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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
As reported in Globes: The unified communications market for VoIP and instant messaging is estimated at $10 billion, and Microsoft is growing rapidly in it. AudioCodes Ltd. today announced the launch of a unified communications solution for Microsoft Corporation’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Lync environment, four months after announcing progress in integrating AudioCodes products for Lync. The […]
As reported in Globes: The company has signed contracts worth $264 million with Chinese customers for the supply of 660,000 tons of potash through June 2013. Israel Chemicals Ltd. today notified the TASE that it has signed contracts with Chinese customers for the supply of 660,000 tons of potash through June 2013. “The price of […]
As reported in Globes: The airport handled 12.4 million passengers last year. Ben Gurion Airport handled 12.4 million passengers in 2012, 1.4% more than in 2011, the Israel Airports Authority reported today. The airport handled 89,700 takeoffs and landings in 2012, 0.6% fewer than in 2011. Domestic passenger traffic fell 2.5% from 2011 to 733,000 […]
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