Tag: News

Israeli tour guides return to Bethlehem

For the first time since the second intifada (the Palestinian uprising characterized by terrorist attacks against Israelis) in 2000, yesterday 50 Jewish and Druze tour

Hebrew U. Prof. wins Stockholm Prize

Prof. David Weisburd of Israel’s Hebrew University of Jerusalem was awarded the 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology on June 15. This is the first time

Israel to hold OECD tourism conference

For the first time, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) tourism committee will hold its annual conference in Jerusalem and not in Paris.

EarlySense raises $13m in third round

Patient monitor developer EarlySense has raised $13 million in its third financing round. Founded in 2004, to date, EarlySense has raised about $24m. The start-up

HU developes new surveillance software

New computer software that generates a very short synopsis from video recorded over an extended period of time has been developed at Israel’s Hebrew University

Cancer detection firm to raise $5m

Israel’s cancer diagnostic developer Zetiq Technologies plans to raise $5 million for its US subsidiary C-Detect Diagnostics, at a company value of $14.2 million, before

Israel creates cycling infrastructure

Israel’s Ministerial Committee on the Economy and Society has approved a five-year, 100 million shekel-plus plan to promote the country’s cycling industry, presented by Tourism

Success for MediWound burn care trial

Israel’s MediWound yesterday reported a successful Phase III clinical trial of its lead product¸ Debrase gel dressing for the treatment of second and third degree

Tawkon, Apple discuss app rejection

After creating an inexpensive application for the iPhone that warns users when radiation levels are inching up dangerously high, Israel’s Tawkon has come out with