Monthly Archives: April 2012

The first biotech incubator

Merck Serono, a division of the German giant Merck, is investing at least 10 million euros in a project to grow Israeli biotech companies. Israeli start-ups can use Merck’s R&D InterLab facilities in Yavneh for research in order to bring … Continue reading

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Tourism is at an all time high

There has been another rise in numbers of tourists to Israel – 752,000 tourist entries during the first quarter of 2012 – a rise of 2% over the same quarter in 2011. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000741453&fid=1725

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Energy for South Africa

14 Israeli energy companies, specializing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, visited South Africa recently. Several pilot projects and distribution agreements resulted. http://itrade.gov.il/south-africa/2012/04/05/israeli-energy-companies-continue-to-dominate-in-the-south-african-energy-sector/

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Israel’s banks are sound

The IMF has performed stress testing on the Israeli banking system and has given it a clean bill of health. So I can now safely take my cash out from under my mattress. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000741677&fid=1725

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It’s going to be “easy” from Manchester

EasyJet announced that it will start twice-weekly flights from Manchester to Tel Aviv from November 1st 2012. The airline also said that it has carried more than 270,000 passengers on flights to and from Israel since inaugurating its Tel Aviv … Continue reading

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Gas, oil, Uranium and now Gold?

Something amazing is happening under the Land of Israel. Gulliver Energy has applied to the Mining Supervisor for a gold exploration permit in the Nahal Roded area in the Eilat mountains. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/nodeview.asp?fid=1725

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Israel to help fight hunger in Africa

Israel is to support USAID’s “Feed the Future” initiative in Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda. MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation will supply the agricultural expertise in agriculture production, research, irrigation and water technologies. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000742647&fid=1725

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Israeli saves life of Turkish leukaemia patient

Mehmet Burhan Gül was matched with a bone marrow donor from Israel. “Everybody should learn a lesson from this donation, which was made without any discrimination of religion, language or race,” said Gül (same surname as the Turkish President). http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/israeli-donor-saves-turkish-patients-life.aspx?pageID=238&nID=18442&NewsCatID=341

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Israel’s Ethiopian-born champion of higher education

(Thanks to Israel21c) 30-year old Pnina Gaday Agenyahu is the first Ethiopian-born member of Israel’s Council for Higher Education. She is also Hillel director at Tel Aviv University. She arrived in Israel aged three, following her family’s trek across Sudan. … Continue reading

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Tomorrow’s genii

From an initial 120,000 students, eighteen completed Israel Education Ministry’s unique high school project for “super gifted children”. They included Israeli-Arab Arij Hatib, from the town of Majdal Krum. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4211016,00.html

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