Emerging Technologies

At the Starting Line: Emerging Technologies

Emerging technologies are innovative technologies at advanced developmental stages which have enormous potential to change the face of industry and society. The Innovation Authority has chosen to focus on technologies with an estimated timeframe of 3-8 years for product development. This period enables to identify the emerging technologies relevant for Israeli industry and delineates the […]

Many Diseases will Disappear in the Future

From miniature biological chips that simulate the physiological activity of a human organ to smart nanoparticles and microdevices for delivering medicines, emerging technologies are enabling the treatment of diseases and studies that discern patterns that are beyond human capability Imagine a world in which diagnosis and treatment of cancer is no longer a lengthy and […]

Personalized Proteins

A quantum leap in the control of proteins’ function is changing the rules in the worlds of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and enzymes used in the industry, enabling to quickly improve the stability and activity of any protein. This technological breakthrough offers genuine hope for millions worldwide Prof. Sarel Fleishman and his team at the Weizmann Institute’s […]

Touching the Impossible

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), a groundbreaking Israeli development, is giving hope to people who have lost their sense of touch due to amputation. A unique sensor is implanted in the injured area and, upon contact, creates an electric signal that flows directly to the healthy nerve, restoring tactile sensation A white foam, waves caressing the shore, […]

The Plant Age Has Arrived

Producing milk without cows, printing organs from plant collagen, fast-growing trees, and biodegradable food packaging – emerging technologies that utilize the qualities of plants and solve environmental problems. This is the path to an age in which plants can produce almost anything we want At times, the most significant discoveries are, were achieved by mistakes. […]

Sometimes Dreams Do Get Printed

Emerging technologies of 3D printing in four dimensions, that include printing materials that change form when exposed to various triggers in the fourth dimension, are leading the fourth industrial revolution and opening possibilities for revolutionary applications in fields of medicine, construction, defense and others While most of us are excited about the possibilities offered by […]

The Secret Language of the Cells

Revolutionary methods for sequencing single cells and cell pairs, and the interactions between cells enable the rapid development and application of new diagnostic tools, identification of new treatment mechanisms, and early detection of diseases, with only a simple blood test “Cells communicate in a way that alters them and their surroundings and, therefore, if we […]

The Challenge: Curbing Global Warming

The solution: emerging technologies for the capture, adsorption and storage of carbon, by changing states of its aggregation that will enhance natural sequestration via accelerated weathering of minerals, a “magic mineral dust” that will accelerate the growing of seaweed that absorbs carbon on the ocean floor, transforming organic carbon into rock and more Tiny particles […]

A Look at the Next Material

Graphene is a new and revolutionary material in the worlds of science and technology that is transparent to light, flexible and stronger than steel. Considered the best conductor of electricity and heat, graphene has promising potential for developing electronic applications and can be created through a combination of research and innovative technologies Sometimes, a moment […]

Bio-convergence

Bio-convergence – Israel's Next Growth Engine

This is not science fiction, it’s tomorrow’s reality: bio-convergence as a national program and the Innovation Authority’s support of Israeli companies that will use bio-convergence to lead and expand Israeli high-tech. The world has been contending with several pressing macro-level problems in recent years, including climate crisis, food shortage, and spiraling health costs. All these […]

Molecules of Hope

Two Israeli companies in the field of biomedicine are developing technologies that defy the imagination: Quris creates miniature human organs that enable the safe, quick, cheap, and personalized testing of drugs at a lower cost; Qulab Medical is developing patches that facilitate the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Dr. Isaac Bentwich, the founder and CEO […]

Materials from Another World

Farsighted vision based on bio-convergence is driving two Israeli companies towards the development of innovative materials: Seevix has developed a fiber inspired by spiderwebs – the ‘Holy Grail’ of the world of materials – while Enzymit designs and builds enzymes, biological nanomachines capable of creating any material. “Every cell on earth contains thousands of different […]

