
VC fund for food-tech in Israel signs Cornell partnership
Medstrata, recently opened in Tel Aviv, will focus on new food, personalized nutrition, food industry analytics and sustainability.
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.

Medstrata, recently opened in Tel Aviv, will focus on new food, personalized nutrition, food industry analytics and sustainability.

Technologies such as AI, neural networks, computer vision and threat detection will be incorporated into a low-cost collision-avoidance system.

The Rambam team taught their local counterparts CPR equipment maintenance, case-management techniques, and basic and advanced resuscitation methods.

Seventeen years after 9/11, an Israeli startup is testing its solution to turn the elevator into a traveling ‘safe room’ that can facilitate rescue operations.

In ISRAEL21c’s test of the Dojo app, it quickly found 12 home IoT devices with 48 vulnerabilities. Now Dojo will be integrated by Internet providers.

Israeli entrepreneur with life-threatening brain tumor invents novel visualization solution for brain surgeons. His company was sold for $75 million.

PlantArcBio aims to make the world’s critical crops able to thrive on less water by adding specific genes found in desert regions.

Tel Aviv-based startup monitors ‘citizen sentiment’ to help municipalities understand how to improve the local quality of life.

The Startup Nation has jumped to the fore as one of the leaders in deterring hackers, securing data and detecting bullies on your social media.

Israeli archaeologists believe the newly discovered skull and palm bones are the earliest evidence of Bedouin blood vengeance.

The tiny gold filigree earring from the Hellenistic era was discovered during an archeological dig next to the City of David National Park.

Israeli researchers conclude high-intensity emotions displayed by sales staff can have a negative effect on shoppers.

An Israeli company has developed a sweet protein that can replace sugar in food and won’t raise your blood sugar or insulin levels.

Israeli-American study pinpoints a structural brain difference that accounts for the ability of some people with dyslexia to read well.

Israeli startup repurposes discarded kidney dialysis filters to make pure water in Africa, Asia and Latin America.