Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
מנכל פיקסלוט אלון ורבר

Pixellot raises $16 million to continue broadcasting sports during the Covid-19 era

24.06.20|Hagar Ravet
Investments come at a time when sports events around the world have been hit by social distancing regulations and a decline in advertisements
גל סלומון clew

With FDA approval in hand and Covid-19 as a test case, Israel’s Clew is ready for its money time

23.06.20|Allon Sinai
“This is a product we have been working on for years and from that perspective, Covid-19 showcased everything we have been saying,” says CEO Gal Salomon
Illit Raz, CEO of Joonko

Achieving diversity means going remote, says Joonko CEO

23.06.20|James Spiro
Ilit Raz, Co-Founder and CEO of Joonko, talks with CTech about remote working, Covid-19, and the future of work
נשק מתוצרת רמינגטון האמריקאית ב תערוכה ב נבדה ינואר 2018

Israeli defense exports drop by 5%, ministry to focus on G2G deals

22.06.20|Udi Etsion
Head of exports division says Covid-19 devastated global defense sector, Asia Pacific countries remain biggest buyers
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Technion researchers call on Israel to speed up 5G deployment

22.06.20|Shahar Ilan
Asking Netflix to stop streaming in HD won’t cut it, the country needs more bandwidth to cope with Covid-19 era demands
מוסף שבועי 18.6.20 אלי וורטמן

Wurtman’s roller coaster: From fears of bankruptcy in March to $6 billion exits in June

20.06.20|Diana Bahur-Nir and Meir Orbach
Jerusalem entrepreneur and investor Elie Wurtman, who struck gold with Vroom and Spot.io, shares insights from three months that changed his life
רשתות דור חמישי 5G קוואלקום

5G uncovered: The conspiracy, secret tech and Israeli connection

19.06.20|CTech
CTech deep dived to bring you everything you need to know about 5G
מיטת אישפוז מחלקת קורונה בית חולים שיבא תל השומר

Sheba Medical Center names Intel winner of Covid-19 data challenge

18.06.20|James Spiro
The group competed against 30 other finalists who were judged through ‘shark-tank’ style presentations
בדיקת תשתיות תקשורת טכנולוגיית 5G של וואווי הסינית ב לונדון

Why are 5G conspiracy theories running wild?

18.06.20|Elihay Vidal
A victim of poor timing, 5G will forever be associated with the Covid-19 pandemic
קןרקינט חשמלי בירד Bird מפה Trailze

Navigation is coming to scooters

18.06.20|Udi Etzion
Shared electric-scooter company Bird will offer users in Tel Aviv and Paris the option to navigate with a new app based on technology by Israeli company Trailze
משרדי חברת Wix  וויקס תל אביב

How does a company that never turned a profit reach a valuation of $10 billion?

18.06.20|Sophie Shulman
Website building platform Wix shares many similarities with Zoom, including a generous boost from Covid-19
סמסונג 5g אירוע נוט 10 C

What is the truth behind the 5G craze and which Israeli startups made CNBC's prestigious list?

17.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: There are currently over 25 Israeli companies working on 5G related tech, from giants like Intel to small early-stage startups
עובדים ב מפעל של קמהדע

Israeli company Kamada to offer antibody treatment to Covid-19 patients

17.06.20|Hagar Ravet
“To the best of our knowledge, Kamada is the first company globally to complete manufacturing of a plasma-derived IgG product for the treatment of Covid-19,” says CEO of the Nasdaq listed company
סמסונג 5g אירוע נוט 10 B

5G is driving the world crazy, but what is it really?

17.06.20|Allon Sinai
The fifth generation technology standard for cellular networks has been making plenty of headlines recently, but most of them had very little to do with how the technology actually works and what needs it aims to satisfy
מימין אילן טוויג ו אריאל כהן טריפאקשנס

Amid tourism slump, TripActions raises $125 million in convertible-to-IPO financing

17.06.20|Meir Orbach
The funding gives the company more flexibility to weather Covid-19 while accelerating investments in TripActions Liquid and expanding its global enterprise sales and European operations
ריגול ממשלתי ניטור המוני פרטיות מצלמות מעקב 1

Which VC raised $250 million and why is an Israeli tracing app raising privacy concerns?

16.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Coronavirus-led protectionism poses a challenge to both our economies, says Irish ambassador to Israel
גל סלומון מנכ"ל CLEW

Predictive care startup Clew gets emergency FDA approval to help treat Covid-19 patients

16.06.20|Hagar Ravet
Clew’s system can assist medical teams in remotely identifying patients who are likely to experience common coronavirus complications, including respiratory failure and hemodynamic instability
רועי דויטש מנכ"ל Jolt

"The pandemic created an opportunity for startups to create an alternative to higher education"

16.06.20|Maayan Manela
Roei Deutsch, the co-founder and CEO of live video course marketplace Jolt said during Calcalist and Nespresso’s “Coffee Break,” a series of talks about the employee experience in the new routine following the pandemic
רכבת תחתית ניו יורק קורונה חזרה לשגרה

Israeli Covid-19 patient tracing app is raising privacy concerns in the U.S.

16.06.20|Raphael Kahan
GlobeKeeper’s SAFE tracing app works with a smartphone or tablet’s Bluetooth technology to communicate with other devices in range
קורונה חולה מובלת לבית החולים החדש ב ווהאן סין 4.2.20

Israel signs deal to acquire Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna

16.06.20|Ynetnews and CTech
Moderna announced it was concluding its phase two testing for the vaccine and plans to begin phase three with 30,000 participants in July. The company claimed it could start production of the vaccine as soon as September of this year