Innovative Pest Controls for a Better World

Farmers in the 21st century continue to combat pests while also considering environmental and health factors. This prompts the question: What might the future of farming entail? Two Israeli startups are harnessing Artificial Intelligence, chemistry, biology, and engineering capabilities to reduce the quantity of chemicals on our plates. In recent years, farmers face a pressing […]

Food for Thought

In a world where the traditional manufacturing processes are harmful to the environment and to the health of both humans and animals, Israeli food-tech is striving to change reality using integrated technologies and tools that sound like they are taken from science fiction – Remilk and Bee-io Honey are transforming vision into reality with cow-less […]

Green Clean Water

Shopping bags made using seaweed? Fish that grow in the desert? The connection between the various worlds of science creates a surprising reality. Take, for example, Biotic that strives to replace polluting fossil plastics with a biological polymer, using seaweed as feedstock and BioCastle that developed a miniature filter which enables to clean contaminated water […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Disruptive Technologies – new possibilities

It seems as if not a day has passed in recent months without encountering a dramatic news item related to Artificial Intelligence. Some of these present a rosy picture of the future in which AI tools solve all of mankind’s problems. Other items portray a gloomy and forlorn forecast. In general, however, there is widespread […]

What does Doctor AI say?

Two Israeli companies, operating with the support of the Innovation Authority in the field of personalized healthcare, are changing the decision-making process with AI. One provides family doctors with reasoned clinical information and connects it to the relevant medical context, while the second company transforms genomic data into a revolutionary therapeutic tool.

An Agronomist in Your Smartphone

Farmers are true believers: they act in a world of uncertainty, plant their crops and pray. AI-based technology enables them to receive online updates about the state of each individual plant, to spray less [pesticides] and to grow more food with less land, effort, and resources. Welcome to the precision agriculture revolution

A Second Opinion from an Algorithm

Why won't a woman in the US have to travel hundreds of kilometers any more to visit a gynecologist? A revolutionary home test of vaginal discharges developed in Israel enables early identification of pathologies, and an algorithm that identifies different cancerous pathologies conducts life-saving quality control which prevents errors in medical diagnoses

Who Did You Call Low-Tech?

A pioneering unicorn that seeks to improve factory production processes by using sensors to listen to industrial machines, and a determined family company that focuses on enhancing factories' productivity via computer systems that monitor the production floor, are generating a change in the world of manufacturing

Tomorrow's Future Under Construction

What happens when Artificial Intelligence is used in the traditional world of construction, which comprises 10% of global GDP? How is advanced technology transforming management based on fragments of data into a precise real-time understanding of a situation, and why does it save much more than money?

Food-tech

Revolutionary Changes in Dietary Habits

The Israeli food-tech industry has enjoyed exponential growth in recent years. IVC figures reveal that since 2010, more than 320 active and innovative food-tech companies have been established in Israel, and this is only the beginning.In the coming years, we expect the emergence of exciting combinations of technologies from different disciplines such as big data, […]

The New Meat Novelti

If it's up to Israeli companies 'Redefine Meat' and 'SimpliiGood', you will soon be able to choose between cuts of animal meat and totally meat-less "meat" products at your local restaurant, supermarket, or even butcher shop. This is what happens when harnessing technology and innovation to produce alternative proteins: a product that is better for animals, for the environment, and for humans.

Sweet Tasting Innovation

Sugar – those addictive sweet white crystals – not only causes obesity but also leads to a range of environmental and sustainability problems. The sugar substitutes that have been developed so far are both unhealthy and unsustainable. Against the backdrop of this reality, two Israeli companies have developed revolutionary solutions that offer both physical and environmental benefits.

When Tomorrow's Food Comes from Yesterday's Produce

In a world in which more than 30% of agricultural produce goes to waste, approaches and methods inspired by the circular economy are emerging alongside developments aimed at transforming the food industry's byproducts into high-quality edible raw materials. Meet two innovative Israeli companies that may change the way we view food.

Hungry? Just Press the Button

Do you dream about a robot-chef that will prepare you a range of different dishes at the touch of a button? And what about an ice-cream machine that creates countless flavors from a capsule in just a minute? The Israeli companies Solato and SavorEat transform scenarios that sounded imaginary into functional devices that will also feature in your kitchen

Would You Care for a Bite of the Future?

