Monthly Archives: February 2019

Israeli startups on the road to China

At the Asian Financial Forum 2019 in Hong Kong, Israeli entrepreneur Jon Medved said that tiny Israel develops technology solutions and China provides for a massive scale-up of operations. An example is Israeli ag-tech, which increases food production for everyone. … Continue reading

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New record for foreign currency reserves

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of Jan 2019 climbed to a new record of $118.151 billion, up $2.872 billion from the end of Dec 2018, https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-foreign-exchange-reserves-climb-to-new-record-1001272387

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Clean up the air in your house

Israeli startup Aura Smart Air has developed a combination of air purifier, smoke alarm and carbon-dioxide detector, plus an app to measure air quality inside and outside and provide tips and advice. Its kickstarter project’s goal was to raise $15,000 … Continue reading

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Kibbutz smart energy grid pilot

Former Austrian chancellor Christian Kern is chairman of Austrian-Israeli startup FSIGHT. Kern is currently visiting Kibbutz Ma’ale Gilboa where FSIGHT is piloting a smart platform for managing distributed energy grids. Israeli and European energy companies are also participating in the … Continue reading

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Israelis file nearly 5000 patents in the US

Of the 340,000 patents filed in the US in 2018, almost 5,000 (1.44%) originated with Israel inventors. Numbers of Israeli patents has been rising steadily over the past 15 years. Back in 2004, Israeli-linked patents filed accounted for 0.68% of … Continue reading

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Israeli innovation at MWC Barcelona

Dozens of Israeli startups will be presenting at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (25 – 28 Feb 2019) They have solutions for telecom service providers, equipment vendors, smart device manufacturers; automotive, smart home, smart city and finance enterprises and … Continue reading

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Exhibition of 50 innovative startups

“The Israeli Expo,” an exhibition showcasing 50 Israeli startups has opened at the innovation center at Tel Aviv’s Peres Center for Peace & Innovation. They focus on artificial intelligence, IT, digital health, ag-tech, and cybersecurity. The exhibition will be updated … Continue reading

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Tel Aviv is 18th best hi-tech city

Savills real estate agency rated Tel Aviv 18th in their list of the world’s best high-tech cities. High spots included air passenger growth, startups per capita, talent pool, population growth and co-working rental cost. https://www.savills.co.uk/tech-cities/index.html#tel-aviv https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-tel-aviv-ranked-18th-best-high-tech-city-1001272120

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Young Israeli scientists win $100,000 awards

The prestigious Blavatnik Awards recognizes Israeli scientists 42 or younger conducting “breakthrough research” in life sciences, chemistry, physics or engineering. This year Weizman’s Michal Rivlin and Erez Berg and Technion’s Moran Bercovici won $100,000 each. https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-young-israeli-scientists-win-100000-research-prize/

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Sky’s no limit for Anières graduates

In 2016, Anières (Naale) Elite Academy launched “Aeronautics in the Valley” – an enrichment program to teach high-school students the basics of aerospace engineering. Today, 15 graduates are in the Technion’s academic reserve program, before joining the Israeli Air Force … Continue reading

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