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ISRAEL OPENS TWO CLEANTECH R&D CENTERS IN THE SOUTH

To boost entrepreneurial activity and encourage further innovation in the cleantech sector, Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor is creating a renewable energy center and a water technology center in the Negev. The centers will be established following a tender procedure including Israeli and international investors and have an approved 5-year budget of 100 […]

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BOOK REVEALS HOW ISRAEL BECAME A START-UP NATION

A new book called “Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle,” explores the culture behind Israel’s economic success and maintains that those same factors which allowed Israel to excel would ensure its continued growth among the economic leaders of the world. The book’s authors, Dan Senor and Saul Singer, who interviewed more than 100 […]

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FITCH MAINTAINS ISRAEL’S CREDIT RATING DESPITE GLOBAL CRISIS

“Israel is one of only four A-rated countries that will emerge from the recession in 2009” – Fitch Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings reiterated Israel’s sovereign debt rating at A with a “Stable” outlook, while Israel’s domestic bond rating was maintained at A+ with a “Stable” outlook. Fitch follows Moody’s Investors Service and S&P, both […]

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IBM BUYS ISRAELI START UP GUARDIUM FOR $225 MILLION

US computing giant IBM is acquiring database security company Guardium for $225 million. Guardium, which was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of Israel’s Log-On Software, has been headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts since 2003.
Over the past few years IBM has acquired more than 20 Israeli companies, alongside its large investment in its Israeli research and development facilities . IBM has over 2000 employees in Israel located in Haifa, Rehovot and Jerusalem.

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Water Talk: Deep in the well of Israeli Innovation

The Israeli Water Sector has great potential because it is engaged in this field for over 60 years and the technology, the experience, the know how that was accumulated in Israel for all those years is been reflected in the technology and products that are being developed. to read and see more please click here

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Alvarion Chosen by Adam Internet to Deploy WiMAX Project in South Australia

Alvarion Ltd., the world’s leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, today announced it has been selected by Adam Internet to deploy a WiMAX network across metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. Adam Internet is building a wireless broadband network as part of the Australian government’s Broadband Guarantee Program aimed at providing services to all Australian residents. The […]

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THREE ISRAELI ARTISTS LISTED AMONG WORLD’S TOP 100

Three Israeli artists working internationally were included in Flash Art magazine’s list of the “Top 100 Emerging Artists” in the world.   Keren Cytter, a visual artist who works in Berlin, is ranked number 2, while Elad Lassry, who works primarily in film and photography in Los Angeles, shares the sixth position with a Georgian […]

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DEUTSCHE TELECOM CEO SAYS INTENDS TO INCREASE R&D INVESTMENT IN ISRAEL

“As opposed to others who ask what Israel can do for them, I ask what we can do in order to better exploit Israel’s innovative and technological potential. How could we make faster use of the technological innovations here so as to mutually profit. We would like to contribute more to Israeli start-ups as we […]

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CHIESI GROUP SUPPORTS COMMERCIALIZATION OF HTL PRODUCT FOR PRETERM NEWBORNS

European pharmaceutical company Chiesi Group is supporting Israeli lipid molecule developer High Tech Lipids (HTL) to help commercialize an innovative lipid emulsion HTL developed for preterm newborns. “We are confident that, once fully developed and registered, this innovative lipid emulsion will significantly contribute to the improvement of clinical nutrition of preterm newborns,” said Dr. Paolo […]

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UN ACKNOWLEDGES ISRAEL AS INTERNATIONAL PATENT CENTER

Patent applications recognized in Israel will be accepted internationally as well The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, has recently recognized Israel as an international center for the search and testing of patents.  Israel will be added to the list of 15 leading countries in this field. The decision, […]