As reported in Israel 21c: If only Victor Schoenfeld could have learned the secrets of his ancient forebears’ winemaking enterprise in what is now the Golan Heights. But the Roman conquest put an end to winemaking here back in the eighth century, and grapes were only reintroduced to the rich soil of the Golan Heights […]
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As reported in port2port: The conference. That was held at the Knesset, adopted a resolution committing members to expanding market-oriented R&D projects A group of European parliamentarians met last week at the Knesset for the 17th biennial Eureka inter-parliamentary conference. The conference adopted a resolution committing members to expanding market-oriented R&D projects and to fostering […]
As reported in port2port: The Confederation of Indian Industry and Israel’s High Tech Industries Association (HTIA) will work to establish a network that would bring investors and entrepreneurs close and expand trade The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Israel’s High Tech Industries Association (HTIA) signed last week an agreement to bring Israeli technology and […]
Fancy an outdoor adventure in Israel? Whether it’s woodlands, wetlands, sand dunes, or cliffs – Israel has it all. ISRAEL21c lists the country’s top 10 nature reserves and national parks to visit. By Abigail Klein Leichman It’s no simple task to identify the top 10 nature reserves and national parks in a country with about […]
As reported in The Economist: MOSES parted the waters. Strauss aims merely to separate the waters from their yucky impurities. On May 18th in Shanghai Israel’s second-largest food and drinks firm will launch a high-tech purifier that not only filters water but also heats it to exactly the right temperature for making tea. Strauss has […]
As reported in IVC: Better Place Israel CEO Moshe Kaplinski: The company wants to promote a similar deal in Israel. Please click here to see the artilce in the Sydney Morning Herald dated June 20th. Shai Agassi‘s electric car venture Better Place LLC has signed a $60 million 10-year deal with Australia’s ActewAGL Ltd. for […]
As reported in Port2port: Israel is 1st in the world in total expenditures of R&D as % of GDP, entrepreneurship, central bank policy and scientific research and 2nd in access to venture capital and public expenditure on education According to the 2011 World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) of the International Institute Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, […]
As reported in IVC Greylock Israel Partners today announced that it has closed a $160 million fund, Greylock Israel II, from which it will continue to invest in exceptional enterprise and consumer technology companies at all stages of development, from seed to early to growth, in Israel and Europe. As with previous Greylock funds, this […]
As reported by Globes: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will set up an R&D center in Tel Aviv, based on heterogeneous computing and 3D graphics developer Graphic Remedy, which it acquired six months ago. According to IVC, the acquisition was made at a value of $5 million. AMD says that […]
Where Unique Heritage Assets Meet a Solid Business Environemnt In light of the record number of incoming tourist visitors to Israel in 2010 and the Ministry of Tourism target for 2015 for 5 million tourists a year in addition to the thriving domestic tourism market, the upsurge in demand is putting pressure on the supply […]
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