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First Bio-Filter Project in Israel, Three Towns to Accumulate Rainwater

Anyone who lives in an area near the sea but still suffers from water shortages is familiar with the old expression “water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” The town of Kfar Saba holds the first pilot for a Bio-Filter facility in Israel: a public garden designed to absorb rainwater, fill and purify […]

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34 Israeli Proposals Win European Union R&D Grants

The fifth call for papers by the EU Seventh Framework Progamme for Research and Development (FP7) for joint projects in software, hardware, and communications has resulted in 34 projects by Israeli and European companies, with an aggregate budget of €17 million. The latest grants boost the total grants to Israeli companies under the EU7 to […]

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New Zealand National Research & Education Network Deploys Next Generation HD Video Conferencing Solution from RADVISION

As reported in IVC: RADVISION’s SCOPIA Elite Conferencing Solution Supports More than 220,000 Students, Researchers and Educators at over 60 New Zealand Universities, Research Institutes and Government Agencies RADVISION® Ltd., a leading technology and end-to-end solution provider for unified visual communications including video network infrastructure, developer tools and high definition (HD) room, desktop and mobile […]

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New Procognia patent pleases investors

As reported in IVC: Procognia already has 14 patents for its technology in the US, Europe, Australia, and Japan. ProCognia (Israel) Ltd. (TASE:PRCG) today announced that it has obtained a new patent in the US for the company’s glycoanalysis technology for the protein structure of blood sugars. The news sent the company’s share price up […]

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Fortissimo to invest NIS 40m in automated milking co

As reported in IVC: Tzaham Afikim develops and manufactures automated milking machinery and dairy management systems. Private equity firm Fortissimo Capital is investing NIS 40 million in Tzaham Afikim Ltd., which develops and manufactures automated milking machinery and dairy management systems. Fortissimo will buy Tzaham Afikim stock and bonds, and will have an option to […]

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RedHill Biopharma buys digestive system drugs rights

As reported in IVC: RedHill will use a fund raising round of $4 million, which it is just closing, to finance the deal with Giacanda. Ahead of its planned IPO in Tel Aviv at the end of 2010, RedHill Biopharma Ltd. Continues to buy rights of drugs in development. Sources inform “Globes” that RedHill has […]

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Vodafone invests in Perfecto Mobile

As reported in IVC: Perfecto Mobile’s application enables companies to test their applications and services on mobile devices over the Internet Vodafone plc (NYSE; LSE: VOD) has made a strategic investment in mobile applications developer Perfecto Mobile Ltd. The investment of several million dollars was made through Vodafone’s investment arm Vodafone Ventures. Perfecto Mobile’s application […]

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GreenRoad Wins 2010 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Technology Innovation and Green Excellence

As reported in IVC: Fleets see immediate reduction in emissions and fuel consumption with GreenRoad GreenRoad, the world’s leader in driver safety and efficiency, today announced it received the 2010 Technology Innovation and Green Excellence of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan. GreenRoad was selected for its ground-breaking use of technology to improve the […]

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Word dialing tech co NTTM wins Morpho deal

As reported in IVC: Morpho is one of the world’s largest SIM card manufacturers. Israel’s NTTM Ltd. Has signed a strategic agreement with Morpho, one of the world’s largest SIM card manufacturers, to integrate NTTM’s product in Morpho’s products. Morpho produces more than one million SIM cards a day. The agreement was signed upon the […]