Monthly Archives: July 2014

Someone must be looking out for him

Posted on July 6, 2014

Yaron Shadadi was walking with his dog near a Sderot paint factory when it went up in flames after a rocket attack from Gaza. Shadadi was lightly wounded and treated in Ashkelon hospital. In Nov 2012, Shadadi’s home suffered a … Continue reading →

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The best-designed handbag of 2014

Posted on July 6, 2014

From over 1,500 applicants, the 2014 Bernina Best Handmade Handbag award went to Tel Aviv-based, two-woman design team, MeDusa. The Independent Handbag Designer Awards were founded in 2007 to celebrate handbag design and creativity from around the world. http://www.israel21c.org/news/israeli-mini-clutch-wins-intl-handbag-award/ http://thehandbagawards.com/finalists/2014/Gili%20Rozin%20Tamam

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EZchip acquires Tilera

Posted on July 6, 2014

Another Israeli takeover of a US company. Israeli microchip maker EZchip Semiconductor is to buy USA’s Tilera Corporation for $130 million. Tilera develops high-performance multi-core processors and intelligent network interface cards. The purchase will double EZchip’s market. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-ezchip-acquires-tilera-for-130m-1000950681

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Perion grows by acquiring Grow Mobile

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel’s Perion Network is to buy US company Grow Mobile for its mobile advertising platform. Perion’s advanced technology and solutions monetize the application or content of online publishers and app developers and expand their reach to larger audiences. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140630005481/en/Perion-Acquires-Grow-Mobile-Enhance-Mobile-Offering#.U7KjckCKhD0

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New agro-tech factory for Georgia USA

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel’s Haifa Group, manufacturer of fertilizers for agriculture and chemicals for the food industry, is to build a new controlled-release fertilizer manufacturing facility in Savanah, Georgia. The company will invest a reported $12 million and create about twenty new jobs. … Continue reading →

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Israel to fund applied engineering research

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Space plans to establish a new NIS 150 million a year fund (NIS 500,000-750,000 per project) to support applied research in engineering. The initiative is designed to alleviate Israel’s current shortage of engineers. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-govt-to-invest-nis-150m-in-engineering-research-fund-1000947650

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20 Israeli ICT companies showcase at Communicasia 2014

Posted on July 6, 2014

Twenty innovative Israeli Information and Communications Technology companies exhibited under the Israel National Pavilion at Asia’s most established ICT, broadcast and digital multimedia trade event. 50,000 people attended the four-day event in Singapore. http://itrade.gov.il/singapore/2014/06/27/successful-communicasia-2014/

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Israel is the number 1 CleanTech country

Posted on July 6, 2014

Israel came top of the 2014 Global Cleantech Innovation Index of The Cleantech Group and World Wildlife Fund. It stated Israel “generates the culture, education and ‘chutzpah’ necessary to breed innovation, plus it has the survival instincts to manage a … Continue reading →

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North American students get business skills in Israeli companies

Posted on July 6, 2014

In the Birthright Israel Excel Business Leadership Program program’s fourth year, 40 students from top universities in the US and Canada, are interning in Israel with companies including Citi, Amdocs, General Motors, Microsoft, Tnuva and Wix. http://www.timesofisrael.com/birthright-tech-intern-program-begins-fourth-year/

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Israel finds Allies in the Balkans

Posted on July 6, 2014

An Albanian delegation visited the Jewish State along with its Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati who pointed out that relations with Israel began before the creation of the Jewish State. Now Israel’s entrepreneurs, natural gas and water management systems are cementing … Continue reading →

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