Israel reached second place in the first Global Cleantech Innovation Index, published by Cleantech Group and WWF. The report, called “Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012,” ranked Denmark first. Israel came second, followed by Sweden, Finland, the US and Germany – out of 38 countries that were evaluated. The evaluation was based on […]

GE Healthcare announced it has invested $13.75 million in InSightec Ltd., in the form of a convertible loan. GE Healthcare last invested in Insightec in 2008. The company develops MR guided focused ultrasound devices for the treatment of uterine fibroids, tumors, and neurological disorders. It noted that it would use the proceeds to finance its […]

Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, will open its first U.S. office in Akron, Ohio. According to city officials, the company has signed a memorandum of understanding to bring its WaTech companies to the city. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Mekorot specializes in water reclamation, desalination, water engineering, water safety and water quality. The agreement calls initially […]

Mazor Robotics, an Israeli company that develops surgical robots and complementary products for spine surgery, announced that the Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California, purchased its Renaissance system. Renaissance, a surgical guidance system that is designed to enable surgeons to conduct spine surgeries in an accurate and secure manner, was launched in 2011. According to […]

Brainsway announced it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2012 Global New Product Innovation Award in neuro-psychiatric Devices for its Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system. Frost & Sullivan is a Growth Partnership company that provides its clients researches, models and growth strategies. Brainsway, headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, is developing noninvasive medical devices for the […]

HIRO Media, an Israeli video ad management and serving platform for content owners, publishers and media agencies, announced it has signed a deal to become Viewster’s video ad serving and management partner. Viewster, a video-on-demand service operating in 100+ countries and eight languages, confirmed the recent partnership. The company mentioned that by integrating HIRO Media’s […]

Can-Fite BioPharma obtained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orphan Drug Status for CF102 – a drug for primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma.) The drug was found to be safe in preclinical and Phase I clinical trials. Orphan Drug Status is granted for drugs being developed for the treatment of diseases that affect a small […]

Israeli startup 6Scan launched a WordPress plugin that provides information security for bloggers and administrators of small websites on the WordPress platform. The company was founded in 2011, aiming to allow small websites to enjoy the same security options that were available only for larger sites. Their solution consists of the 6Scan Patrol which scans […]

Radvision, Israeli solution provider for unified visual communications, announced that Quanta Computer, one of the world’s largest manufacturers for notebook computers, has selected it as the technology provider for its video communications product line. Quanta plans to integrate Radvision’s unified-communications applications into its mobile devices, including notebooks and tablets, to improve its video conferencing services. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks, an Israeli provider of satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced it was selected by JSC NURSAT, one of Kazakhstan’s national satellite service providers, to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on its Sky Edge II System. The system will provide JSC NURSAT with an end-to-end solution for IP-connectivity and enable […]

Miya company has been awarded a contract by the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) in the Bahamas to maximize the efficiency of its water systems. The contract value is estimated at $83 million, comprising $59 million in fixed fees and the balance in performance fees. The ten-year project will be carried out in New Providence, […]

Israeli startup Traffix Systems will be sold to the American company F5 for $130 million. Traffix, founded in 2005, supports 4G telecommunications service providers. The Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller enables carriers to maximize network performance with innovative routing, load balancing and gateways solutions based on the IP-based industry standard protocol for signaling, known as Diameter. […]

Israeli company Applicasa has launched its “Start-App” program to support startup companies, by offering them a server side setup. Developers can acquire Applicasa‘s full server solution, which includes simple database creation, custom queries, beta version deployment and push notifications. The service is free of charge until an app reaches 100,000 downloads – after which the developer can […]

Cloud data security company Porticor has launched its data encryption service, to protect data in public, private and hybrid cloud environments. The Israel-based company’s solution features a split-key encryption method across the provider’s cloud data protection system. The solution is applicable for different storage types, including virtual disks, databases, distributed storage and file systems. Porticor was founded […]

Social media company tracx announces today the launch of its social media management platform. According to tracx, it is a modular and scalable system designed to provide professional users with tools to identify, manage and monetize their ultimate audience profile and segmentation. tracx also announced it secured $4.4 million in its second round of funding. […]