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About 360 proposals were submitted in this first ERC Synergy Grant call under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. The funding, worth in total 295 million euro, will help groups of two to four outstanding researchers bring together complementary skills, knowledge and resources in one ambitious project. The 29 winning projects involve 105 principal investigators who … Continue reading Israel Global Leader in ‘Thinking Out of the Box’
Vor dem Hintergrund, dass die NASA in 10 Jahren eine fixe Station auf dem Mond einrichten will, kommt das Programm mit dem Steak wohl rechtzeitig, denn eine geplante Kolonialisierung des Weltalls ohne Nahrung im Weltraum zu produzieren wird nicht gehen. Und hier schlägt das Unternehmen Aleph Farms visionär und mit Chuzpe auf: Aleph Zero* soll … Continue reading Steaks on the Moon powered by Israel: Aleph Farms (D/E)
"Germany and Israel are announcing a call for proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in all technological and application areas. Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation, present in over 45 countries. It is a decentralised intergovernmental organisation aiming to boost the … Continue reading Eureka: Israel and Germany calls for joint R&D projects for products
A series of e-interviews in loose succession with international interviewees about Israel, business, and innovation. The most recent interviews were with Joe van Zwaren, CEO and co-founder of JLM BioCity (Jerusalem). Other interviewees included Noa Gastfreund, co-founder of the 'UAE-IL Tech Zone' (Tel Aviv), Dr. Raphael Nagel, founder of the 'Abrahamic Business Circle' (Dubai), Rabbi … Continue reading Exclusive: E-Interview with ’Jon’ Medved, CEO of ’OurCrowd’ (Jerusalem) (D/E)
It has always been a dream of mankind to visit distant planets which, ideally, may be Earth-like.Today it is close to feasibility and has become an imperative of sustainability. Why? Because humanity, if it wants to survive, will have to conquer space. Not only new resources and growth, but also to defend the earth against … Continue reading Innovation&Sustainability: Searching for ‘Second Earth’ fit for Settlements (D/E)
The story of the "Schildbürger' who wanted to catch the light in sacks is well known. It clearly failed, but indicated a challenge till today. How to absorb light efficient way? In fact, in various practical applications, one needs to absorb light efficiently. Whether in photosynthesis or in a photovoltaic system: If you want to … Continue reading An Israeli-Austrian Innovation: The Trap for Light (D/E)
The global ranking of universities - the Shanghai Ranking - which has been in place since 2003. Since 2009 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been published and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization on higher education intelligence and not legally subordinated to any universities or government agencies. … Continue reading Shanghai Ranking of Universities: Israel’s leading Universities in the Top 100.
Three selected news about business, innovation and sustainability from Israel. Today the three fields are: Innovation: Sales powered by Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability: Superfood with Fungis&AI, Business: Health, Investment & AI Selected and brought to you by Naftali - doing business and searching for innovation and sustainability for 40 years. You think you are relevant too? … Continue reading More Sales by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Investment in Health&AI, Superfood powered by Fungis&AI
Three selected news about business, innovation and sustainability from Israel. Today the three fields are: Innovation: Treatment by Vaccination against HIV, Sustainability: Reducing Airpollution of Traffic by AI, Business: Co-operation for Power&Sustainability Selected and brought to you by Naftali - doing business and searching for innovation and sustainability for 40 years. You think you are … Continue reading Treatment of HIV, Reducing Airpollution by AI and Airbattery: Energy Store System
Deutschland im besonderen und EU-Europa, ohne Großbritannien, kommen in fast allen Bereichen unter Druck und schmieren ab. Eingeleitet und gerechtfertigt wie fortgesetzt wird dieses Drama aka ökonomischer Abstieg mit dem Anspruch, man sei im Besitz einer höheren und damit besseren Moral. Je schärfer der selbstverschuldete Abstieg, umso schriller werden die moralischen, sozialistischen Sollensdekrete in die … Continue reading An European Problem: Innovation vs. morality: Ethics committees as enemies of innovation. Morality as an excuse for state failure.
