GE Healthcare has invested $40 million this year in the Elbit Medical ultrasound device unit, and is increasing its stake to 40%. Elbit Medical Technologies Ltd. (TASE: EMTC) announced today that its subsidiary InSightec Image Guided Treatment Ltd.has signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Healthcare. Under the agreement, GE Healthcare will invest $27.5 million […]
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Summary – BioMed ISRAEL 2012
15 Delegations from around the World, More Than 6,000 Visitors (1,000 Are Attendees from Abroad) Come This Week to Israel to Meet with the Hottest BioMed Companies in Israel Official delegations from 15 countries have arrived in Israel to take part in the ILSI-BioMed Israel 2012 conference and trade show, which will be held on […]
Israel’s security technologies were on display as the country hosted two separate international contingents. An Interpol European Regional Conference brought 110 senior law enforcement officers from 49 countries to Tel Aviv, while a homeland security conference drew 37 mayors from two dozen cities around the world to sites throughout Israel last week. “Israel has been […]
A new website aimed at slashing red tape and offering incoming tourists the best deals and the widest range of opportunities to visit Jerusalem from all corners of the globe was launched this week. The website, http://www.itraveljerusalem.com will be initially available in English and Hebrew, and will soon be launched in a variety of other languages […]
Jerusalem is one of the most culturally and historically diverse holiday destinations in the world, with millions of tourists visiting the each year. The growing demand for accommodation means the standards have become more competitive and luxurious than ever This month the Inbal Hotel stepped up to the mark collecting three internationally acclaimed awards. The […]
This week Tel Aviv is celebrating Gay Pride on mass, with thousands of tourists flocking to the city from around the globe for the annual parade. As part of the festive spirit the Tel Aviv municipality has painted a number of zebra crossings in rainbow colors and the popular Hilton beach has been turned into […]
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Revolutionizing chicken feed
Israel’s Metabolic Robots helps chicken and pig farmers cut the price of expensive grain while improving the animals’ welfare. Ziv Dubinsky’s Metabolic Robot cuts down on food wastage and mortality rates. Chicken is the most widely eaten meat in the world. About a thousand chickens are slaughtered for consumption every second worldwide. In the […]
WatchLock is an innovative new locking product devised jointly by Israeli companies that specialize in locking mechanisms and GPS tracking. WatchLock sends an alert if it’s tampered with or moved. If locks could talk, what would they say? A new joint venture between two Israeli companies has created the WatchLock, a smart lock that sends […]
In the final part of our two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at the pioneers who changed the face of Israel’s history and transformed the country into the world’s high-tech trailblazer. Israel is a startup nation of young, dynamic entrepreneurs. Their companies sell for hundreds of millions of dollars because they are making search […]
Long before Israel was known as the startup nation, skilled and visionary men were already putting it on course as the next Silicon Valley. In the first of a two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at Israel’s top 10 high-tech pioneers. Israel’s enterprising engineers and entrepreneurs have defined an industry for the world, from […]
