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Diversity Breeds Israeli Innovation

Among the nearly one million Russians who fled the former Soviet Union and came to Israel in the 1990s, there were many physicists, mathematicians, and scientists. Israel quickly found a way to put them to work by creating the elaborate incubator … Continue reading

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Covertix Receives Red Herring’s 2011 Top 100 Award

I reported a while back on Covertix and its studly CEO Alon Samia. But now Red Herring’s backing me up. Covertix, an innovative provider of Information Rights Management (IRM) solutions for sensitive data file-level protection and control, just received the … Continue reading

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Looppa, Taking Media Brands Social

Today, every business is challenged by the need to have some sort of social media presence. And the media industry itself is one of the sectors that most acutely feels this challenge. Not only is a social media presence needed … Continue reading

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Shedding Light On Start Up Nation

My man Saul Singer is one of the guy’s who consistently “gets it”. He is a steady voice of reason in a world that has simply gone mad when it comes to the subject of Israel. Start Up Nation, the … Continue reading

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Cadent Exits With $190 Million

Another nice exit for an Israeli company as Align Technology Inc., which makes the Invisalign tooth-straightening system, an alternative to traditional braces has agreed to buy dentistry services provider Cadent Holdings Inc. for $190 million in cash. Cadent (with offices in Carlstadt, NJ … Continue reading

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Pro-IV’s Total Infusion/Transfusion Management System

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are adversely affected and even killed by transfusion errors when drugs and patients are mismatched. Pro IV’s IMMAGES™ (Infusion Monitoring, Management and Safety System) seeks to change that and has been developed … Continue reading

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Tonight: Last Chance to Catch Expert Business Panel at TAU

Tonight the Sofaer International MBA at Tel Aviv’s Recanati School of Business, is hosting former President and CEO of Teva, Israel Makov, and Israel’s new Director General of Industry, Trade and Labor Shoron Kedmi. The duo will explore “what’s next for the multi-national … Continue reading

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Israel Nanotechnology Panel in NYC

Tomorrow the swanky law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom will host “ISRAEL: LEADING THE FRONTIER IN NANOTECHNOLOGY” in their swanky New York offices on the 37th floor at 4 Times Square. The swanky panel will explore Israeli involvement across … Continue reading

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Israeli Defense Co. Installs Security Cameras at Fukushima

Arava-based Magna BSP, which specializes in producing and installing stereoscopic sensory and thermal imaging cameras, has been contracted to place cameras around one of the Fukushima plant’s six nuclear cores – the one that has been experiencing explosions and overheating. … Continue reading

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Trendlines Show Hitting the U.S. Road

Kudos and much success to the Galilee-based Trendlines Group, which invests in and develops innovation-based businesses. Trendlines is taking its various portfolio companies on a four-city U.S. Road Show that will offer shareholders and other investors the opportunity to meet a … Continue reading

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