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Medtronic teams with Israeli company DreaMed Diabetes on artificial pancreas

Medtronic will use the technology of Israeli company DreaMed Diabetes for automatic regulation of insulin release.   As reported in Globes: Medtronic has invested $2 million in Israeli company DreaMed Diabetes, and signed a development and marketing deal with it. DreaMed has developed technology that connects continuous insulin sensors with insulin pumps. Under the deal, […]

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Check Point buys mobile security co Lacoon

Check Pointis paying nearly $100 milion. CEO Gil Shwed: Mobile threats will be one of the two most significant sectors for us. As reported in Globes: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has made its second acquisition in under two months. The Israeli network security company recently announced the acquisition of local start-up Lacoon for a […]

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Lexifone Automatic In-Call Translation Service to be Featured on Sony Xperia Smartphones Worldwide v

Lexifone (www.Lexifone.com) announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona March 2 – 5, 2015 that Sony Mobile Communications will be featuring Lexifone’s app on Sony Select for a limited time.  The company will be an exhibitor at MWC and will have the app available to the public.  Through Sony Select, Lexifone’s automatic translation service […]

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Roman Abramovich leads investment in Israel’s iAngels

iAngels has developed a model for investment of small amounts in start-ups, based on experienced investors. As reported in Globes: Russian billionaire and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich continues to invest in Israeli start-ups: through Millhouse Capital, his investment company, he has led a $2.25 million investment in iAngels, a company started by entrepreneurs Mor […]

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Microsoft inaugurates new Haifa R&D center

As reported in Globes: The new building houses 150 engineers and Microsoft is recruiting dozens more employees in Israel. 24 years after selecting Haifa for its first R&D center outside the US, Microsoft is inaugurating a new R&D center in the city on the Matam Park site, owned by Bayside Land Corp. Ltd.(Gav Yam). The […]

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Alibaba Investing in Israeli Venture Capital Firm JVP

As reported in Globes: The investment will be in the tens of millions of dollars. Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is giving a vote of confidence in Israeli venture capital. It was reported today that the company will invest a sum amounting to tens of millions of dollars in Israel venture capital firm JVP. The connection […]

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Mobileye files for $700m NYSE secondary offering

As published in Globes: Each of the two founders will sell shares worth $100 million in the driving assistance systems company’s offer for sale. Camera-based driving assistance systems developer Mobileye has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its secondary offering. In a massive offer to sale by shareholders, the Jerusalem-based company’s […]

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Ten cool Apps out of Israel

As published by Israel21c:   You already know that some of the coolest and most useful mobile apps in the world (think Waze) were dreamed up by Israelis. Every few months, ISRAEL21c presents 10 of the latest apps that could change the way you work and play. 1. Rounds Described as a mashup of WhatsApp […]

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NewCO2Fuels Markets Revolutionary Alternative To Fuel Based On Water And CO2

As published by NoCamels: Turning water and carbon dioxide (the dreaded CO2) into sustainable fuel may sound like science fiction, but Israeli researchers and companies are making it a reality. The fuel alternatives they’re developing could lead the world on a cleaner, more sustainable future. In 2013, NoCamels reported that a research team at Israel’s Ben Gurion University came up with […]

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PayPal Doubles Up On Israel: New Security Hub and Confirms CyActive Acquisition

PayPal — soon to be spinning off from parent company eBay — today confirmed its latest acquisition and move to build out its payment technology as a standalone business, and provide better protection in the growing problem of security breaches in e-commerce. It is buying CyActive, a specialist in predictive malware detection based out of Israel. […]