Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
צנצנת רדהיל

Israel's Redhill Biopharma signs manufacturing deal for potential Covid-19 treatment

14.10.20|Reuters
The company said it was expanding manufacturing capabilities for opaganib, its experimental cancer drug for which it intends to apply for emergency use in Covid-19 patients
עו"ד נטע ברומברג

How to comply with local employment laws in a world with no boundaries?

13.10.20|Netta Bromberg
Foreign companies employing Israeli workers should consider establishing a local entity or branch to ensure clear legal compliance
Emma Yang Taitra Tel Aviv

Taiwan's manufacturing prowess a perfect match for Israeli tech innovation

13.10.20|Allon Sinai
Despite not having diplomatic relations with Israel, Taiwan is keen on tightening economic cooperation
מימין ג'ו ביידן דונלד טראמפ 11.10.20

U.S. presidential elections no more than background noise for volatile markets

12.10.20|Sophie Shulman
Covid-19 crisis and its economic implications are blurring the classic differences between a Republican and Democrat president
מימין שר האוצר ישראל כץ וראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מסיירים במפעל גילרו בבית שמש

Finance ministry promises 2021 budget in December amid executive brain drain

12.10.20|Reuters
Israel's economy has been hit hard from the Covid-19 outbreak and is expected to contract in 2020 for the first time in nearly two decades
אביעד הראל מנכל סייסנס ישראל

Israeli unicorn Sisense adopting new approach towards work post-Covid-19 shakeup

11.10.20|Sophie Shulman
The startup, which is considering an IPO in the coming year, has come up with an innovative vision for work that includes a different type of approach towards the relationship between employers and employees
עמית המר מנכ"ל Neura

Neura offers governments the behavioral data they need to live with Covid-19

09.10.20|Allon Sinai
The Israeli company realized that human behavior is the key to understanding the spread of coronavirus and encouraging a change is needed to cope with the pandemic
AI Mental Health

Study: 82% of workers think AI can support their mental health better than humans

08.10.20|James Spiro
2020 has been the most stressful year in history and people want robots to help them, claims new Oracle study
מטוס ממריא בעולם דיגיטלי

The travel industry in the wake of COVID-19: which companies will realize the greatest opportunities?

08.10.20|Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
The travel, hospitality, and tourism industries have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. How can technology help rebuild these industries? Experts weigh in
Yahav Gozlan Ayal Keren Gudu Fitness

“Seamless for Fitness”: How Gudu aims to adapt an old-fashioned business for the Covid-19 era

08.10.20|James Spiro
After 40 years of long term subscription models, Covid-19 forced gyms and fitness instructors to adopt an online marketplace strategy
חן עמית מנכל טיפלתי

$150 million in four days: Tipalti completes a series E round at a valuation of more than $2 billion

06.10.20|Hagar Ravet
Tipalti has developed a solution that allows companies to complete payment transfers automatically, even globally
פרטיות מידע פרטי דליפת מידע סייבר פייסבוק

Which Israeli company is being sued by Facebook and what facemask eliminates 99% of Covid-19 particles?

04.10.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israel targeting local production of Visby’s portable Covid-19 PCR test kits
מכשיר לגילוי קורונה של Visby Medical ויזבי מדיקל

Israel targeting local production of Visby’s portable Covid-19 PCR test kits

04.10.20|Hagar Ravet
Minister of Science in contact with the company’s Israeli founder to gain access to the kits that are in great demand across the globe
Covid-19 provides an opportunity to make Israel more tech   inclusive

COVID-19 presents an opportunity for a new ‘social contract’ between Israel’s tech sector, society

04.10.20|Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Will the COVID-19 pandemic have an equalizing effect on Israel’s tech ecosystem? “It will bring us together and help build trust and confidence,” experts said at Start-Up Nation Central’s recent New Digital Age Conference
דר סראב אבו רביעה קווידר

“Remote learning is failing our children”: Education expert warns of a lost generation

04.10.20|Omer Kabir
Video calls are no substitute for in-class education, underprivileged communities bear the brunt, says Ben-Gurion University researcher
Citi Amit Baruch

For Citi, attracting top talent meant disrupting its traditional business focus

04.10.20|CTech
Amit Baruch, who heads Citi’s Innovation Lab in Israel, talks to CTech about how the company pivoted from conventional banking to become a modern-day Fintech supporter
Team Israel Start-Up Nation

Sonovia claims tests prove its facemask eliminates more than 99% of Covid-19 particles

04.10.20|James Spiro
The results come after the Israeli company conducted a test with the ATCC Testing laboratory
מחלקת קורונה בית חולים איכילוב תל אביב 1

Jerusalem-based Enlivex reports promising results in treating small number of Covid-19 patients

01.10.20|Reuters
Five patients in severe or critical condition make full recoveries in under 10 days after receiving drug as part of clinical trial
?Can technology prevent the next pandemic

Executives from the WHO, IBM and Johnson & Johnson weigh in: Can technology prevent the next pandemic?

01.10.20|Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Global, open-source collaboration among governments, public health bodies and researchers will likely provide the gateway to a forthcoming vaccine, and to better pandemic tracking, containment and treatment, experts say
טאג' מאהל אגרה הודו צפיפות תיירים אתרים פסולים

Which Israeli company raised $32 million and who signed a deal with Carrefour?

29.09.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Despite Covid-19 calamity, India’s economy is primed for Israeli tech