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(A view of the Manama skyline, Bahrain (CC-BY Jayson De Leon/Wikimedia Commons)
April 14, 2019, 3:26 pm
Israeli delegation cancels trip to Bahrain conference amid security concerns
Organizers say Israelis decided not to attend business congress; decision comes after local lawmakers oppose visit, stress support for ’cause of the brotherly Palestinian people’
By TOI staff and AFP
Illustrative. Bahraini lawmakers participating in a session of parliament in Manama, Bahrain. (Hasan Jamali/AP)
March 31, 2019, 8:12 pm
Bahraini MPs seethe as Israelis set to speak at April conference
Local lawmakers oppose visitors from Jewish state, including Israel Innovation Authority deputy; parliament stresses support for ’cause of the brotherly Palestinian people’
By AFP
Eyal Kochavi, CEO and founder of Vessi Medical Ltd., with a device that has been shown to freeze bladder tumors in pigs (Courtesy)
February 14, 2019, 10:25 am
Israeli startup seeks to freeze bladder tumors after seeing success in pigs
Vessi Medical is looking to raise funds to begin human cryotherapy trials by next year; says treatment for other cancers to follow
By Johanna Chisholm
Illustrative image of a robot; artificial intelligence (PhonlamaiPhoto; iStock by Getty Images)
January 14, 2019, 6:01 am
Israel needs national vision for AI or risks falling behind, tech authority says
Israel Innovation Authority urges government, academia, industry to join forces for advances in artificial intelligence as global race is underway
By Shoshanna Solomon
Screen capture from video of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting with Israeli innovators, at the Israeli Museum in Jerusalem, October 4, 2018. (YouTube)
October 7, 2018, 11:31 am
Merkel photo with all-male group of Israeli entrepreneurs draws ire
MK demands Netanyahu include representation of both sexes in future delegations; Facebook group organizes mass gathering of businesswomen for pic in Tel Aviv
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: A hacker in action. (BeeBright; iStock by Getty Images)
August 14, 2018, 4:08 pm
Israel earmarks $24 million for new program to boost cybersecurity startups
3-year initiative will help fund ‘groundbreaking’ tech, test demonstrations, and brainstorming sessions to boost security at industries that are going digital
By Shoshanna Solomon
Ultra-Orthodox men (illustrative photo: Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
July 31, 2018, 11:14 am
Israel boosts funding for ultra-Orthodox tech entrepreneurs
A similar program will be announced for Arab Israeli entrepreneurs, Innovation Authority says; aim is to increase participation of minorities in booming startup scene
By Shoshanna Solomon
Traffic on a Tel Aviv highway. (Craig Johnson)
June 7, 2018, 2:10 pm
Israel sets out new program to fast-track smart-transit projects
NIS 30 million per year will fund new technologies and help startups run pilots of their products by speeding up regulation
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of a laptop computer (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
June 4, 2018, 2:23 pm
Operators selected to run boot camps to teach coding amid worker pinch
The country badly needs programmers, and the training courses aim to churn out some 2,000 highly qualified ones over the next five years
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: A man typing on a computer keyboard, January 24, 2017. (Flash90)
June 3, 2018, 3:43 pm
Government firms to become innovation guinea pigs
A new program aims to boost technological advances at state-owned companies by allowing startups to test out their technologies in-house
By Shoshanna Solomon
Aharon Aharon, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority (Courtesy)
February 28, 2018, 2:49 pm
Israel to provide loan guarantees for startups, tech chief says
New initiative aims to keep Israeli companies in Israel, declares Aharon Aharon, head of Israel Innovation Authority
By Shoshanna Solomon
Beijing at night (Photo credit: Chen Leopold/Flash90)
November 14, 2017, 12:31 pm
15 Israel firms parade technologies to investors in China
Life sciences and ICT companies pitch products in Changzhou, Shanghai and Beijing as delegation seeks investments and other forms of cooperation
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative glass of water (Pixaby free images)
November 2, 2017, 11:23 am
Wisconsin, Israel to collaborate on water research
The Water Council of the Midwestern US state signs accords with Ben-Gurion University and the Israel Innovation Authority
By Shoshanna Solomon
A main street in Shinjuko,Tokyo, one of the commercial and administrative centers of the city, October 13, 2015. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
November 1, 2017, 1:23 pm
Israel fintech firms head to Japan for business opportunities
Delegation meets with Japanese companies to show them their wares in effort to boost cooperation
By Shoshanna Solomon
Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, file (AFP)
October 2, 2017, 12:41 pm
South Korea and Israel complement each other in tech, report says
Despite cultural differences, risk-averse, hierarchical Koreans partner with innovative but quick-to-sell Israelis in 140 joint tech projects, ‘great commercial potential’ seen
By Shoshanna Solomon
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