In five years we won't throw bags in the garbage and will use spiral-shaped escalators

On Wednesday, the final stage of the "Trailblazers for the late Ilan and Assaf Ramon" competition of the Ramon Foundation and the Ministry of Science and Technology was held

Yesterday, March 14, the final stage was held in the "Trailblazers for the late Ilan and Asaf Ramon" competition of the Ramon Foundation and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The five finalists competed among themselves for the best proposal to establish an innovative social enterprise with the potential to change the lives of a million Israelis within the five years.

Out of the five, the entrepreneurs Mia Efrat and Michelle David won study scholarships from the Ministry of Science for the prestigious program of Singularity University, which is held at NASA headquarters. Every year, 80 candidates from around the world participate in the university, who are exposed to advanced technologies and the latest research, and promote personal projects aimed at solving today's biggest challenges, including: Water, food, energy and space.

The entrepreneur Mia Efrati presented the development of a natural material that unites different waste materials and turns them into a uniform and identical material. The development makes it possible to make diverse uses of the new recycled material.

The entrepreneur Michel David presented spiral escalators designed according to the shape of the building or the route of the area, where one side of the gram goes up, and the other goes down. The development saves a lot of space and has a huge market potential, especially in dense cities.

Rona Ramon said at the event: "The love for the country and the people, the social responsibility and the desire to make an impact as part of the fulfillment of Ilan and Assaf's mission were inseparable from their character. These values ​​of those 'trailblazers' led me to promote with the Ministry of Science the competition, the aim of which is to propose projects that will affect the lives of a million Israelis within five years out of sensitivity and responsibility for society in Israel. The decision to hold a competition of this nature is a breakthrough out of the pain into the future: to a place of growth and social contribution".

The judges in the competition were senior officials of the business sector, the high-tech industry and academia in Israel: Prof. Yosef Klefter- President of Tel Aviv University, Menachem Greenblum- CEO of the Ministry of Science, Meir Brand- CEO of Google Israel, Sami Segol- Chairman of the Keter Group . Tamir - former Minister of Education, Yanki Margalit - Chairman of SpaceIL and founder of Eldin, Salim Ismail - founder of Singularity University, Eitan Stiva - owner of LR Group, Zeev Holtzman - founder of Giza Venture Capital Fund, Prof. Ehud Gazit - Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Science and Prof. Moti Habion - Head of the Department of Heart Research at the Hebrew University.