Pasteur-Weizmann Council launches a research funds for the study of microbial RNA regulators. A brief history of Pasteur Weizmann Council: on 9 December 1974, Robert Parienti, General Delegate for Europe of the Weizmann Institute, met with the French Minister of Health,…
Israeli public transport startup Moovit has raised $50 million in a new Series C funding round. That makes the company worth as much as $450 million. Last year we reported how Moovit was trying to reproduce Waze’s success with private car owners, but this…
Vascular Dynamics Inc. (VDI) a medical device company providing minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of refractive or resistant hypertension, today announced the successful completion of the first tranche of its $16.85 million Series B financing in the amount of…
A professional program on Plant Propagation and Production of Deciduous Fruit Trees was recently conducted in Israel in cooperation with USAID and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture. The program was conducted at CINADCO’s Shefayim Training Center, MASHAV’s main professional and operational…
The Israeli Cabinet at its weekly meeting has approved (January 4) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed plan to strengthen economic links and cooperation with Japan. The plan constitutes a roadmap for various government ministries regarding a focused effort to strengthen…
During its meeting on December 16, 2014, held in Jerusalem, Israel, the Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, approved $8.3 million in funding for eleven new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. In…
A delegation of Swiss university representatives and entrepreneurs, led by Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, recently visited BGU and the Advanced Technologies Park to learn about innovation and entrepreneurship. They were hosted by BGU President Prof.…
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 328 first-class scientists to receive its prestigious Starting Grants, worth up to €2 million each. This first Starting Grant competition under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, and the seventh to date, awards €485…
What is the Partech Shaker? Partech Shaker helps the most promising digital startups “cross the chasm”, from Seed to Series A. Partech Shaker helps leading international companies work on today’s hot topics with tomorrow’s leaders. Partech Shaker develops and promotes European…
