
Israeli innovations save lives in Nepal
Israeli medical devices and technology help teams locate and treat victims, says United Hatzalah paramedic in charge of a three-organization relief effort.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

Israeli medical devices and technology help teams locate and treat victims, says United Hatzalah paramedic in charge of a three-organization relief effort.

Michael Matias, 19, developed AnyMeal and founded HackGenY, a coding competition that has taken place in California, Jamaica and soon Israel and India.

Teams of Israeli medical and rescue personnel are deeply involved in rescuing and treating casualties and bringing home Israelis from the disaster area.

Israel wins 19 spots – more than any other country — on the 2015 list of the European region’s most innovative companies.

10 Israeli nanotech companies exhibited their cutting-edge solutions at Imaginenano 2015, Europe’s largest nanotechnology conference.

Israel Defense Force sends its largest humanitarian aid team in years to rescue and treat victims of the deadly Himalayan earthquake.

Israel’s Galilee International Management Institute announces novel collaboration with two Moroccan universities.

Israel’s ‘electronic nose’ pioneer shows how nanotechnology can improve and simplify diagnosis of an often deadly cancer.

Israeli scientists develop a novel method to suppress malaria parasite’s virulence genes so that it cannot evade the immune system.

ISA Scientific plans a Phase 2 trial to test the effects of a cannabinoid compound against diabetes as well as inflammatory and heart diseases.

Samsung, Cadillac and other major brands are tapping into growing global network of Powermat wireless charging stations.

Vanishing Valley, House of Aloe Vera, Peace Road, Yotvata Chocolate Trail and other treasures beckon from this long strip of desert filled with B&B lodges.

A pliable transparent screen for TVs, tablets and other devices could be made from a novel DNA peptide nanostructure, say Israeli researchers.

Ever since his childhood, Israeli Eldad Hagar has aided suffering animals. Millions of viewers across the globe watch his‘extreme’ rescue videos.

Ruth Polachek, the young head of Citi Accelerator Tel Aviv, says women could make up half of the developers in Israel within the next 10 years.