Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
מטה חברת תרופות פייזר ניו יורק

Pfizer and BioNTech claim 90% effective rate for their Covid-19 vaccine

09.11.20|Reuters
The news comes at the same time that Israel is currently undergoing human trials of its own vaccine for deployment in 2021
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Check Point’s real estate revolution is getting underway

08.11.20|Meir Orbach
Company launches competition for architects to propose new, modular office space designs
 גלי ניומן ויבר Gali Newman Viber

How did Viber keep its ‘vibe’ during Covid-19?

08.11.20|CTech
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic caused practically all companies to work from home, HR director Gali Newman tells CTech how the software company kept its groove.
קור שולץ מנכ"ל חברת טבע תרופות 23.8.20

Teva reports quarterly profit but shares fall as the group cuts its 2020 revenue outlook

05.11.20|Reuters
Quarterly revenue fell 3% to $3.98 billion, mainly due to lower sales of generic drugs, over-the-counter products and its branded multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone
Bizzabo Tami Lev-Golan

Covid-19 was a conference killer. How did Bizzabo survive it?

05.11.20|CTech
How does a company, whose technology is used for events and conferences, carry on during a pandemic? CTech spoke to Tami Lev-Golan to find out
רותם אמיתי Rotem Amitai Riskified

Work routines are a lot more flexible post-Covid-19, says Riskified’s VP of HR.

03.11.20|CTech
The workforce has seen many changes in 2020, but for Riskified not all of them have been negative, as Rotem Amitai tells CTech
האקר

Who uncovered North Korean malware and which company signed a deal to build an ocean tech innovation center in China?

02.11.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: The Israeli market is small, yet mature, says Accel VC partner
העולם המחובר בעקפות התפרצות הקורונה

The Genesis Prize Foundation and Start-Up Nation Central announce finalists in COVID-19 startup competition

01.11.20|Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
21 of Israel's most promising startups are shortlisted for a competition highlighting the global potential of Israeli innovation. “The shortlisted companies epitomize the best of what Israeli innovation has to offer to help tackle the global crisis.”
עו"ד יעל דולב

Expert highlights 10 legal issues that arose in the age of video calls

01.11.20|Sophie Shulman
From layoffs to sexual harassment, GKH’s labor law expert Yael Dolev presents the heated problems in today’s work environment
הדמיה חיסון תרופה קורונה covid 19

Israel starts human trials of local Covid-19 vaccine aiming for a 2021 deployment

01.11.20|Reuters
Elementary students have also returned to school as a second nationwide lockdown comes to a gradual end
מנכ"ל לייבפרסון בישראל יובל מטלון

LivePerson to lay off 30 Israelis in the wake of a new deal with India’s Infosys

01.11.20|Meir Orbach
The Indian giant is shifting LivePerson’s cloud-based activity to the public cloud, 30 other Israelis to transfer to Infosys following the strategic agreement
Eran Ben Shmuel Alex Bilchinsky Juganu

AI light company Juganu launches J.Protect to help ‘inactivate’ Covid-19

01.11.20|James Spiro
The system is backed by Comcast Ventures, Viola Growth, Amdocs, and others to help make public spaces safer as the world battles lockdowns
Ariella Rosen PresenTense

The moment we start investing in socially marginalized communities and not just in Unit 8200 alumni

01.11.20|Ariella Rosen
The government attempts to integrate diverse populations into the Israeli ecosystem have failed - it's time for a new, long-term, approach
נטאשה זנגין נספחת כלכלית ניו דלהי

The age of Zoom has helped speed up tech deals between Israel and India

30.10.20|Allon Sinai
The prices there may be lower, but India’s sheer market size makes it worth it for Israeli companies, says Israeli trade rep to New Delhi
דונלד טראמפ קורונה מסכה אוקטובר 2020

Science naturally evolves, Covid-19 threatens to politicize that

30.10.20|Dov Greenbaum
While politicians are used to being hated, the real victim of recent times is probably science
Halloween

Five patents you should know about for Halloween 2020

29.10.20|Adv. Nathan Renov
Masks, decorations, and social distancing - here are the patents that are keeping us safe in a Halloween spooked with Covid-19
מרכז שחקים ב נתב"ג

New guidelines allow business people from ‘red countries’ to enter Israel under strict restrictions

29.10.20|Navit Zomer
Meetings that are deemed as “essential” and cannot be held virtually allowed to go ahead in person for the first time since March
Yoni Assia eToro

Amid Covid-19, eToro is looking to hire 100 Israeli employees

29.10.20|James Spiro
The online trading platform has seen impressive growth during 2020, reaching 15 million users
 טלי נחושתן מנכ"לית InnovoPro תחרות פודטק 2018

Rabobank invests in Israeli foodtech company InnovoPro

29.10.20|Meir Orbach
“We believe chickpea will be a leader in the next wave of non-animal protein sources,” says head of Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund
לוויין ריגול לווין ריגול NSA

Who is heading for a $4 billion Nasdaq IPO and what happened if you opened a new office in January 2020?

28.10.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Amnon Shashua sets up NIS 100 million fund to aid small businesses