Orcam Opens European HQ in London, After Trade Visit to Israel by London Mayor Boris Johnson

Orcam Opens European HQ in London, After Trade Visit to Israel by London Mayor Boris Johnson

LONDON, December 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Meeting London Mayor Boris Johnson in Jerusalem in November helped convince wearable
device maker OrCam Technologies to establish its European headquarters in the capital. On
30 November, OrCam opened the doors to its first office in Europe.

    OrCam is the creator of the world's first wearable device to help people who
are visually impaired or blind. It is currently in a pre-launch phase in the UK and will
be available across Britain from January.

    Dr. Yonatan Wexler, OrCam's VP for R&D, attended the UKTI event, where Boris Johnson
tried on the device.

    The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said: "Our trade mission to Israel was a fantastic
chance to promote London as a thriving tech city and an opportunity to encourage lasting
partnerships with some of Israel's most innovative and creative minds. It was a wonderful
opportunity to meet with companies like OrCam and I am delighted that they have now opened
an office in London."

    OrCam's cutting edge technology interprets visual information through a smart camera
placed on a pair of glasses and connected to a pocket-sized computer. With a point of a
finger, it instantly recognises text, products and people. It then relays that information
to the wearer discreetly via a small personal speaker.

    OrCam's VP Sales & Operations, Rami Ben Yehuda said: "UKTI Israel and London &
Partners have been incredibly supportive of us as we planned our market entry and
expansion into the UK. Following our meeting with Mayor Boris Johnson during his visit to
Israel, we are delighted to announce that we are opening our European headquarters in
London.  With its thriving tech sector, the ease of doing business and government support,
this is the ideal location for us."

    Notes to editors: 

       
        - OrCam was founded in Jerusalem by computer science researcher Professor Amnon
          Shashua and Ziv Aviram.
        - Approximately 2 million people in the UK live with sight loss, according to the Royal
          National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). That number will reach 4 million by 2050 as
          the population ages.
        - High resolution photos, video and audio available on request.
        - For more information about OrCam, visit http://www.orcam.com .

       
         
        Media Contact:

         
        Rachel Stafler 
        media@orcam.com  

     

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