Monthly Archives: March 2015

Meerkat – a side project that took off

Posted on March 8, 2015

The Wall St Journal features a story about an Israeli startup that switched its main product when its co-founder built a new mobile application in eight weeks. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/03/04/the-back-story-of-meerkat-a-side-project-that-took-off/

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Hebrew U launches 9 companies

Posted on March 8, 2015

Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, founded nine new companies in 2014 on the basis of technology originating at the university. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-nine-cos-founded-in-2014-based-on-yissum-technology-1001015445

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Israel had most UK IPOs in 2014

Posted on March 8, 2015

More Israeli companies had new listings on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 than from any country outside of the UK itself. Two (Matomy Media and Barak Capital) floated on the main market and seven more on the AIM secondary … Continue reading →

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Unlimited recharging

Posted on March 8, 2015

Israel’s Chakratec develops kinetic batteries with a mechanical flywheel to provide smart storage with unlimited charge/discharge cycles and no polluting chemicals. Chakratec has just won Ben-Gurion University’s Clean Technology Business Plan Competition. http://www.chakratec.com/ http://aabgu.org/bgu-negev-cleantech-initiative/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNfqvAewRr0

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The State’s highest honors

Posted on March 8, 2015

The Israel Prize in Life Sciences Research went to Weizmann’s Professor Zelig Eshhar for his breakthrough approach to treating diseases, particularly cancer. Another Weizmann Professor, Shimon Ullman won the Mathematics and Computer Science Research prize for his artificial intelligence work. … Continue reading →

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The coolest startup office in Israel

Posted on March 8, 2015

Take a tour round the office of Israeli video messaging startup Glide, located at the Jerusalem Technology Park. http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/alans-pick-for-the-coolest-startup-office-in-israel-glide-headquarters-jerusalem/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ3cb9aXhLo

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Apple seeks Israeli chip technology

Posted on March 8, 2015

The Wall St Journal reports that Apple is advertising in Israel for silicon and semiconductor design and testing engineers. It also notes that Johny Srouji, Apple’s Vice President of hardware technologies, is an Israeli Arab from Haifa. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/02/26/apples-focus-in-israel-chip-design/

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The smartwatch designed by Israelis

Posted on March 8, 2015

No Camels has revealed that two Israelis are responsible for designing the latest generation of Pebble Time smartwatches. Itai Vonshak is head of product and UX and Liron Damir is head of design. The company has raised over $14 million … Continue reading →

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US grant for Israeli agriculture research

Posted on March 8, 2015

Aiming to boost crop yields of plants like chickpeas and soybeans, the Hebrew University’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has been awarded a $789,000 grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Hebrew-University-receives-789000-grant-to-boost-crop-yields-392802

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Building microchip tools with New York

Posted on March 8, 2015

The State University of New York is partnering with Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist to develop critical tools for the semiconductor industry. http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/03/03/suny-polytechnic-institute-inks-2-9m-deal-with.html

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