Monthly Archives: February 2013

Purifying the water with UV light

Posted on February 24, 2013

Israel’s Atlantium has developed Ultra-Violet systems (validated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) to render germs harmless without damaging equipment or generating high levels of ozone. It has just received $3 million of funding to develop new uses for its … Continue reading →

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A search engine for equations

Posted on February 24, 2013

(Thanks to Uri – Israel Defense) The Israeli start-up Eqsquest has created what is believed to be the first semantic search engine designed specifically for scientific and mathematical equations. Symbolab allows users to search for equations using both numbers, symbols … Continue reading →

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Apple opens Ra’anana development center

Posted on February 17, 2013

The new Apple development center in the Ra’anana Industrial Zone will be the company’s third in Israel after it opened a development center in Haifa last year and acquired flash memory developer Anobit in Herzliya. Most new staff were previously … Continue reading →

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Final section of Eilat railway link approved

Posted on February 17, 2013

The Southern District Committee for Planning and Building has approved the final leg of the future Eilat railway. The rail link will connect the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and provide a swifter passage of goods to both Europe and … Continue reading →

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The magic of Jerusalem

Posted on February 17, 2013

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon highlights Jerusalem’s harmony where (for the first time in history, under Israeli sovereignty) Jews, Christians, Muslims, secular, religious, young and old live side by side. He also shows the unbreakable bond between the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Israel exports 60 million flowers to Europe for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 17, 2013

It may be a day of love and romance for those celebrating Valentine’s Day around the world, but it’s a day of hard work for Israeli farmers. Israel exported some 60 million roses, orchids, Bonsai trees and other flowers to … Continue reading →

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Israeli agriculture biotech sold for $35 million

Posted on February 17, 2013

The US giant Monsanto has bought the activity of Israeli crop bioengineering company Rosetta Green Ltd – developer of improved genetic strains of wheat, vegetables and other plants such as cotton, biofuels and algae with medical properties. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000818988&fid=1725

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Israeli microalgae company sold for $50 million

Posted on February 17, 2013

UK’s Grovepoint Capital has bought Israeli start-up Algatechnologies – manufacturer of AstaPure (astaxanthin) – a powerful antioxidant from the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis. Asta Pure is used as a nutritional supplement and component in cosmetics. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000820990&fid=1725

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Israel-Cyprus Sign Gas and Oil Explorations Deal

Posted on February 17, 2013

Israeli firms Delek and Anver signed an agreement to acquire a 30 percent stake in exploration rights for gas and oil off Cyprus’s southern shore. Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis told reporters that the signing provided a “new era of Cyprus-Israeli … Continue reading →

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Building a virtual cable TV service for Singapore

Posted on February 17, 2013

(Thanks to EDI) Singapore-based MediaCorp has hired Israeli video startup Tvinci to build a new streaming video service called Toggle that will provide live and on-demand access to streaming video content. Toggle will have Video On Demand (VOD) content, plus … Continue reading →

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