Israel, a global cleantech powerhouse, is now attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in cleantech investment every year. The country gets more from its soil, water, air, and sunlight than most other nations on earth. Why has such a small country been able to position itself a world leader in cleantech? The answer, I believe, […]
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Israel Life Sciences overview 2010 Over the last decade Israel has introduced a wealth of groundbreaking and valuable innovations in Life Sciences. Israel’s life Sciences sector is supported by a strong foundation of academid excellence including some of the wrold’s leading reserach institutes. Bolstered by a flourishing high-tech environment and an entrepreneurial spirit, Israel is […]
Despite the current hype, cloud computing is not really new – at least, not in concept. In fact, it can be seen as the evolution of utility or grid computing, which also revolved around the consumption of computing resources and IT services via an on-demand, pay-per-use basis. But cloud computing entails an important twist: Where […]
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Victoria invests in small technologies
As reported by R and D Info, The Victorian Government has launched its $10.5 million Victorian Action Plan for Small Technologies which aims to support the development of nano- and micro- technologies in the State, and assist local companies to enter international markets. Initiatives of the Action Plan include: $6.5 million for a Small Technologies […]
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Australian Innovation System Report released
As reported by R and D Info, The Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, has launched a new annual report on Australia’s innovation system. The 95-page report, prepared by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, provides an overview of key features and trends in the Australian innovation system; research capacity and skill base; business […]
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Commercialisation Australia up and running
As reported by R and D Info, Commercialisation Australia, the Australian Government’s new $196 million, four-year initiative to assist with the commercialisation of new products, is up and running with the appointment of a CEO and announcement of the first round of funding. The inaugural CEO is Mr Doron Ben-Meir, the founder and CEO of […]
The Tender’s Committee, in association with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor published the tender’s documents for the establishment of life sciences investment funds (Bio-Tech Funds) today. The four groups that met the primary conditions will begin fundraising in Israel and abroad. There is an anticipation that these groups […]
// As reported in the Jerusalem Post, twelve members of the Parliament of Western Australia arrived in Israel for a ten-day visit, including the Minister for Water, Dr. Graham Jacobs, on the initiative of AIJAC, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. For all the representatives, this was their first visit to Israel. They toured all […]
IBM to invest in Israeli cleantech start ups As reported in Globes, the program, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, is intended to reach dozens of companies. Sources inform “Globes” that, this Tuesday, IBM Israel will announce a program for investing in cleantech (energy and water) in cooperation with the Ministry […]
As reported in Port 2 Port, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced last Friday that the United States and Israel have reached an Open-Skies aviation agreement that will liberalize U.S.-Israel air services for the carriers of both countries. Israel becomes the 97th U.S. Open-Skies partner. Under the new agreement, airlines from both countries will […]