The development of revolutionary technology for producing growth elements in tobacco plants and the production of food colorings from yeast fermentation processes – these are the ways in which two Israeli companies are harnessing biotechnology methods enabling humans to consume more healthy, natural, and environment-friendly food. While doing so, they are also helping to strengthen the northern Israel region as a food-tech stronghold

Climatech

The World is Warming Up

And so is the Israeli Climatech Ecosystem

Blowing in the Wind

Modern-day life relies on the continuous and high-quality supply of electricity however the energy world is still based on the burning of fossil fuels that pollute the planet. Israeli entrepreneurs have developed revolutionary technologies in the field of renewable energy that increase energy output and enable the storage of clean energy.

Constructing a Green Future

The field of construction is regarded as a traditional sector that doesn't take kindly to technology and innovation. Two Israeli companies – Buildots and TIGI – have successfully overcome these challenges and developed revolutionary technologies that are commercially beneficial, save on resources, and contribute to protecting the environment.

Not a Cow in Sight

In a reality where the dairy and meat industries are significant factors in the global climate crisis, the brightest minds are looking for solutions for human protein consumption. The combined efforts of science and technology have produced alternative proteins, a field in which the Israeli food-tech industry has already gained a notable global reputation.

More Food, On Less Land, For More People

Climate changes are harming crop yields and farmers' livelihoods worldwide. At the same time, the 21st century has ushered in the fourth agricultural revolution: precision agriculture. Two Israeli companies – SupPlant and Flying Spark – have developed technologies yielding dramatic effect and that are committed to the great challenge of feeding the world's population in the years to come

Promising Solutions for Sustainable Transportation

Although the State of Israel is not leading the global transition from pollutive to sustainable transportation, the Israeli autotech industry is playing a significant role in the effort to develop green solutions in the motor vehicle world. Electreon Wireless and EVR Motors are two of the Israeli companies that are offering innovative solutions on the way to creating fundamental change

Fintech

Where Technology and Finance Meet

Fintech, a field that combines technology and finance, is one of the fastest growing areas in global high-tech, especially, in Israel. During the past decade, thousands of companies developing new products and alternatives to traditional banking and financial services were founded worldwide

Welcome to the Crypto Age

We can't talk about money today without mentioning virtual currencies and the blockchain technology that constitutes the infrastructure of this 'virtual currency'. Two Israeli companies, Kirobo and ZenGo, have created solutions that seek to contend with the operational complexity and risks associated with the world of cryptocurrencies

Just for You: Financial Consumerism in The Digital Age

As the world turns to digital – a process highlighted by Covid – increasingly more services and products are becoming personalized. The Israeli 'Robinhood' startup enables to personalize a person's pension and insurance policies so that they pay only for what they really need. The 'Momentum' corporation uses information about consumers' habits to make the old-fashioned customers' loyalty programs of yesteryear genuinely attractive

The Dark Side of Digital

In a world where all our finances are managed online, there are numerous elements trying to take advantage of this situation to engage in financial crime. Two Israeli companies – NICE Actimize and ThetaRay – are striving, with Innovation Authority support, to identify fraud and prevent money laundering

Have you Signed a Smart Contract Yet?

"Smart contracts" are business contracts stored on blockchain networks that offer significant advantages but also have associated risks. Two Israeli companies have ventured in this domain: 'Clear' has built a platform for creating smart contracts and 'Valid Network' offers organizations a security system for blockchain and digital assets

Who Moved My Identity?

