Telstra has launched a new subsidiary company dedicated to driving its hundreds of millions of dollars in start-up investments. The telecommunications giant incorporated Telstra Software Group (TSG) on August 8. Telstra is ramping up the money and time it invests in new technology businesses around the world as the revenue from traditional sources evaporates. Telstra […]
Author: Jeremy Ungar
Neuroscience company ElMindA is revolutionising the management of brain disorders and injuries through its futuristic brain monitoring ‘helmet’. ElMindA’s Brain Network Activity system is used to analyse neural processes, with the potential to reveal brain problems early on and thus increase the efficacy of treatment for disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. […]
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Get UpnRide: a wheelchair revolution
Rendering of the UPnRIDE in standing position, taken from Israel 21c. The minds behind ReWalk Robotics are taking a new stand for those suffering from spinal cord injury. There has been much coverage of the incredible ReWalk Exoskeleton, a revolutionary technology developed by Dr. Amit Goffer that enables those with lower-limb disabilities to walk once more. […]
As reported in Globes: The $5.31 billion valuation in Mobileye’s IPO makes it the fifth largest Israeli company by market cap on Wall Street. Israeli company Mobileye, which has developed road accident prevention systems based on a camera with artificial vision technology, raised $890 million in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday […]
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Israel Taxation Laws Report
We have just uploaded the newest report on Israel’s taxation laws and what they mean for international business. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Israel Highlights 2014 report can be found here or under our ‘Invest in Israel’ tab under ‘More info’.
The Israel Trade Commission will be running a boardroom lunch at the Clean Energy Week conference on the topic of Innovative Funding for the Clean Energy Sector. The speakers will discuss how funding of new technologies is changing and propose new ways that clean tech projects can raise capital. They will also be discussing their […]
It was long believed that the kidney is a “static” organ once it develops, but researchers in Israel and America recently discovered that, contrary to popular belief, the human kidney is capable of regenerating itself. The study, conducted by researchers at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, and Stanford University is set to change the way we think about our […]
A next-generation screening device from Israel’s Real Imaging is good news for millions of women with dense breasts The “Real Imager 8” (RI-8) device from Israel’s Real Imaging is poised to become a safer, painless and more accurate screening method to complement mammography, especially for women with dense breast tissue. As the company finishes clinical […]
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ICI 2014
Mark your calendar for ICI, the premier International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems, the high-tech life science industry and emerging Mobile Health solutions. The ICI Meeting 2014 will be held on December 14-16, at the David InterContinental Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel. ICI is helping shape Israel as a leading force in ground-breaking technology in […]
In 95 percent of cases, cervical cancer is an entirely treatable disease and can be treated for $28 in less than 40 minutes. Yet, due to lack of access to physicians and reliable medical equipment, hundreds of thousands of women in low-resource settings are dying unnecessarily every year simply because they are not getting diagnosed […]
