Australia and Israel are continuing to collaborate to pursue beneficial opportunities between the countries in the agricultural technology and farming industries. A delegation from Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, in conjunction with Haifa Australia, the global Israeli fertiliser supplier’s local subsidiary, recently met with Australia’s Ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, […]
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ISRAEL’S CHIEF SCIENTIST AVI HASSON INTRODUCES ISRAEL’S FIRST ANNUAL INNOVATION REPORT Hasson: “Our challenge in the coming years will be to remain at the forefront of global technology while implementing innovative measures in all aspects of the market and the economy.” The report identifies four significant measures that should be taken to meet these challenges: […]
In confirming its acquisition of Israeli company N-trig, Microsoft promised to deliver on its surface technology. As reported in Globes: Microsoft has confirmed its acquisition of Israeli digital pen developer N-trig. No financial details were revealed but the “Wall Street Journal” estimated that Microsoft paid $30 million for the Kfar Saba company. In a blog, […]
Medtronic will use the technology of Israeli company DreaMed Diabetes for automatic regulation of insulin release. As reported in Globes: Medtronic has invested $2 million in Israeli company DreaMed Diabetes, and signed a development and marketing deal with it. DreaMed has developed technology that connects continuous insulin sensors with insulin pumps. Under the deal, […]
Lexifone (www.Lexifone.com) announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona March 2 – 5, 2015 that Sony Mobile Communications will be featuring Lexifone’s app on Sony Select for a limited time. The company will be an exhibitor at MWC and will have the app available to the public. Through Sony Select, Lexifone’s automatic translation service […]
As reported in Globes: The investment will be in the tens of millions of dollars. Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is giving a vote of confidence in Israeli venture capital. It was reported today that the company will invest a sum amounting to tens of millions of dollars in Israel venture capital firm JVP. The connection […]
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Ten cool Apps out of Israel
As published by Israel21c: You already know that some of the coolest and most useful mobile apps in the world (think Waze) were dreamed up by Israelis. Every few months, ISRAEL21c presents 10 of the latest apps that could change the way you work and play. 1. Rounds Described as a mashup of WhatsApp […]
The Asian Venture Capital Journal has published a feature story on delegation of 22 Israeli VC funds to China. Their objective was to expose the Israeli Start-up ecosystem to Chinese investors and convince them to invest in funds and partner with portfolio companies. Click here to see the Journal, and then click on the cover […]
As reported in Globes: The driver assistance systems company has unveiled its EyeQ4 fourth generation system-on-chip. Mobileye has introduced its fourth generation system-on-chip, the EyeQ4. The EyeQ4 has 14 computing cores, of which 10 are specialized vector accelerators with extremely high utilization for visual processing and understanding. The Israeli company, headquartered in Jerusalem, is no […]
As reported in NoCamels: With 700-plus direct employees in Israel, the Herzliya R&D center is Apple’s second-largest in the world, Apple CEO Tim Cook told local staff on Thursday. And at a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin a day earlier, the two leaders discussed not just the fact of Israel’s emergence as an important […]
