Thank you for being part of the IsraelDev community. Each month we bring you reviews of past and upcoming events, featured members, international development articles, opportunities to get involved and more. Feel free to contact us about anything you read below or to get involved! |
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Disrupting Affordable HealthCare Meetup 12th July |
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You are invited to ‘Disrupting Affordable Healthcare’ meetup with prominent investors and startups in the healthcare sector. You will be meeting with talented innovators that are designing breakthrough technologies answering the most pressing needs poor people all over the world. Date: July 12th. Time: 6:30pm. Venue: WeWork, Dubnov. Sign up here. |
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Med4Dev Hackathon 22-24th July |
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The Pears Program for Global Innovation is organising the first ever India Israel Affordable Healthcare Hackathon, Med4Dev, tackling the most pressing healthcare challenges facing poor people in India. The event will bring together 600 participants including programmers, engineers, designers, health practitioners and entrepreneurs simultaneously in four major cities Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore to develop innovative ideas and prototype solutions (hardware and software) to address healthcare challenges of lower-middle income communities in India. Sign up here. If you are interested in volunteering for the event click here. |
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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES |
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100&Change is a MacArthur Foundation competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that will make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem. Proposals focused on any critical issue are welcome. The deadline to register is September 2, 2016. For more details click here. . |
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In partnership with GODAN, TFF has launched the Open Data-Makers Challenge, to identify solutions that use open data to create a more food secure world. Submit proposals in teams and get an opportunity to win cash prizes, mentorship, and a trip the United Nations in New York this September. Deadline: 1st August, 2016. |
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Are you a start-up in Africa and desire to accelerate your business? Then apply for the Thomson Reuters’ Africa Startups Challenge and get an opportunity in funding and partnership with global financial services companies. Deadline: 15th July, 2016 |
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ISRAELI INNOVATION FOR DEVELOPMENT NEWS |
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Israeli AgTech Radicle Accelerator Fund |
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Venture capital fund, Our Crowd -- in partnership with Finistere Ventures, Cloud Break Advisors, Bayer and Dupont -- has launched Radicle, an accelerator fund dedicated to growing early stage agricultural technology startups into proven industry leaders. Radicle aims to reduce the time to develop, market, and commercialize new agriculture technologies. Read more. |
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Want to Succeed in Health Care? Find the Right Price, Place and Partners |
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Innovations in Healthcare is a leading global network supporting the scaling and adaptation of promising health care innovations worldwide. Read the results of their review of over 180 private-sector healthcare organizations. The article identifies interesting trends in technology, investment and strategies to address chronic disease in developing countries. | | |
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How one impact investing firm is mapping the SDGs |
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Impact investing firm Sonen Capital released a report showing how their investments and impact track against the goals — a move they hope will inspire other investors and firms to follow. | | |
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$500,000 awarded to Organizations in India that Promote Water and Sanitation Efforts |
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At least 769 million people lack access to basic sanitation in India. OpenIDEO partnered with Water.org to host an open innovation challenge supporting efforts on-the-ground. | | |
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