As reported in Israel21C: ‘Truly exceptional’ Israeli scientist reveals critical genetic information about ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) disease and brings home a top American research award. Over the years, repeated requests for Tel Aviv University professor Yosef Shiloh, to relocate to the United States have always been met with the same answer: “Thanks so much, I appreciate it, […]
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As reported in IVC Online: The company value was $700-800 million, after money. Brightsource Energy Inc. has raised $122.5 million in its fifth financing round. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said that it raised the capital in shares and warrants, as part of a planned $125 million […]
As reported in Port2Port: The agreement will give Israeli companies an opportunity to enter the American market through technological and strategic cooperation with leading Massachusetts companies Israel and the American state of Massachusetts signed last week an agreement for increased research and development collaboration between Massachusetts and Israeli companies. The signing of the deal […]
As reported in Israel21C: As services and applications increasingly move from in-house servers to the Internet, Israeli companies are helping to seed the worldwide cloud revolution. The computing world is going online like never before. By utilizing resources on the Internet — “cloud” — companies can avoid laying out large sums of money on IT systems. […]
As reported in Israel21C: An Israeli invention could revolutionize the way perishables are packaged, extending shelf life by banishing bacteria. Imagine if all the paper, cardboard, foil and plastic that envelops the food we buy could not only keep it clean and tidy but also free of the bacteria that leads to spoilage. That scenario is […]
As reported in Israel21C: Israel’s Mantissa has developed a miniature radar/surveillance system the size of a personal camera. The company, which successfully completed the demo stage of the new radar, says the new development is a technological and application breakthrough that will change the rules of the game for surveillance and security. According to the company, […]
As reported in IVC Online: Atlantic Capital Partners has $100 million for secondary investments in European and Israeli technology companies. While Israeli venture capital firms are scarcely managing to raise follow-on funds, Israeli technology companies continue to pique the interest of foreign funds and investors. US private equity firm Sliver Lake invested in Israeli company […]
The Israel stand at the Sydney Travel Expo won the Award for the Best Small Stand Exhibit last weekend 26th & 27th March, for its unique design. The Israel stand which was co-exhibited by the Israel Trade & Tourism Commission and the Israel travel Centre was designed by ExpoDirect who structured an amazing look featuring […]
As reported in IVC online: The following summarizes exits of Israeli and Israel-related high-tech companies in merger & acquisition deals and initial public offerings in 2010. The data are based on information derived from IVC-Online Database, and developed by IVC Research Center, which for more than 14 years has been at the forefront of Israeli […]
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The Jerusalem Scrabble Club is the largest weekly Scrabble club in the world. Members have been connecting letter tiles together for nearly 30 years. You might think the largest weekly Scrabble club in the world would meet in, say, London. Or maybe New York. But you’d be wrong. With 50 loyal members coming every Tuesday […]
