Israel Active

Intel Jerusalem has installed 228 solar panels on its roof that will generate 85 thousand kW a year to feed into Israel’s electric grid. It is Intel's first photovoltaic system outside the USA.

For years, Intel was the only microprocessor manufacturer developing microchips in Israel. Now its main competitor Advanced Micro Devices is to set up a Research & Development centre here.

Israel is strategic for Motorola. They have just inaugurated their new Research & Development centre next to Ben Gurion Airport, which cost $28 million to build.

Israel’s High-Tech Industry Association 2011 conference included 3 breakthrough Israeli products. 2P2D’s ClinicAid drug dispenser, MicroPointing’s tiny mouse and SolChip’s solar semi-conductors.

The pan-European network for market- oriented industrial research & development and innovation biennial conference used the Israeli parliament to announce its commitment to expanding R&D.

The Israeli management team that runs DSP Group have announced the release of the world’s first wireless multimedia and telephony system on a single microprocessor chip.

Another Israeli experiment was aboard the Endeavour space shuttle. It compared cellular decay in space with that on Earth in order to determine some of the factors that affect why people age.

The US Food & Drugs Administration has approved this unique device from Israel’s MCS Medical Compression Systems. It will start saving lives in 2012.

Save A Child’s Heart has been recommended for special status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council. SACH treats children and trains doctors from across the globe.

Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have discovered the mechanism used by the body to shut down the immune system response. IBD sufferers can look forward to new treatments.