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ISRAEL21C

WEEKLY REPORT ON 

 ISRAELI KNOWLEDGE  

NEWEST ISSUE 

 NOVEMBER 2, 2013

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New Orcam device turns

 the world into speech for

 the blind

Liat Negrin demonstrating OrCam.

First ISRAEL21c Journey 

to Israel bids farewell

The inaugural ISRAEL21c Journey to Israel sets off. Photo by Ariel Jerozolimski

Brainiacs see the future

 at BrainTech, Tel Aviv

Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, awarded the $1 million B.R.A.I.N. Prize to BrainGate’s Dr. John Donoghue, middle, and Prof. Arto Nurmikko from Brown University.

Hello Doctor app frees you

 from medical paperwork

Hello Doctor co-founders, from left, Ziv Meltzer, Maayan Cohen and Eran Keisar.

Chinese look to follow 

Israel's example of 

quick success

PTL’s Zvi Shalgo flanked by local sales managers of Israeli companies Inquerra, Tower Jazz, Afimilk and ACS Motion Control.

WiShi has your

 (Halloween) style

CEO Dan Karmon and founders Lia Kislev and Hila Angel

Tel Aviv Rollers 

Hit  The Street

Tzofim-Israel Scouts 

build leaders and

 tolerance

Tzofim learn leadership from an early age.

Watec showcases Israel's

 smart water solutions

participants from all over the world

Putting African ‘power

 pimps’ out of business

With Nova Lumos, people in Africa will be able to buy solar power through their cell phones. Image via Shutterstock.com

Kaiima’s $65 million

 cash crop

Former Kaiima employee Ariel Krolzig with castor oil plants at a conference. Photo by Karin Kloosterman

BrightSource takes 

solar thermal energy

 home to Israel

BrightSource heliostat fields generate solar thermal energy.

Israeli mom invents 

comic book for

 kids with cancer

Shira Frimer created Dr. JJ Barak, a superhero starring in her Nistar graphic adventure novel. Many would say she’s a superhero herself.

Yossi Vardi: The ‘Forrest 

Gump’ of Israeli high-tech

Yossi Vardi. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90

"Did You Know?" facts