Sharon Shapira

Sharon Shapira manages the Digital Health Sector Strategy and activities at Start-Up Nation Central. An intelligence analyst in an elite IDF intelligence unit, Sharon was responsible for analyzing and processing intelligence in one of the unit's top divisions. She holds a BSc in Biotechnology (cum laude) from Tel-Aviv University.

The Travel Industry in the Wake of COVID-19: ‘Bionic Companies’ to Realize the Greatest Opportunities

The Travel Industry in the Wake of COVID-19: ‘Bionic Companies’ to Realize the Greatest Opportunities

08.10.2020

The travel and tourism industries have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. How can technology help rebuild these industries?

Start-Up Nation Central Editorial
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2 weeks ago

Executives from the WHO, IBM and Johnson & Johnson weigh in: Can technology prevent the next pandemic?

Executives from the WHO, IBM and Johnson & Johnson weigh in: Can technology prevent the next pandemic?

01.10.2020

Overall, experts agree that global, open-source collaboration will likely provide better pandemic tracking, prevention, containment and treatment.

Start-Up Nation Central Editorial
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3 weeks ago

Not Just Protein Alternatives: Meet Israel’s Tech Solutions to Livestock Sustainability

Not Just Protein Alternatives: Meet Israel’s Tech Solutions to Livestock Sustainability

30.09.2020

Protein alternatives are very popular, but the livestock industry is too important economically and nutritionally to be replaced any time soon.

Shmuel Rausnitz
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4 weeks ago

Israel, India sign MoU to collaborate on tech innovation

Israel, India sign MoU to collaborate on tech innovation

29.09.2020

Start-Up Nation Central and iCreate will launch a program for matching Israeli technology with Indian corporations

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4 weeks ago

Prof. Larry Summers in an interview with Dan Senor: “COVID-19 to reinforce structural changes in the global economy”

Prof. Larry Summers in an interview with Dan Senor: “COVID-19 to reinforce structural changes in the global economy”

17.09.2020

Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Prof. Larry Summers sheds light on the unprecedented changes to the economy that COVID-19 has spurred.

Start-Up Nation Central Editorial
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1 month ago

Will Urban Hubs Remain Centers of Innovation Post-Pandemic?

Will Urban Hubs Remain Centers of Innovation Post-Pandemic?

15.09.2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many to rethink urban life. But Harvard University's Prof. Ed Glaeser argues that cities will reinvent themselves.

Start-Up Nation Central Editorial
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1 month ago

The New Digital Age: Technology-Driven Opportunities for the Post-Coronavirus Era

The New Digital Age: Technology-Driven Opportunities for the Post-Coronavirus Era

14.09.2020

Start-Up Nation Central has issued an interactive report on how Israel’s tech ecosystem can help shape the post-COVID-19 era

Start-Up Nation Central Editorial
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1 month ago

“Until a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, modern tech can predict where epidemics will strike,” says Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Medical Officer of Global Public Health

“Until a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, modern tech can predict where epidemics will strike,” says Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Medical Officer of Global Public Health

03.09.2020

Johnson & Johnson executive Dr. Alan Tennenberg talks about curbing the spread of coronavirus, and how to mitigate future pandemics.

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2 months ago