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PEARS PROGRAM NEWS & EVENTS |
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Drink Pitch Mingle - Community MeetUp |
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On Sunday, March 25th, we had a great community MeetUp. In a Tel Aviv bar, dozens of community members, entrepreneurs, students, industry professionals from Israel and abroad all met to mingle and network over beer and listened to pitches from our community startups. In case you missed te event we would like to give you a peek at them: Arbel Vigodni from Zzapp Malaria presented their app that maximizes the efficiency of malaria campaigns by providing easy to use monitoring tools. You can learn more about their app in this video Hanan Lepek from Senecio introduced new technology for airborne sterile mosquito release that can eliminate populations of mosquitos carrying diseases such as malaria. Diane Abensur from Nanosynex presented their technology that identifies bacterialresistance to antibiotics in 4 hours, much faster than the current test.
Amit Savaya, a Ph.D. student from Ben Gurion university shared his research on prawns that can reduce the spread of bilharzia parasites which affect over 200 million people in the developing world.
Max Simonovsky from Soapy introduced an innovative technology that brings hygienic hand washing to places without clean water and can help prevent diseases caused by lack of hygiene conditions |
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On March 19th we held a recruitment event together with the Israeli MOF and the World Bank. More than 100 people came to hear Mr. Dr. Geremie Sawadogo, head of recruitment in the World Bank and his team. Interesting fact, last year only 9 Israelis applied for an internship in the World Bank, out of 9,000 applications. In case you missed the event you can find the presentation on our website. |
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EfA, a Pears Challenge Fellow won |
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A warm congratulations to our Pears Challenge fellow, Yoel Ezra and his team from EfA for winning the top prize at eHealth-Ventures' Big Data in Digital Health competition, out of 30 competing startups.. RevDx, is a programmable lab-on-hand for automated blood tests and infectious disease diagnostics. |
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Agritech Israel 2018, the 20th International Agricultural Technology Exhibition, is one of the world’s most important exhibitions in the field of agricultural technologies. The exhibition will be held May 8 – 10, 2018 at the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center in Tel Aviv . We hereby invite all those involved in manufacturing, marketing, R&D, as well as all those involved in the various agricultural sectors both directly and indirectly, to take part in the Agritech event. Read more |
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Ending the Pandemic Threat: A Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development
2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of the most severe influenza pandemic in recorded history, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide – more than the total deaths caused by the First World War.While vaccination remains the best tool for prevention of disease, the current influenza vaccines significantly underperform compared to the effective and durable vaccines used against other vaccine-preventable diseases around the world Read more |
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CleanTech OPEN the oldest and largest cleantech startup accelerator program, with the mission to find, fund, and foster entrepreneurs with ideas to solve our greatest environmental and energy challenges. Through Cleantech Open's annual business competition and accelerator program, we connect cleantech startups with the people and resources that will accelerate their success, and provide a national platform for public visibility. Apply here |
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The Schwarzman Scholars application 2019-2020 is now available
The program is open to candidates between the ages of 18 and 28 years old, regardless of nationality, who are proficient in English and have obtained an undergraduate degree or its equivalent. Mandarin skills are not required for admission. Whether in politics, business, sciences, or the arts – successful applicants are young people who have already begun to demonstrate the ability to lead and produce results in their fields and who have a commitment to building understanding among people with differing perspectives. Read more |
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Biofeed develops spray-free solutions for fruit fly control. Biofeed holds 10% of the market In Israel. In 2015 Biofeed won a Grand Challenges Israel grant to develop a solution to India's #1 pest, the Oriental fruit fly, which currently causes over $ 3 billion damage to India's $ 9.2 billion mango industry. Biofeed's 2017 field results (Karnataka, India) presented a 90% reduction of fruit infestation. Hence, Biofeed became the first and only company to have a solution for that pest. Using Biofeed's novel solution enables growers to increase their income by 50% to 700%. Read more |
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IsraAID IsraAid is looking for a Country Director to lead the organization’s projects in the country
This position is an exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience in non-profit project
management and lead innovative grass-roots activities in the field. The ideal candidate will combine experience in humanitarian aid and management/administration and have a passion for working with the population in the country. See job description
Innovation: Africa Innovation:Africa is looking for an Africa Programs Associate to join the Programs Department and oversee our work on the ground. The Africa Programs Associate will directly manage our local teams and project implementation in-country. This is a full-time position based in our Israel office and will require extensive travel to Africa. Candidates must be very detail-oriented, highly organized, be able to coordinate large-scale operations, demonstrate cultural sensitivity and ability to adapt in an international work environment. Strong candidates will demonstrate previous experience in international development, preferably in Africa, as well as excellent English skills (proficiency in French is a bonus). Please email your resume to apply@innoafrica.org. Mobile ODT MobileODT is looking for a cause-driven storyteller, who will be responsible for creating, improving and maintaining Marketing content and communications to achieve our business goals and tell our story to the world. We are looking for a sharp and passionate junior marketer/journalist to join our growing marketing team and our journey, using technology to bring expert medical care to every patient, everywhere. To apply |
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Want to reach the world's poorest? Design for dumb phones Last week, at an event on artificial intelligence for economic development, Josh Blumenstock, an assistant professor from the University of California, Berkeley, gave a talk entitled “Fighting Poverty with Data.Read more |
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Global malaria elimination hinges on Africa, experts say As the world celebrates World Malaria Day 2018 under the theme, “Ready to Beat Malaria,” some experts caution that progress could be reversed if more is not done to address the challenges in eliminating the mosquito-borne disease in Africa. Read more |
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What the Financial Inclusion Community Can Learn from Vietnam Vietnam remains largely rural (66 percent of the population) and unbanked (69 percent). There is thus no long-standing familiarity with – or loyalty to – banks, as most Vietnamese find them hard to access.This leaves the door open wider for fintechs in Vietnam. Read more |
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Gender, Mobile, and Mobile Internet: Kenyan Women’s Rural Realities, Mobile Internet Access, and “Africa Rising” What keeps rural Kenyan women from accessing the internet with mobile devices? This research paper explores seasonal changes, misinformation about social media, gendered allocations of time, and more. It’s a good read for people developing technology for rural settings. |
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