Monthly Archives: May 2015

Claridge returns to Israel

Claridge CDPQ Israel has just opened in Tel Aviv, nine years after Claridge sold its last Israeli investment. The CDPQ is Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which manages $225 billion in pension funds, and is an equal partner … Continue reading

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The next generation digital pen

Israel’s OTM Technologies has developed the Phree – a digital pen that lets you write or draw on any surface and see the image on the screen on your smartphone. It uses 3D motion-tracking lasers and doubles as a Bluetooth … Continue reading

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UK election results brought to you by Israel

If you watched the results of the UK elections on Sky News, then you will have seen the technology of Israel’s LiveU that Sky used to cover 150 key constituencies. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-firm-to-bring-election-results-direct-to-uk-living-rooms/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdJZkJyd4Jk

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3D printed food

I reported about the food printer from Israel’s White Innovations in my 30 Mar 2014 newsletter. One year later, the Genie has received thousands of orders and is about one year from delivery. http://nocamels.com/2015/04/3d-print-food-israeli-tech-the-genie/ http://www.geniethefreshway.com/

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How Intel became Israel’s best friend

Newly found photographs show the history of Intel Israel – one of Israel’s most important business relationships. Intel opened its Israeli office in 1974 – two years after Israeli Dov Frohman invented the EPROM erasable read-only memory chip. Intel now … Continue reading

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BizTEC has launched 122 startups

Israel’s Technion is running its 10th annual BizTEC competition. In that decade, it has produced 122 startups that have raised over $100 million in funds. The winning ideas include a liquid biological bandage, a keyhole surgery system, digital mapping of … Continue reading

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Smart homes for the elderly

Samsung and Israeli startup Mybitat together are to develop an innovative smart home solution aimed at helping the elderly stay safe while at home. It combines cloud-based software, advanced sensors and behavior analytics to monitor seniors’ daily routine and wellness. … Continue reading

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President meets winning young scientists

Israel’s President Rivlin met the 12 winners of Israel’s 2015 Young Scientists Competition organized by Jerusalem’s Bloomfield Science Museum. The winners will represent Israel at the Intel ISEF competition and the Young Scientists competition in Europe. http://www.baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=59997

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Israeli battery swapping for Chinese buses

Although battery swapping failed for Better Place’s Israeli electric cars, the technology has found favor for buses running in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China. Israel’s Ziv Av Engineering (ZAE) will design and supply the battery switching … Continue reading

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Microsoft hosts 35 Israeli startups

Thirty-five startups using the best and most innovative of Israeli technologies were on display at Microsoft Israel’s ThinkNext 2015. Microsoft flew in top executives from the US to see a chat search engine, a smart faucet, a Skype language translator … Continue reading

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