Fast Company magazine published a list of Israels Top 10 Most Innovative Companies. Coming in at number 6 in the top 10 is Takadu, which recently opened an office in Australia. “For saving water on a global scale. TaKaDu’s system provides water utilities around the world with real-time detection of water leaks, bursts, zone […]
As reported in Ynet: Global technology giant launches international innovation and strategy center with branch in Ramat Gan, expected to invest millions of dollars in companies and academia. Samsung is putting Israel on the map again: The global technology giant on Tuesday launched its new initiative, an international innovation and strategy center. The center’s headquarters […]
Two Israeli applications made the Apple App Store’s “Best of 2012 list”, published at the end of December. Apple chose Any.Do, an Israeli task-management application, in the Intuitive Touch category. The application, which shares the name of the company that created it, allows users to manage a task list using voice commands or touchscreen technology. […]
The British Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership (Birax) will grant NIS 25 million (~ US$7 million) over five years for seven joint Israel-UK stem cell research programs. Under Birax, joint projects have already been established by Cambridge University, Oxford University, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Nottingham in the UK along with […]
As reported in the Jerusalem Post: A new company for commercialization of stem cell technologies has developed for over a decade at the stem cell research. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and and the Alfred Mann Institute at the Technion (AMIT) have established a new company for commercialization of stem cell technologies developed for […]
Colorado Springs, US-based medical laser manufacturer Spectranetics Corp. recently purchased Israel’s Upstream Peripheral Technologies Ltd. for $5.5 million plus additional payments that depend on revenue, technology transfer and other milestones. Upstream, based in Caesarea, has products that reduce the exposure to radiation in both doctors and patients when lasers are used to clear blockages in leg arteries. The […]
Israeli tech startups were bought out for a record total of $5.5 billion in 2012 according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. A report also showed that in 2012 Israel had 50 deals with an average deal size of $111 million, compared with 63 deals with an average size of $81 million in 2011. According to […]
As reported in Globes: Ra’anana-based Intucell develops self-optimizing network software for planning and managing mobile networks. Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) has announced that it will acquire advanced self-optimizing network (SON) software developer Intucell Ltd. for $475 million in cash. Intucell’s solution enables mobile carriers to automatically plan, configure, manage, optimize and heal cellular networks […]
As reported in Globes: Gilat is partnering with China’s Huawei in the deal. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has teamed with China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to supply Gilat’s SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to a major Southeast Asian mobile carrier. Gilat will supply and install a SkyEdge II hub, SkyEdge II Pro VSATs (very small aperture […]
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OzWater 2013
Ozwater is Australia’s leading international water conference and trade exhibition hosted annually by the Australian Water Association. In 2013, the event will be held in Perth – Australia’s city of the great outdoors. Ozwater has held a strong reputation for being the ‘must attend’ event on the calendar for water industry professionals and those with […]
