Author: Eden

Israel startup PsyRx produces pharmaceutical-grade natural psychedelic extracts for a new generation of mental health therapies. “The world urgently needs a new way to treat mental health problems, and at PsyRx we believe that psychedelics are a big part of the solution,” said Itay Hecht, CEO and co-founder of the company that develops components of such psychedelics. Pharmaceutical grade from natural sources. Using an agromedical bioreactor created at the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Agriculture, PsyRx produces psychedelic botanical extracts of psilocybin (sourced from “magic”...

The Greek inventor Archimedes had his Eureka moment while taking a bath, but Israeli student Yaniv Shlosberg achieved that state of clarity when swimming in the sea one day. Inspired by the sight of seaweed on a rock, he wondered if it could be used to create carbon-free green energy. With some research and a subsequent publication, the answer turned out to be a resounding “yes”. For a long time, the negative effects of using fossil fuels led researchers to look for cleaner, more earth-friendly ways to power the world. One such line of research involves the use of living organisms as a source...

Better Juice has developed a technology to reduce the sugars in natural juices The Foodtech Lab, the new initiative in the field of national venture capital promoted by a group of entrepreneurs and executives from the agri-food sector, has played a leading role in the investment round in which the Israeli startup Better Juice has managed to raise $ 8 million, It plans to devote to the construction of its first large-scale manufacturing plant in Israel.

Jews in Israel today celebrate the New Year of the Trees (Tu B’Shvat), a festival on the Hebrew calendar that is commemorated by eating nuts, drinking wine and planting trees, although it is not a holiday on the business calendar. The occasion “represents a return to all that was Israel in the reign of King Solomon. It is a festival related to the land and everything that the land gives,” Rabbi Daniel Whiteman explains to Efe. “This day many children plant trees in schools, which do not have to be fruit trees and are forming small groves,” he adds. It coincides...