pages business directory in the U.S. but for small businesses in Judea and Samaria. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Orange Pages’ provide easy access, boost to businesses in Judea and Samaria

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Based in the hills of Elkana in Western Samaria, Adir Apple owns an audio-production company that provides services at concerts for some of Israel’s top musical performers. While his business is just several miles from...
A Porsche 911 GT3 at the 2013 Geneva MotorShow on March 6, 2013. Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Porsche to incorporate Israeli AI tech in future vehicles

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High-end German carmaker Porsche is going to incorporate technology from Haifa-based startup Tactile Mobility in its future vehicles, the companies announced on Monday at the eighth annual EcoMotion Conference. “Tactile Mobility is a software and...
The empty Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv on April 8, 2020. All intercity travel has been banned until after the first days of Passover. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel approves $6 million in grants to startups, companies combating coronavirus

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The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) approved NIS 22 million (approximately $6 million) in grants last week for 35 startups and companies trying to combat issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On March 17, the IIA,...
Israeli nonprofit and volunteer organization Yad Sarah, which offers free loans of medical equipment in Israel, recently brought 5,000 oxygen generators, 220 respirators, 10,000 oxygen balloons and 20,000 protective kits with disposable gowns, masks and gloves to Israel from China. Credit: Courtesy.

In technological full force, Israel innovates and acquires equipment to fight COVID-19

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As the “Startup Nation,” it comes as no surprise that Israeli organizations, medical centers, hospitals and even the country’s Ministry of Defense are acquiring and producing vital medical equipment to treat, prevent and slow...
A Magen David Adom worker wearing protective clothing as a preventive measure against the coronavirus arrives to test a patient with symptoms of the coronavirus) in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, March 17, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Israeli startup to donate 120,000 face masks to hospitals, medical personnel

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An Israeli startup will donate around 120,000 masks made with an anti-pathogen, anti-bacterial fabric it developed that could help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), to Israeli hospitals, medical professionals and coronavirus patients, reported The...
View of the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv. November 06, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90

Israel’s First World problems are real, but so is its progress

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Spend enough time in Israel not immersed in history and sight-seeing or being awed by its spiritual and physical beauty, and you can easily understand why so many of its citizens spend so much...
The International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) conference in Tel Aviv, presented by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism, featured representatives from more than 50 countries in the global tourism industry, Feb. 11-12, 2020. Photo by Chen Galili.

Tourism fair showcases Israel’s prominence in travel tech

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In the company of senior representatives from more than 50 countries in the global tourism industry, Israel’s Ministry of Tourism presented its developments and innovations for 2020 at the recent International Mediterranean Tourism Market...