As reported by IVC: The following are the findings of the IVC Quarterly Survey conducted by the IVC Research Center, which for more than 14 years has been at the forefront of high-tech, venture capital and private equity research in Israel. This Survey reviews capital raised by private Israeli high-tech companies from Israeli venture capital […]
Category: News
As reported by Israel21c: A renewable energy research center is to be established in southern Israel. It will be operated by the Arava Group, initiated by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Eilat-Elot municipality. The Arava Group recently won a tender from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor to establish and operate […]
As reported by Israel21c: Though the very mention of nuclear energy makes many people nervous, it’s no secret that we will come to depend on it more and more as highly-polluting and costly fossil fuels go the way of the dinosaurs from which they derive. That’s why the world’s best minds are focused on finding […]
As reported by Israel21c: Scientists from Israel are developing a new way to destroy cancerous tumors that will have fewer side effects than traditional radiation therapy, and cause minimal damage to surrounding tissue. The innovative method developed by a professor at Tel Aviv University uses heat to kill the tumor cells, while leaving the surrounding […]
As reported by Israel21c: The steadily rising profile of Israeli wines reached a global crescendo last month when Carmel Winery garnered the 2010 Decanter World Wine Awards trophy. The winery won the award for its red Rhone varietals in the upper price category. Read the full article here
As reported by Israel21c: It almost sounds like the plot of a sci-fi thriller: A beautiful but deadly family of blue-green algae strong-arms other freshwater microorganisms into becoming their slaves, enabling them to take control of the water and threaten health the world over. These dastardly cyanobacteria algae – the bullies of the freshwater playground […]
Categories
On the HIV warpath
As reported by Israel21c: A substance that destroys cells infected with the deadly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been developed by researchers at the Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem. The breakthrough, reported by ISRAEL21c in September, resulted from years of cooperative lab work between professors Abraham Loyter from HU’s Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences […]
Categories
Israel at Shanghai World Expo 2010
Under the slogan “Innovation for Better Life”, Israel will highlight innovation at its pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai along with traditional Jewish culture. This is the first time that Israel is building a national pavilion at a World Expo. The design of its pavilion resembles two clasped hands, symbolizing Israeli innovation and technology. The pavilion […]
As reported in Globes.co.il : The deal, estimated at about $65 million, is AOL’s fifth acquisition in Israel. US Internet giant AOL is buying Israeli web video start-up 5min Media. AOL confirmed the acquisition, which had been reported in technology blog All Things Digital.The value of the deal was not reported but sources close to […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: The IMF forecast is higher than the Bank of Israel’s 4% prediction. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts 4.2% GDP growth in Israel in 2010, up from 0.8% growth in 2009. The optimistic forecast is contained in the IMF’s bi-annual World Economic Outlook report which was published today on the eve of […]
