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The Toronto Stock Exchange (Mikeinlondon, iStock by Getty Images)
May 26, 2019, 4:25 pm
Israel’s largest medical cannabis producer to list shares on Toronto Exchange
Breath of Life International files preliminary prospectus with the exchange; will become the first Israeli cannabis firm to list on the TSX
By Shoshanna Solomon
A billboard for the GoForIsrael conference at a train station in China. (Courtesy GoForIsrael)
May 26, 2019, 3:02 pm
Israeli firms fly out to woo China investors despite myriad of potential hazards
A trade war with the US and a host of other worries are not stopping some 100 companies from heading east, where they will be welcomed by a massive market hungry for innovation
By Joshua Davidovich and Shoshanna Solomon
PlayerMaker's CEO Guy Aharon, left. former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, center, and Yuval Odem the COO of PlayerMaker. (Woody Rankin)
May 24, 2019, 4:00 am
Former Arsenal manager Wenger invests in Israeli startup PlayerMaker
PlayerMaker has developed tech that tracks and analyzes soccer players’ technical, tactical and physical performance using sensors that are mounted on their shoes
By Shoshanna Solomon
IBM's office in Tel Aviv. (YouTube screenshot)
May 23, 2019, 2:41 pm
IBM to fire dozens at Tel Aviv R&D center
Firm says it’s repositioning team ‘to align with the company’s focus on the high-value segments of the IT market’
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dr. Daniel Kraft, Faculty Chair for Medicine at Singularity University and the Founder and Chair for Exponential Medicine; at the aMoon Summit; Neve Ilan, May 13, 2019 (Fabian Koldorff)
May 23, 2019, 12:52 pm
Patients of the future will be treated by virtual doctors, ‘health Waze’
As personalized health tech zooms ahead in Israel, a US expert stresses the need to advance without fear
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israel's Algatech, a cultivator of microalgae, is based at Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava desert in southern Israel (YouTube screenshot)
May 23, 2019, 10:07 am
French group Solabia buys kibbutz-based algae-maker Algatech
Israeli company spearheads research into microalgae, a valuable source of ingredients for cosmetics and food supplements and a potential future basis of a sustainable food supply
By Shoshanna Solomon
Participants in Barclays 2019 Tel Aviv Accelerator program, run jointly with Techstars (Courtesy)
May 23, 2019, 9:41 am
10 Israeli fintechs to take part in Barclays Tel Aviv accelerator program
The UK-based bank together with Techstars, a US firm, will work with entrepreneurs to help develop their financial technologies for the marketplace
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli businessman Teddy Sagi (Youtube screenshot)
From the WebMay 22, 2019, 4:24 pm
Nuvei to acquire payment technology company SafeCharge for $890 million
Calcalist: SafeCharge, founded in 2006 by David Avgi and Israeli businessman Teddy Sagi, specializes in technologies for payment processing, smart payment, and risk management
Illustrative image of a scientist in a lab (anyaivanova; iStock by Getty Images)
May 22, 2019, 11:22 am
Israel fund picks 14 research teams in NIS60m bid to boost personalized medicine
Israel Precision Medicine Partnership initiative finds fertile field in Israel; among the areas to be studied by the selected projects are deafness, cancer and diabetes
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a spy. (cyano66; iStock by Getty Images)
May 22, 2019, 8:13 am
In bid for cutting-edge spy tech, Mossad expands scope of investment arm
Israel’s intelligence agency calls on startups to apply for funding, seeks variety of fields ranging from big data, to fintech, natural language processing and smart city tech
By Shoshanna Solomon
Ravin.AI uses computer vision and machine learning to detect and analyze vehicle damage (Courtesy)
May 21, 2019, 2:54 pm
Shell venture arm invests in AI-based car-damage spotter Ravin
Investment marks Shell Ventures’ first Israel investment, startup says; London- and Haifa-based firm uses AI to detect and analyze vehicle damage with standard cameras
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 25, 2018. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)
From the WebMay 21, 2019, 2:46 pm
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange sets public offering date for July
Calcalist: Prospectus for share sale is being prepared based on the exchange’s first quarter 2019 financial report, two people familiar with the matter say
An illustration of Seedo’s technology for the automated growing of cannabis. (Seedo)
May 21, 2019, 1:04 pm
Medical cannabis firm Seedo sets up distribution center in Rotterdam
Israeli startup to use base for the sale of its fridge-like system for growing medical cannabis at home
By Shoshanna Solomon
Intel Corp.'s 9th Gen Core, sired by its Haifa team, was launched by US tech giant on April 23, 2019 (Courtesy)
May 21, 2019, 12:27 pm
Some 150 jobs in Israel at risk as result of new Intel CEO 5G strategy
Intel sources confirm that the decision to exit 5G smartphone modem business globally will affect local team as well
By Shoshanna Solomon
MyHeritage headquarters in Or Yehuda. (MyHeritage/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA)
May 20, 2019, 7:28 pm
Israeli genealogy company MyHeritage takes on DNA health screening
New kits will screen for genetic markers linked to 29 separate conditions, from heart disease to Tay-Sachs, but not in Israel, where private testing is not allowed
By TOI staff
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