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Diagnose Heart Disease with a Fingertip Test

As reported in Israel21C: Israel’s Itamar Medical has developed a breakthrough device to diagnose sleep apnea, and a test for early onset of arteriosclerosis and heart disease. An Israeli company has developed an innovative new fingertip test that can diagnose sleep apnea at home, and diagnose heart disease at an earlier stage. The devices, developed by […]

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Google CEO Schmidt invests in mobile application start-up Any.Do

As reported by IVC: Any.Do hired Facebook mobile manager Eric Chang and Twitter search location-based manager Elad Gil as advisors. Google CEO Eric Schmidt has invested in Israeli mobile application start-up Any.Do Ltd. Genesis Partners, Blumberg Capital, and Schmidt’s Innovation Edeavors invested $1 million in Any.Do’s first financing round. Private investors, including Palantir Technologies co-founder […]

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Orna Berry to head reorganized EMC operations

As reported by IVC: Dr. Berry will head EMC consolidated development centers. Dr. Orna Berry is returning to a top position in high tech, after a 14-year absence. Data storage solutions giant EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced Berry’s appointment as VP and manager of the company’s center of excellence in Israel. EMC said that […]

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Finance Minister: Israel, India likely to Sign Free Trade Agreement

As reported in Port2Port: The agreement would exempt many import and export ventures from duty in both states. Preliminary negotiations would commence soon and a team of experts from Tel Aviv would be reaching New Delhi   Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz announced last Thursday that Israel was set to sign a free trade agreement with India. […]

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A Tech Revolution that lets you Choose the Movie’s Plot

As reported in Israel21c: Did you ever desperately want to interfere in the action of a feature film, so things would work out differently? Now’s your chance. “All filmmaking is based on a lie,” says Israeli Professor Nitzan Ben-Shaul. “In the narrative structure of a movie, it appears that there is only one possible ending – […]

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Israel to spend NIS 2.2b to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%

As reported in Port2Port: The Israeli cabinet will vote to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.NIS 144 million will be invested in reducing electricity consumption in the private sector and local authorities   The Israeli cabinet will vote on a NIS 2.2 billion plan to reduce Israel’s greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. Israelhad committed […]

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Broadcom buys Sightic Vista for $10-20m

As reported by IVC: The mobile image processing company is Broadcom’s seventh acquisition in Israel. Sources inform ”Globes” that semiconductor giant Broadcom Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCM) made its seventh acquisition in Israel a few days ago, acquiring image processing company Sightic Vista Ltd. The acquisition was reportedly for $10-20 million, less than Broadcom normally spends and […]

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Viola invests $27m in Degania Silicone

As reported in IV C: Viola acquired 40% of the kibbutz company, which produces silicone catheters. Viola Private Equity has invested in Degania Silicone Ltd., a manufacturer of of high-quality silicone products, controlled by Kibbutz Degania B. The investment was the latest in a series of deals for kibbutz companies, following the sale of Shamir […]

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Banking on Israeli IT

IT for Financial Institutions Breakfast Seminar   Organised by: in Conjunction with;        Please click here to see the web page with all the presentations that were delivered at the function. The Israel Trade Commission (ITC) together with the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC), Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) […]

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Green Buildings Breakfast Seminar

Organised by: Supported by: Please click here to see the web page with all the presentations that were delivered at the function — (Click here for a PDF version of this invitation) As a result of Israel’s continuous need to overcome a scarcity of natural resources, particularly water, and benefiting from close cooperation between government, […]

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