Writer: Nicky Blackburn

Editor and Israel Director, Nicky Blackburn has worked extensively as a journalist and editor both in Britain and Israel for a range of national and international publications including The Cambridge Evening News, London News, Travel Weekly, Israel High Tech Investor, and The Times of London. She was the Associate Editor at LINK Israel’s Business and Technology Magazine, and the High-Tech Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. She has an MA in Creative Writing and English Literature from Bar Ilan University.

A woman with backbone

When actor Christopher Reeve visited Israel last week, there was one person he insisted on meeting. The person he wanted to speak with was not

An artist for the high-tech age

Yair Goldfinger doesn’t like interviews. He lays down the ground rules immediately. “I’m not going to reveal any personal details,” he says tersely, sitting awkwardly

A scientist and a gentleman

Professor Abdullah Haj-Yehia: My main objective is to be a good scientist.When Abdullah Haj-Yehia was a boy living in the Israeli-Arab village of Taibe, his

Israeli biotech keeps raising the bar

140 new developments in a range of fields from biotechnology to nanotechnology, medicine and medical equipment, were unveiled by Israeli companies at the BioTech exhibition.Israeli

Aiming for an erasable newspaper

Startup e-magin is aiming its erasable ink technology initially at the $7.5 billion outdoor billboard market.Imagine being able to touch a button on the side

Magal – building rings of security

Jacob Even-Ezra makes a living from fear. That sounds harsh, but even Even-Ezra will admit people would not buy products from his company, Magal Security