In a world that is becoming increasingly digital, high-quality and high-speed solutions for managing identities are becoming a sought-after ability. Two Israeli companies have entered this dynamic field with the support of the Innovation Authority with the goal of leading the market with tools that are gaining global success

Advanced Manufacturing

The Revolution is Underway

The world of industry is undergoing a revolution. The fourth industrial revolution has been a subject of discussion for the past 15 years but the COVID pandemic has only heightened the necessity to assimilate and implement technological innovation in industry

Innovation

The manufacture of millions of swabs in a short period of time, robots that help communicate with patients, and improved face masks for protection against the Corona virus. These are the success stories of three Israeli industrial companies that identified the opportunity and, together with the support of the Israel Innovation Authority, developed innovative solutions for the challenges posed by COVID-19

The Cutting Edge

An implanted multifocal lens that obviates the need for glasses and polymeric coverings for medical stents manufactured using revolutionary technologies are two of the developments that are successfully competing with powerful giant corporations and gaining global achievements

Smart Industry

Innovative advanced mechanization sometimes makes all the difference between a leading profitable company and yet another company producing a similar product. Advanced mechanization developed by two Israeli manufacturing companies with the assistance of the Israel Innovation Authority, provides them the advantage required to prosper in the competitive markets in Israel and overseas

Creating a Future

A chair and car made of waste, food trays from recycled raw materials, and nutritious and tasty, vegetarian milk-product substitutes. With the support of the Innovation Authority, three Israeli companies are developing innovative manufacturing processes and striving to realize the ecological vision

A Fast-Track to Innovation

How do you make the transition from prototype development to industrial manufacture of a unique product with innovative technology, a vision, and an understanding of the market's needs? The answer lies in the stories of two Israeli companies that owe a major part of their success to the Innovation Authority's R&D Preparatory Program, intended, among others, for companies with no previous R&D experience

2023 Bio-Convergence

Bio-Convergence

The Technological Revolution That Transform the Future Medicine and Healthtech Industry

Small Wonders

A combination of bio-electronic and artificial intelligence technologies and disciplines is facilitating innovative developments including an artificial retina implant that restores vision and an electronic patch that detects neural disease before it develops – developments that will positively influence the health of millions around the world.

The Tissue Challenge

Printing a cornea, engineering a heart, growing meat, and helping the paralyzed walk – this may all sound like science fiction but it's happening right now in laboratories in Israel engaging in Bio-convergence. Four scientists explain what happens when you combine biology, engineering, medicine, physics, and chemistry.

A Quantum Leap

Microfluidic chips that simulate human tissue enable us to conduct medical experiments in ways that could not have been even imagined only a few years ago. Two leading Israeli researchers report from the turbulent Israeli front line of the global ‘organ-on-a-chip’ sector.

Diagnostics and Sensing

A joining of forces between engineering and bio-medical applications based on biological sensory tools facilitates effective developments including detection of Alzheimer's, high-resolution endoscope imaging, an enhanced CT system, and rapid differentiation between viral and bacterial infection.

Can Cancer be Beaten?

Two revolutionary developments offer solutions that deliver medicines directly to the cancerous tumor – the Nano-Ghost system that operates like a 'trojan horse' in miniaturized stem cells and nano-metric diagnostic barcodes that help identify the most suitable drug treatment. These nano technologies may also prove helpful in contending with the Corona virus.

Impact Investing

Impact Investing

Impact investing aims to provide an economic-business response to social or environmental problems and seeks to produce quantifiable social or environmental benefit alongside economic profit.

In the Health Service

Innovative technology, currently being developed by the SensPD corporation, that enables the early objective identification of autism and Sensio Robotics' creative solution for preventing the spread of disease by mosquitos. These two revolutionary developments – both of which have improved the lives of millions – started out with the support of the Israel Innovation Authority.

Enhancing Educational Technologies

Initiatives that harness technology to create a meaningful educational impact are driving the continuously developing world of ed-tech. Eureka World takes pupils on a virtual 3D creative learning experience while Annoto transforms online video courses into a collaborative and active learning experience. This is how the Innovation Authority is helping to generate change.

Entrepreneurship that Creates Employment and Change

A medical device that reduces retinal damage in diabetics, the world's first property management computer, and a platform for smart beauty advice and personalized makeup tutorials – three technological developments launched with the support of the Innovation Authority that promote women, ultra-Orthodox and Israeli Arab entrepreneurs.

