Monthly Archives: June 2015

US programs for Israeli startups

Posted on June 14, 2015

The JFE Organization of San Francisco is launching its 7th accelerator cohort for Israeli and Jewish entrepreneurs. It has also running an investor pitch for Israeli companies raising $5 – $15 million on July 1st. http://jfeaccelerator.com/accelerator-sf/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/series-a-demo-for-israeli-startups-sf-tickets-17140699293

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Israel’s long-term viability

Posted on June 14, 2015

Ambassador Yoram Ettinger gives a “thumbs up” to Israel’s economy. In particular, 280 global high-tech giants have established R&D centers in Israel and investment has soared. http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/analysis/global-kudos-to-israels-long-term-viability/2015/06/07/

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Banking cooperation with Belarus

Posted on June 14, 2015

Belarus’ Center of Banking Technologies (BCBT) and the Israeli consulting company Integrity will develop cooperation and exchange experience. http://eng.belta.by/all_news/economics/Belarus-Center-of-Banking-Technologies-Israels-Integrity-to-develop-cooperation_i_82312.html

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The business of conserving water

Posted on June 14, 2015

Recent article in The Atlantic entitled “Selling the Desert’s Water-Conservation Lessons to the Rest of the World” It describes the reasons for the success of Israel’s Netafim, with its irrigation system that can grow plants with much less water. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/netafim-israel-water-conservation-irrigation-desert/393722/

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Making advertising revenue for Facebook

Posted on June 14, 2015

If you wondered where Facebook gets its income from, one of the answers is Israel’s Bidalgo. As one of the few official Facebook Marketing Partners in Israel, Bidalgo expects as much as $100 million in revenues in 2015 from selling … Continue reading →

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Pulsed light kills bacteria in milk

Posted on June 14, 2015

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have shown that pulsed light kills the listeria bacteria that cause many deaths each year in consumers of infected milk products. In fact using pulsed light once a day, means that milk no longer requires … Continue reading →

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Sterile flies to save Balkan fruit trees

Posted on June 14, 2015

Israel’s BioBee has won a tender by the International Atomic Energy Agency to supply 400 million sterile flies to protect citrus trees along the border of Croatia and Bosnia. The nuclear-sterilized flies repel the Mediterranean fruit fly, a pest that … Continue reading →

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Research patents rise by 20%

Posted on June 14, 2015

In 2014 856 inventions were registered by Israeli universities and research institutes – a 20% increase on 2013 figures. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Good-news-in-R-and-D-20-percent-rise-in-Israeli-patents-last-year-405271

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Celebrating Einstein’s centenary

Posted on June 14, 2015

On the 100th anniversary of Einstein publishing his theory of relativity, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has unveiled a new statue to the renowned physicist. Albert Einstein was one of the founders of the Hebrew University, a true Zionist and … Continue reading →

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Phree yourself from paper

Posted on June 14, 2015

I featured Phree previously here, but here is a new video of the amazing Israeli digital pen. Phree has raised over a quarter of a million dollars on Kickstarter – the target was $100,000. http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/thanks-to-israel-paper-will-soon-be-a-thing-of-the-past/

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