As published in Israel21c: Israeli high-tech and biotech startups witnessed a record year of acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs), according to end-of-year reports by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ethosia Human Resources. The reports show that 52 Israeli startups exited to the tune of some $15 billion this year, while 18 IPOs racked up […]
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As reported in Globes: Elbit Systems will upgrade four Grumman C-1A aircraft at its M7 Aerospace unit in San Antonio, Texas. Defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. recently announced that its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC has been awarded a directed subcontract from the Brazilian Navy for the upgrade of four Grumman […]
Tel Aviv was awarded this year’s World Smart Cities Award presented at a gala dinner last night during the Smart City Expo and World Congress in Barcelona. Israel’s largest city was recognised for its initiatives in digitally connecting and engaging citizens with the municipality’s activities. A Residents Club, free Wi-Fi across the city and its own city […]
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The “beating tech heart” of Israel
Jon Medved was recently inteviewed on CNN about the effect of the Start Up nation on the future of the Israeli economy.
As reported in NoCamels: When it comes to treating large, open wounds, not much has changed in the past five thousand years. Just as the ancient Egyptians used needles and thread to patch up their wounded, doctors employ the same stitching ‘technology’ today to prevent infection and facilitate healing. Nonetheless, when a wound is too […]
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Charge your phone in 30 seconds
Picture sourced from App advice (http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/02/upcoming-app-find-your-missing-idevice-even-if-the-battery-is-dead) Smartphones are great. They allow us to check our email wherever we go, surf the net, navigate our way through unfamiliar streets – these mini computers have significantly changed our culture and lives. But, at one point or another, the inevitable strikes: the battery dies. And often accompanying it […]
Israeli start-up EnStorage is reported to have signed an R&D agreement with international energy management company Schneider Electric and French energy corporation Areva to develop a renewable energy storage system. The cooperation agreement is for the development of a renewable energy storage system with sales potential in 135 countries around the world. Moran Buganim-Gold, head of the energy […]
With the opening of One World Trade Center where the Twin Towers once stood, we are again reminded of the continuing threat global terrorism poses to our freedom and way of life. Europe, which has recently seen many of its own join radical groups like ISIS, knows only too well the threat terrorism continues to […]
Israel is full of start-ups, with sites such as MappedinIsrael illustrating how they have all but taken over the country. These companies are increasingly driven by missions that look to benefit the world, with the social enterprise movement spreading from the U.S.A. and U.K. over to Israel. It is a natural transition considering the […]
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Ozim – never stop innovating
The Israeli-Australian forum, Ozim, is holding a meet and greet networking event followed by drinks and canapés on the 27th of November in Melbourne. Take a look at their flyer for more information.
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