On Understanding and Accessibility

An audio sign that assists people with impaired vision to travel independently on public transport, a touch-less system for controlling smartphones, and a smart robotic wheelchair that helps mobility-restricted people – three technological developments that are changing the lives of those with disabilities and influencing their surroundings.

Revolutionary Solutions for Hunger Prevention

Global warming, population growth, and a lack of agricultural expertise and resources demand revolutionary solutions in order to prevent famine. The OKO Corporation offers easy insurance for agricultural crops in remote locations, and Hargol FoodTech's unique technology, developed with the assistance of the Innovation Authority, enables supply of a nutritious grasshopper protein.

Driving to the Future

The Connected Vehicles

Autotalks is working on the development of communication between objects on the road. Valens is developing smart chips that solve the problem of too many cables. "Everyone agrees that in the future children will ask 'what is driving?'. The only question still open is when that will happen."

The Autonomous Vehicle

The field of autonomous vehicles has reached boiling point but for an autonomous vehicle to drive efficiently and safely, it needs to be aware of its surroundings. Many companies around the world are trying to enhance the autonomous vehicle's perception of its surroundings. Two Israeli companies - AdaSky and Oryx Vision - have responded with pioneering technological developments

The Digital Vehicle 

Your future digital vehicle will recognize you and even know what you want, all in order to serve you in ways that are unimaginable today. On route to this new era, VocalZoom is developing an optic sensor that isolates background noise and improves the voice activation experience. At the same time, Argus is building sophisticated software to combat scenarios of digital takeover.

Smart Transportation

Three Israeli startup companies, all supported by the Israel Innovation Authority, are using innovative technological solutions to take part in the global transportation revolution. Meet the next generation of public transport, the green solution for transportation logistics, and the technology that makes finding parking spots, easier.

The Green Vehicle

Manufacturing a truly green motor vehicle requires finding a solution to the problem of an alternative energy source. Two companies, Phinergy and ElectRoad, are making great strides towards winning solutions: the technologies that will set tomorrow's electric motor vehicles in motion.

A Glimpse into Tomorrow's Health

Personally Tailored Medicine

The Taliaz Health Corporation analyzes databases and customizes medicines according to genetic characteristics, Emedgene has developed a system that aids diagnostics and, at Nucleix, cancer is identified according to DNA. The Israel Innovation Authority is supporting pioneering Israeli companies, active in the field of personalized medicine.

Monitoring Vital signs

Not feeling well? Look at the clock. Feeling chest pains? Check what your shirt says. Despite the difficulties, the monitoring of vital signs is one of the fastest developing areas of digital medicine, and Israel possesses several advantages that the Israel Innovation Authority is helping to maximize

Life and Death at the Hands of Science

Two different and innovative technologies have been recently developed by Israeli start-up ventures as medical decision-support systems that analyze vast amounts of medical data. These systems provide doctors with significant real-time information regarding the patient's condition, possible risks and complications, and contribute significantly towards making the best possible clinical

Information on a (Brain) Wave

A technological system for mapping and testing brain function, a mobile device for predicting migraines and depression, and a wearable product for reading brain waves at home. Three breathtaking developments are doing things that, until recently, were considered science fiction, monitoring the brain, and forging the path to diagnosis and resolution of neurological and psychiatric problems

Preventing Error in Medical Treatment

Digital medicine has enabled significant progress in preventing errors during medical treatment. The Israel Innovation Authority supports two companies developing such technologies. The first uses additional follow-up of common and critical clinician error when issuing a prescription and the second helps in preventing mistakes by patients who incorrectly implement doctor's instructions

Internet of Things

When Devices Communicate

Were you excited about a robot that knows how to clean the floor by itself? Meet the streetlight that guards a parking spot and the washing machine that notifies the manufacturer of a malfunction. An Israeli company that began operation with the support of the Israel Innovation Authority enables common daily products to communicate with us.

