As reported in Israel21c: Could a new Israeli treatment help save millions of people from death and severe disability after a stroke? The six-person team of the recently funded company Thrombotech believes they have a fighting chance. Their new drug amplifies the effects of one of the only existing stroke medications on the market, while […]
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As reported in Israel21c: Much of America may be blessed with loads of fresh water, but in the heart of drought-stricken California wine country, in Sonoma County’s Valley of the Moon, more than half a million people cannot take for granted that they’ll receive a constant supply of water for home, industry and agriculture. A […]
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Food Innovation in Israel
The Start-up Nation is often attributed to Israeli entrepreneurship in the sphere of high tech and telecommunications. During the last two decades, the Israeli food and beverage industry has attracted a buzz of interest among global consumer brands. They are witness to a whirlwind of innovative health and wellness solutions, from food brands to […]
“Israel can win the battle for survival only by developing expert knowledge in technology,” said the great scientist Albert Einstein in 1923. He had come to the Jewish homeland to plant a palm tree in his capacity as the first president of the Technion Society. The following year, what is now the Technion-Israel Institute of […]
This year, in addition to its usual report, it also published the results of a comprehensive study it carried out of Israel’s financial system, in the framework of its Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) The IMF annual report on Israel’s economy was published today, following its approval by the IMF Executive Board. This year an […]
As reported in Port2Port: The agreement will allow companies from anywhere in the EU to fly directly to the Israel and vice versa with a gradual restriction on the number of weekly flights. Israel and the European Union have finalized negotiations on a comprehensive aviation agreement – “common aviation zone”. The agreement will […]
The managers of large multinational companies based in Israel joined Israeli government officials for a day-long conference on March 29th in Tel Aviv. The event, entitled “Multinational R&D at the Heart of the Start-Up Nation,” was organized by Invest in Israel of the Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor together with Israel Advanced Technology Industries […]
A new joint Israeli-Korean investment fund established to promote advanced medical and biological technology was officially launched on March 15th by Minister of Science and Technology Professor Daniel Hershkowitz along with senior South Korean government officials. Together with several Israeli and foreign investment firms, the fund was launched with initial commitments of NIS 125 million […]
Blue i Water Technologies, a Tel Aviv-based water-monitoring technology firm, is currently in the process of installing 140 of its quality-inspection devices in Barcelona and 40 more in other areas of Spain. The company’s newest device, called the Low Energy Analyzer (LEA), is a “smart box” that is installed in water pipes underneath Spanish streets […]
Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) will acquire Israel-based bronchial tubes endoscope maker superDimension Ltd. for about $300 million, the company announced in March. Ireland based-Covidien has annual sales of $30 million. SuperDimension’s i-Logic System uses Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy to provide minimally invasive access to lesions in the lungs and is mostly used to diagnose lung cancer.
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