Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
אדיב ברוך מנהל מכון ה יצוא החדש

Israel must double down on exports amid Covid-19 crisis, urges export institute chairman

23.08.20|Ctech
Adiv Baruch says Israel’s industrial capabilities have outgrown its market capacity and must look outwards, even as the global economy shrinks
Brian Hershey Gloat

Gloat wants to become the ‘Tinder’ of large enterprises

21.08.20|James Spiro
With companies changing strategies during Covid-19, large organizations can offer employees the chance to ‘swipe’ on new opportunities
 Rafi Zack EchoCare

Covid-19 accelerates production of Israel-based EchoCare’s non-wearable radars for the elderly

20.08.20|James Spiro
Company announced plan for A1 funding round to increase manufacturing following successful trials in Israel, Japan, and Australia
עמדת הטענה  של רכב חשמלי טסלה 3

Tesla's launch in Israel to be pushed back amid local GM’s departure

20.08.20|Udi Etsion
Covid-19 travel restrictions believed to be among reasons behind delay due to inability to train mechanics overseas
הדמיה חיסון תרופה קורונה covid 19

Elicio Therapeutics enters Covid-19 vaccine race, reports success in pre-clinical trials

19.08.20|Sophie Shulman
Boston company partially owned by Clal Biotechnology Industries plans to advance to clinical trials in Q4
הקברניט F35 לוקהיד מרטין

How did Israelis secretly build up the UAE’s military capabilities and why is Teva in trouble?

18.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Report: Secret clause of Israel-UAE deal lifts U.S. embargo on sale of F-35s to the Gulf state
תיכון מקיף ו באר שבע

Israel’s education system fails the Covid-19 test

18.08.20|Shahar Ilan
With just two weeks before the new school year, the Israeli Ministry of Education prides itself in its back to school outline, yet the plan is full of holes and will likely only widen the gap between stronger and weaker students
ועידת ברלין 2020 יפעת אורון

Tech is the new oil

18.08.20|Yifat Oron
Covid-19 emphasized how problematic dependency on global supply chains can be, but it is still too soon to mourn the death of globalization
Shahar Erez StokeTalent שחר ארז

The '5 Key Forces’ shaping the future of organizations, according to CEO of freelance workforce tool Stoke Talent

17.08.20|James Spiro
Freelancing, Millennials, and Remote Working: everything shaping the future of organizations after Covid-19
גל סלומון מנכ"ל ומייסד Clew

Predictive analytics takes center stage in the fight against Covid-19 and the critically ill

17.08.20|Gal Salomon
Clew Medical's Gal Salomon discusses Covid-19 and how the pandemic has revealed vulnerabilities in healthcare systems around the world
ריגול ממשלתי ניטור המוני פרטיות מצלמות מעקב 3

Employee surveillance tools emerge as a serious side effect of Covid-19

17.08.20|Viki Auslender
Dystopian products that track workers' every move have become hot commodities for managers who had to transition to supervise remote teams
עוז אלון מייסד מנכ"ל  HoneyBook

Covid-19 proves small businesses are very resilient, says Honeybook CEO

16.08.20|Naomi Zoreff
Oz Alon, co-founder and CEO of online business management startup HoneyBook spoke with Calcalist reporter Hagar Ravet, as part of Biz Online, Calcalist’s online conference on the consumer revolution and the success of online commerce following the Covid-19 crisis
עמית ברוך

7 ways to foster innovation amid a crisis

16.08.20|Amit Baruch
We need to start thinking about the long term solutions to the challenges and restrictions brought about by Covid-19
דונלד טראמפ בנימין נתניהו פגישה הבית הלבן

Trump announces “historic” peace agreement between Israel and UAE via Twitter

13.08.20|Ynet and CTech
The move follows normalization of ties signaled by collaboration between Israeli and Emirati tech companies on Covid-19 solutions
בורסה נאסד"ק ישראל הייטק חדשנות

11 Israeli-founded startups named Covid Disrupters by the New York–Israel Business Alliance

13.08.20|CTech
Guided by data, it monitors economic development activity and trends in the public and private sectors to identify bilateral business growth potential.
אנה פלקין מנהלת חטיבת פתיוח עסקי eBay ישראל מזרח אירופה אפריקה רוסיה

Covid-19 period saw number of Israeli sellers on eBay double, says head of regional operations

13.08.20|Naomi Zoreff
‘Second wave’ products are geared to beauty, home fitness, and recreational products; sanitizing gels - out, running shoes - in
אור רצקין ו איתי קורנברג מייסדי אייקונטרול EyeControl

EyeControl raises $7.5 million for its AI-powered communication solution for ventilated patients

12.08.20|Meir Orbach
Israeli company also received $2.5 million from the Enhanced European Innovation Council’s Covid-19 pilot program
קורונה סמארטפון Covid 19 אפליקציה

Israel-based Neura deploys the first-ever Covid-19 predictive testing solution

12.08.20|James Spiro
The solution, named ViruScore, helps communities track their ‘pandemic index score’
ועידת ברלין 2020 אראל מרגלית

Putting Israel back on lockdown would spell an economic disaster, says JVP founder in letter to politicians

12.08.20|James Spiro
Erel Margalit highlights plight of small businesses, calls on government to instead focus on economic recovery