Monthly Archives: January 2016

Advanced Inhalation to launch on NASDAQ

Posted on January 31, 2016

Israeli biotech Advanced Inhalation Therapies (AIT), plans to raise $12 million on NASDAQ. AIT (new name Beyond Air) develops products for the treatment of respiratory infections including Cystic Fibrosis. See previous newsletter articles (here) of its Nitric Oxide treatment. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-advanced-inhalation-therapies-set-for-12m-nasdaq-ipo-1001098247

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Sony buys Altair for $212 million

Posted on January 31, 2016

Sony Corporation has purchased the Israeli chip manufacturing company Altair for $212 million or 25 billion Yen. Sony enters the prestigious Israeli startup market to help its aim to become a world leader in the IoT (Internet of Things) field, … Continue reading →

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NIS 1 billion boost for small & medium businesses

Posted on January 31, 2016

Israel’s Economy Ministry has chosen two Israeli venture capital funds, Cogito Capital and Peninsula Investments, to create a billion shekel ($27 million) capital growth fund for firms that have an annual sales volume of NIS 100 million ($27 million) or … Continue reading →

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2000 attend China-Israel investment summit

Posted on January 31, 2016

Over 100 Israeli companies and 2000 delegates were in Beijing at the first ever China-Israel Technology Innovation and Investment Summit. They came to raise capital, market their products or build strategic partnerships. $3 billion worth of deals were anticipated. http://www.timesofisrael.com/big-deals-expected-at-biggest-ever-israel-investment-event-in-china/ … Continue reading →

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Huge investment in Israeli startups

Posted on January 31, 2016

As you will see in this week’s newsletter, there is a huge surge currently of financial investment in Israeli hi-tech companies. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-startups-raise-400m-in-past-month-1001097088

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Water rates to fall by 14.5%

Posted on January 31, 2016

Israel’s cabinet has approved a 14.5% cut in water rates to be effective from 1st Feb. It follows a 10% reduction a year ago. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-cabinet-approves-145-cut-in-water-rates-1001097565

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Jerusalem Water on EU research project

Posted on January 31, 2016

Hagihon – Jerusalem’s water company – has been awarded a key role on the 4-year European Union project to improve governance and social awareness of water environmental challenges. It involves setting up a Digital Social Platform to share details of … Continue reading →

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Magnificent seven

Posted on January 31, 2016

Last week there was good news about seven Israeli cybersecurity companies – the first six are their first mentions in my newsletter. LightCyber won awards in both SC Magazine and CRN Magazine; SafeBreach launched its continual testing platform; Fireglass raised … Continue reading →

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The best gadgets at CES

Posted on January 31, 2016

Thousands of products were displayed to over 100,000 visitors at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Both winners in the “Last Gadget Standing” category were Israeli. The VUZE Camera from HumanEyes was the Live Audience winner and … Continue reading →

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A better mousetrap

Posted on January 31, 2016

Israeli start-up IoTBox has developed a hi-tech sensor tracking system for super-fast elimination of rodent infection at food processing sites. It utilizes the Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive analytics to calculate the travel pattern of the vermin and identify … Continue reading →

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