Monthly Archives: February 2018

Extreme female cyclist

Posted on February 12, 2018

Israel’s Noga Korem recently joined the famous GT Factory Team – a professional extreme endurance bicycle racing team in the United States. As the only woman on the “Enduro” team, Noga follows the same rigorous training and competition rules as … Continue reading →

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Israel’s rowing center is making waves

Posted on February 12, 2018

In memory of potential Israeli Olympic rower Daniel Amichai Marcus, his family built the Daniel Rowing Centre on the banks of the Yarkon River. (They even widened the river.) It is a place that Israelis come to compete, heal from … Continue reading →

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More about Israel’s skeleton Olympian

Posted on February 12, 2018

Sharon (Real Jerusalem Streets) has written a feature for Israellycool about AJ Edelman – Israel’s first-ever Winter Olympics competitor in the Skeleton bobsleigh event. http://www.israellycool.com/2018/02/05/israeli-ajs-skeleton-key-to-winter-olympics-success/

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The OurCrowd Global Investors Summit

Posted on February 12, 2018

On 1st Feb, OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, held its largest annual investor conference in Jerusalem. 10,000 attendees from over 90 countries; 1,000 startups, 500 multinationals and 500 venture capitalists. See Jon Medved’s video preview. http://www.baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=98410 https://www.youtube.com/embed/kAZe4tErS0M?rel=0

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Half of Merck healthcare revenue is due to Israel

Posted on February 12, 2018

Kai Beckmann, CEO of Performance Materials at German giant Merck, stated that Israeli innovation is behind almost half of Merck’s healthcare revenues. Merck has just opened a new technology innovation laboratory at its subsidiary, Qlight Nanotech in Jerusalem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-innovation-makes-up-half-of-merck-healthcare-revenue-top-official-says/

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Honda likes Israeli startups

Posted on February 12, 2018

A Honda Xcelerator representative identifies the innovative Israeli technology that Honda is seeking and cultivating. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PMv-KhrhRqU?rel=0

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Better by design – together

Posted on February 12, 2018

Israeli-founded home remodeling and design company Houzz has just acquired Tel Aviv-based IvyMark, a startup developing online business management tools for interior designers. http://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3731294,00.html https://www.youtube.com/embed/OaaztEqufPw?rel=0

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Opening a new barrel

Posted on February 12, 2018

I reported previously (twice) about Israeli startup Weissbeerger and its technology to monitor beer taps in a bar. Weissbeerger has just been acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the makers of Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois. https://www.timesofisrael.com/budweiser-brewery-taps-israeli-beer-stat-startup/

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Frutarom’s 32nd takeover

Posted on February 12, 2018

Israeli flavors and fine ingredients company Frutarom has just bought Israel’s IBR (Israeli Biotechnology Research) for $21 million – Frutarom’s 32nd acquisition since 2015. IBR produces active ingredients for cosmetics and dietary supplements. http://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3731151,00.html

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Tech startup is now a $2 billion giant

Posted on February 12, 2018

Israel’s Ori Allon founded Compass in 2012. It has been reshaping the real estate market in the US with its algorithm-based platform. Having sold his Orion search algorithm to Google and his Julpan social analytics company to Twitter, Ori says … Continue reading →

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