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Boxing champ proud to represent Israel

On Saturday night (June 5), Israel’s first major boxing champion Yuri Foreman will defend his super welterweight title when he fights Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto

€290 million to Israeli firms from EU

Thirty-four Israeli proposals for joint projects with European countries in software, hardware, and communications have been awarded R&D grants by the EU Seventh Framework Programme

Gene for sweet tomatoes isolated

Dr. Asaph Aharoni of Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently revealed the gene responsible for producing the sweet, pink-skinned tomatoes preferred by the Far Eastern palate. Aharoni,

Advancing breast cancer cure in Israel

The world’s largest breast cancer organization is partnering with the City of Jerusalem, Hadassah and the Women’s Zionist Organization of America for a week of

Wind-powered lighting for the highway

Israel is set to integrate renewable energy such as solar and wind energy into its highway infrastructure. “We are initiating steps to integrate systems for

Detail enhancement for digital images

Israel’s Yissum Research Development Company, the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem, has signed a non-exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with leading

Medtronic invests $70m in Israeli co.

Medtronic will invest $70 million in Israeli medical device start-up BioControl Medical. The medical devices giant also obtained an option to acquire BioControl for $550

From ISRAEL21c to top brass of JAFI

The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) has just announced that Larry Weinberg, former executive director of ISRAEL21c, has been named its Chief Communications Officer. Since

In search of peace

In the wake of the Gaza flotilla raid, the world’s press may now be focusing exclusively on the seemingly unsolvable battle between the Arabs and

Expand Networks sells its solution in US

Israel’s Expand Networks has sold its wide area network (WAN) optimization solution to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego to

Israel’s Innowattech in Italian project

Innowattech of Israel is developing technology to generate electricity from road traffic. In its first commercial project the company will supply its technology for lighting