Wearable Technologies

You think we're close to our smartphones? Wearable devices enable the human body and that of our pets to reliably, objectively and continuously communicate with sophisticated smart systems

Doctor IoT

The IoT is generating revolutionary changes in the world of healthcare. Innovative applications and smart devices that process and analyze data are redefining primary care delivery and making healthcare less expensive and more accessible and efficient

Attack is the Best Form of Defense

In a world where billions of smart devices continuously communicate, sometimes without control, someone needs to ensure that your coffee machine isn't exposing secrets. With the support of the Innovation Authority, the Israeli startup Cy-oT (Cyber of Things) has developed a unique cyber defense technology

Sensors in Space

Two Israeli companies, with the support of the Innovation Authority, have developed technologies that are based on the vast possibilities offered by the IoT. Both startups offer efficient and sophisticated solutions to global problems in two different areas – smart management of transportation and ongoing control of agricultural fields from the comfort of one's home

IoT in Industry

The Internet of Things is changing not only the face of industrial high-tech, but also the traditional manufacturing sector, causing companies and organizations to re-route and take a daring leap into the commercial world of tomorrow

food with foresight

Extraordinary Extracts

In the distant past, medicine relied on plant extracts of a simple kind. But these days, new botanical drugs are in demand. Coming up with them is an important scientific challenge. We introduce two Israeli biotech companies who are successfully meeting that challenge with cutting-edge development efforts. In Israel’s Arava region, a company called Algatech is tapping […]

Huge Corporation Seeks a Small Start-Up

Can Israel find a place for itself among the leaders in global Food Tech? The Israel Innovation Authority and Nestlé are two examples of believers – and they are collaborating to meet the challenge of connecting multinational corporations with local start-ups “The food sector is full of excitement,” declares Ilanit Kabessa-Cohen, Head of Corporate Innovation, Startups […]

Innovation as a Growth Engine

In a world where both market competition and consumer demand are always growing, standing still means losing out or even shutting down. The traditional food industry is now adopting innovation as a value and is dedicating resources for R&D – and the Israel Innovation Authority is helping Israeli players compete in their constantly changing market. […]

The next generation of food packaging

The traditional industry has difficulty surviving economically in the modern world of constant development. In contrast, the academic community is eager to leave theory behind, act, and create new products. This is the story of the P3 Consortium, whose success promises a new generation of smart plastic packaging. In March 2016, the P3 Consortium that was established concluded […]

Taking a Bite of the Future

Is there a way to feed nine billion people on this planet without destroying it? To adequately test foods for bacteria? To obtain meat without killing cattle? Or to make a vegan yogurt that tastes good? Food Tech is a hot industry, and The Kitchen is a Food Tech incubator that successfully confronts some of the industry’s […]

Academia to Industry

Growing Together

How do you take knowledge and expertise accumulated by professionals over thousands of years and teach a computer to become a virtual expert based on characterizing of plant traits? The Phenomics Consortium, where experts from the agriculture and technology industry work together alongside leading researchers in a collaborative model, was founded precisely to discover the answer to this question.

Innovation at the Speed of Light

Lasers have become a critical part of work processes in advanced industries and, as one of the long-standing leaders in this field, Israel cannot afford to lag behind. The ALTIA Consortium created synergy between the Israeli laser industry and the leading researchers in the field and all will witness the results in the next generation of technology products worldwide.

All About the Hype

In a world in which the costs of designing and manufacturing microchips have skyrocketed, the Israeli microchip industry is investing in the development of special capabilities. Against all the odds, the HiPer consortium has connected industry and academia, created unique knowledge, and succeeded in synchronizing between the design needs of the various companies and innovative data processing technologies on a microchip demonstrator.

International Collaborations

For Israeli technology companies, the path to developing a competitive advantage sometimes involves establishing collaborations with companies and researchers from the international arena. With assistance from the Innovation Authority, two groups combining researchers and commercial companies from Israel and abroad are advancing rapidly towards the next generation of healthcare.

When 1 + 1 + 1 Equals 10

When 1 + 1 + 1 Equals 10
The "Bereshit" Consortium had an ambitious vision at the beginning of the millennium: to lay the foundations on which Israel would establish itself as a power in the research and application of stem cells. Israeli companies, striving to realize a vision of healing incurable diseases, are now reaping the fruits of this joint academic and industrial effort.