The State of Israel will chair EUREKA for the next 12 months, since July 2010 until June 2011. Israel is due to host 6 EUREKA official meetings over the next 12 months in Tel Aviv, Eilat, Haifa, Nazereth and Jerusalem. See list of official meetings of the Israeli Eureka chairmanship The Israeli chairmanship, led by […]
The government approved the proposal by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Avigdor Lieberman, regarding the State of Israel’s membership in the OECD. This decision includes approval of the membership agreement for joining the organization, which was signed in Paris on June 29, 2010, and contains Israel’s […]
On September 7, 2010, a new exhibition titled ‘And Thou Shalt Breathe Life into a Gem’ featuring carved gemstones from the Idar-Oberstein collection opened at the Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum in Ramat Gan, Israel’s diamond center. Those present at the opening ceremony included Israel’s Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer; Ramat Gan Mayor […]
As reported by IVC, Mr. Binyamin “Fuad” Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, said last week that an understanding had been reached with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) vice-president, Zhang Xiao Giang, to sign cooperation agreement. Ben-Eliezer noted that following the signing of the cooperation agreement, wehich will take place soon, each […]
Israeli physicians, scientists, researchers and engineers have propelled the country’s Medical Device industry to the leading edge of innovation and creativity, spanning all fields of medicine. Quick facts: Israel is considered to be the second largest supplier of Medical Device solutions worldwide. Israel ranks #1 in Medical Device patents per capita (#4 in absolute figures). […]
With the world increasingly challenged by congested roads and polluted air, Israel’s ground-breaking automotive technologies are in the forefront of improving performance, efficiency, safety and air quality. While Israel does not engage in large scale vehicle manufacturing, about 150 Israeli manufacturers supply systems, parts, modules and tooling to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket. Israeli […]
As reported in IVC, The company provides a service platform for mobile devices’ Customer Relationship Management. Israeli start up CommuniTake has raised $1.05 million. $750,000 was raised in a Round A led by Plus Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Moldawsky group, while an additional $300,000 was received in the form of a grant […]
As reported in IVC, Doron Kempel sold his previous start-up, Diligent Technologies, to IBM for a reported $170 million. Two and a half years after selling his start-up Diligent Technologies to IBM, Doron Kempel led his current venture SimpliVT in raising $9.2 million. The company reported the funding to the US Securities and Exchange Commission […]
As reported in IVC, The ‘Moove’ MP3 player, which is available only for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device, has been downloaded from Nokia’s Ovi Store by more than half a million users in less than four months eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a developer of Hand Gesture Interface solutions for mobile phones and consumer electronics devices, today […]
As published in Port2Port: Israel improved ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, moving to 24 place compared to 27 place last year The 31st edition of The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 published last week by the World Economic Forum, ahead of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2010 in Tianjin, […]
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