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FDA Approves Trial for Diabetes Drug

As reported in Israel 21C: The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Investigational New Drug regulatory clearance to initiate a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) in type 1 diabetics, based on research by Dr. Eli Lewis of Israel’s Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev. Recipient of a number of grants and […]

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TaKaDu named World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2011

Award recognizes Smart Water Grid Innovator’s Impact on Water Resource Availability Yehud, Israel – September 1, 2010 – The World Economic Forum announced today that TaKaDu, a water infrastructure monitoring leader, was selected as a Technology Pioneer 2011. TaKaDu’s Software-as-a-Service solution monitors water distribution networks to give utilities real time control over network events, reducing […]

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PWC Shows Sharp Rise in Israeli Start-up Investment

Kesselman and Kesselman PricewaterhouseCoopers in a recent report shows investments in Israeli start-ups rose 21% from the first quarter to $206 million in the second quarter of 2010, and 27% from the corresponding quarter of 2009. For the first half of 2010, total investments in Israeli start-ups amounted to $376 million, slightly above the $356 […]

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Oil-eating Israeli bacteria for BP spill

As reported in Israel 21C: A natural “bioremediation” technique developed by biologists at an Israeli university may hold the key to the final, difficult steps of the billion dollar oil spill cleanup in the wake of the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Professors Eugene Rosenberg and Eliora Ron from Tel Aviv University (TAU) use […]

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Israel signs satellite research accord with NASA

(www.jpost.com) US most interested in light satellite technology. The Israel Space Agency and the US Aeronautics and Space Administration signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington last week to promote cooperation. Israel is a leader in the field and can contribute much to NASA, said Science and Technology Minister Daniel Herschkowitz, who was accompanied to […]

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Gov’t sets R&D center plan for foreign financial cos

Industry Ministry’s Sharon Kedmi: This plan meets the world’s need for sophisticated solutions to support the financial industry. The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor today announced the launch of a plan to encourage international financial companies to set up R&D centers in Israel. The objective is to create a new […]

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Nominal Small Business Accounting Software

Nominal Accounting Software is fully-featured accounting software that includes many features you would only expect from top end (i.e. expensive) accounting packages. Nominal Accounting offers your business the following benefits: * Simple, user-friendly interface (based on Office Ribbons) * Basic payroll functions, employee payroll details, pay cycles and pay slips * The ability to manage […]

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Israel’s Economy Grew at 4.7% in Second Quarter

As reported in Globes: Due to the crisis in Europe, predictions were that the Israeli economy would grow by 2.9%. Israel’s GDP in fixed prices and after seasonal factors grew by 4.7% on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2010, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today. Due to the crisis in Europe, […]

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Goldman Sachs Sees Israeli Growth Higher

Goldman Sachs projects higher economic growth for Israel in 2011 than Israeli leaders have so far estimated. Goldman Sachs analyst Ahmet Akarli predicts 3.5% real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 and 4.3% growth in 2011. The Bank of Israel currently predicts 4% growth next year, and the Ministry of Finance predicts less than 4% […]