Veteran of three space shuttle missions, NASA’s Col. William McArthur met cadets at the Israel Air Force Flight Academy when he arrived in Israel for the Seventh International Ilan Ramon Space Conference. Col. McArthur also gave lectures to students all … Continue reading →

Israel’s Elbit Systems has unveiled a hyper-spectral electro-optics imaging payload with revolutionary intelligence capabilities that will soon allow the IDF to better identify enemy targets hidden by camouflage. http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=256762

In a continuing effort to reach the goal of 10% renewable power by 2020, Israel has recently been issuing a slew of new solar licences, including a 120 MW thermal solar plant that will be built outside Kibbutz Zeelim and … Continue reading →

Israel’s Seeds Technologies DM of Kfar Ruth has developed the “black galaxy” tomato variety. The colour was derived from blueberries and introduced into the species. The pigment provides the tomato with a high concentration of antioxidants and vitamin C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Pr38pdkgg

The Israeli investment group Trendlines is bringing 13 Israeli start-ups (including ApiFix – see above) to Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore and New York City in March. The road show includes five-minute company presentations to attendees, as well as “speed-date” meetings … Continue reading →

According to the Wall Street Journal, the statistics show that Tel Aviv beats London, Berlin and every other European city. It hosts 600 early stage companies. Access to venture capital is double that of the USA and 20 times that … Continue reading →

The huge investment by foreign hi-tech companies in Israel has boosted the demand for Israeli computer experts, engineers and scientists. 46 percent of all companies here are multinational ones, compared to only 5% in Japan. Apple recently announced a new … Continue reading →