Three selected news about business, innovation and sustainability from Israel. Today the three fields are: Sustianability: Animal-free Diary, Business: Investment in 4D-Radar Technology , Innovation: Public Transport and AI. Selected and brought to you by Naftali - doing business and searching for innovation and sustainability for 40 years. You think you are relevant too? Send … Continue reading Animal-free Diary, Public Transport and AI, Investment in 4D-Radar Technology
Three selected news about business, innovation and sustainability from Israel. Today the three fields are: Sustianability: Wireless Electric Road, Business: Acqusition Cyber Security, Innovation: Information Transfer in the Brain. Selected and brought to you by Naftali - doing business and searching for innovation and sustainability for 40 years. You think you are relevant too? Send … Continue reading Wireless Electric Road, Acquisition Cyber Security, Information Transfer in the Brain
The numbers are more than impressive, and all the murmurs heard here and there that Israel tech startups are starting to falter has taught a lesson. The facts simply speak a different language. Of course there are setbacks and dangerous developments. But these are currently available for all countries and for all companies in the … Continue reading Israel again Role Model? Tech Invest by Israeli Institutional Investors increased 650% – WOW!
Three selected news about business and innovation from Israel. Today the three fields are: Agro-Tech&Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change&Sustainability and Future HighTech Israel. Selected and brought daily to you by Naftali - doing business and searching for innovation for 40 years. Check out who is in today. You think you are relevant too? Send your press … Continue reading Agro-Tech&AI, ClimateChange and Future HighTech
ENGLISH FOLLOWS GERMAN Der aktuelle 'Global Artificial Index' (GAI), erstellt von 'Tortoise Intelligence', ist meines Wissens nach der einzige global relevante Index zum status quo von Artificial Intelligence. Nach Eigenangabe von 'Tortoise' ist der GAI überhaupt der erste Index, der Staaten entlang von drei Säulen bewertet: Investitions-, Innovations- und Umsetzungsniveau im Bereich Artificial Intelligence. Diese … Continue reading Global Artificial Index: Israel with top ranking. Main Challenge: State& Infrastructure
DEUTSCH FOLGT ENGLISCH Silicon Valley’s creativity is magnified by its role as a global innovation platform and by the relationships it has developed with other innovation centers around the world. The benefits accrue through research, investment, flows of startups, and access to intellectual capital. The relationship with one country – Israel – stands out for … Continue reading Israel’s Technology Ties to Silicon Valley Run Deep. A commentary by Sean Randolph (BASIC, USA)
Deutsch nach Englisch "IBM (NYSE: IBM) and NeuReality, an Israeli AI systems and semiconductor company, have signed an agreement to develop the next generation of high-performance AI inference platforms that will deliver disruptive cost and power consumption improvements for deep learning use cases. IBM and NeuReality will enable critical sectors such as finance, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, and … Continue reading Israel&DeepLearning: IBM (USA) and NeuReality (Israel) create AI platform for DeepLearning // IBM (USA) und NeuReality (Israel) schaffen AI-Plattform für DeepLearning
The latest 'Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021' by Startup Genom once again identified Tel Aviv as a leading place for startups. The report summarises Tel Aviv (Israel) as having "tremendous growth and maturity, with many startups becoming scaleups, unicorns, and publicly traded companies. And Startup Genom's record for Tel Aviv reads breathtakingly. The metrics speak … Continue reading Tel Aviv among Top 10 Startup Ecosystems Worldwide. EU-Europe irrelevant.
"A2A and the Israeli Innovation Authority have signed an MoU aimed at creating a refer-ence framework for jointly approved collaboration projects in the field of innovation be-tween Israeli companies and the A2A Life Company. A2A is the Life Company that deals with energy, water and the environment, elements fundamental to life, thanks to the circular … Continue reading Israel&Environment: A2A (Italy) and Israel’s Innovation Authority together for Innovation for Environment // A2A (Italien) und Israels Innovationsbehörde gemeinsam für Innovation für die Umwelt
President Duque coins new word: ‘Sus-tech-nability,’ combining sustainability and technology, invites Israeli companies to join Colombia in seizing innovation-based opportunities, says the press-release of 'Start-up Nation Central', the largest non-profit organization in Israel for innovation and start-ups. Glocalist readers are informed. And the release goes on: "Colombia’s President Ivan Duque concluded a three-day diplomatic visit … Continue reading In Search for Innovation in Israel: Colombia’s President Visits ‘Start-Up Nation Central’ (Israel)