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By Mark Chisholm
Israel, China Agree
to Clean Agricultural
Tech Agreement
In an effort to boost the amount
of clean energy and agricultural
technology exported from
Israel to China, China signed
a $300 million trade agreement
in September. The deal focuses
on selling "clean meat" - also
known as lab meat or bio meat,
grown in a laboratory using animal cells - to the most populous
country in the world. The deal,
with Israeli companies SuperMeat, Future Meat Technologies,
and Meat the Future, was hailed
by a number of environmental
and animal rights groups.

Clockwise from bottom left: Courtesy Innoviz; Abbie Parr/Getty Images; Ricochet/Getty
Images; Peter Hermes Furian/Getty Images; Courtesy AdaSky.

NFL Stadiums
Receive Israeli
Video Tech
Intel has equipped an additional
eight NFL stadiums with camera
and video replay technology
developed by Israeli startup
Replay Technologies, which Intel
acquired last year. The "freeD"
technology features HD cameras
that allow fans to view replays
from multiple angles and create
360-degree highlights of each
play. The technology was previously installed in three NFL
stadiums, and has been used in
the NBA and Olympic Games.

Tech

I N T E R N AT I O N A L FO C US

ISRAEL
Infrared for
Self-Driving
Safety

MERCK TO FOUND
TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR
IN ISRAEL

Germany-based pharmaceutical and chemical
company Merck has announced plans to
invest €20 million (roughly $24 million U.S.)
to found a technology incubator at the Merck
research and development headquarters in Yavne,
Israel. The incubator, PMatX, will focus on
the development of next generation electronics
and advanced materials. PMatX is now
accepting startups. Merck previously launched
BioIncubator, focused on healthcare and
life sciences, in Yavne in 2011.

Israeli startup AdaSky
announced that it is developing a thermal camera,
described as a "far infrared" camera, to better
detect objects and individuals on the road -
a possible augmentation
for self-driving cars'
sensors. Such a sensor,
which has recently
become more affordable
to manufacture, could aid
vehicles navigating at
night in fog or in rain.
Key AI Investors
The top 10 most active
investors to date in
the Israeli AI space:
1. Microsoft Accelerator
2. Office of the Chief
Scientist of Israel
3. JVP
4. Nielsen Innovate
5. OurCrowd
6. Magma Venture Partners
7. UpWest Labs
8. Aleph
9. Glilot Capital Partners
10. Horizons Ventures
SOURCE: Daniel Singer via VC Cafe

Israeli Startup Secures $65 Million
for Self-Driving Technology
Innoviz Technologies, developer of LiDAR sensors used in self-driving cars,
has raised more than $65 million in its second round of funding. Investors include
Delphi Automotive, Magna International and popular Korean web portal Naver.
Innoviz joins other LiDAR creators to receive funding in recent months, including
fellow Israeli startup Oryx and Canada-based LeddarTech.
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