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Brian has been a journalist and high-tech entrepreneur for over 25 years. He combines this expertise for ISRAEL21c as he writes about hot new local startups, pharmaceutical advances, scientific discoveries, culture, the arts and daily life in Israel. He loves hiking the country with his family (and blogging about it). Originally from California, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.

Travaxy website caters to people seeking accessible accommodations in Tel Aviv, New York, London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Barcelona, with more to come.

Cannabis chewing gum removes plaque and bacteria, freshens breath and whitens teeth, says Tel Aviv company Medivie Therapeutic.

The Engineered Micro Pancreas from Betalin Therapeutics is heading closer to clinical trials in humans.

‘Instead of having to check millions of molecules, we may check just 20, 100 or maybe up to 3,000 molecules,’ says Jerusalem-based Pepticom.

A new startup aims to replace car air fresheners with a high-tech gadget that can not only combat bad smells, but also keep drivers alert, and even reduce stress and aggression.

When a cheaper Chinese product cut into Solaris Synergy’s floating photovoltaic system business, the founder switched to software for the industry.

Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.24 billion in 142 deals in the third quarter of 2019.

Food allergies are rising dramatically around the world. One startup thinks it may have the solution – a device that acts like a mini nose sniffing food for dangerous allergens.

ISRAEL21c gets an advance tour of the new interactive showcase of Israeli technology at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

Sonovia’s technique, developed at Bar-Ilan University, could also make fabrics fire resistant, water repellant and even body odor-proof.

400,000-year-old deer bones found in a cave near Tel Aviv were essentially used as cans to store the marrow, by leaving the skin intact.

‘We have this primal mechanism that means when the brain gets information that links self to death, something tells us we shouldn’t believe it.’

Israeli researchers urge new brain-imaging techniques to monitor athletes and determine safer guidelines for ‘return to play.’

Technion’s computerized pathologist decodes cancer signatures to improve personalized medicine.

A quick anniversary trip to northern Israel takes our writer to half a dozen terrific spots you’ll want to put on your own travel itinerary.