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ECOncrete CEO Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel killed in scooter tragedy
Perkol-Finkel was killed in an accident after leaving the offices of the company she founded - ECOncrete. The serial entrepreneur and marine biologist devoted her life to the sea and developed an eco-friendly concrete mix that encourages marine growth, and helps the ecosystem flourish. Geektime / 8 Mar 2021 • 2 min read
Last night, Israeli police reported the death of a female eScooter rider following a collision with a truck in Tel Aviv yesterday. Today (Monday), it was revealed that the victim was marine biologist, high-tech entrepreneur, and CEO of Israeli startup ECOncrete - Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel.
Perkol-Finkel was 45-years-old and is survived by her partner and three daughters.
The fatal accident occurred shortly after Perkol-Finkel left the offices of ECOncrete.
With disbelief and grieving hearts, we re announcing the death of Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, our co-founder, CEO, and dear friend, the company said in a statement. Yesterday afternoon, Shimrit was involved in a car accident and did not survive.Shimrit was a mother of three, wife, sister, talented scientist, and brilliant entrepreneur. She inspired and lifted all of us with her love of the ocean, and her vision for rescuing it.
Her mission continues. But today, we mourn.
A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life.
The project, named Coastalock, is a coastal defence system with textured and indented surfaces that encourage organisms to latch on and colonise it.
It was designed by Econcrete as an alternative to traditional man-made flood defences that typically offer little or no value to underwater ecosystems.
Above: Econcrete has designed man-made rock pools. Top image: they have been installed at San Diego Bay
Econcrete s installation was carried out with the Port of San Diego corporation on two sites at Harbor Island as part of the area s Blue Economy Incubator, a scheme for trialling new and sustainable marine technologies.