Compression is one of the simplest ways to prevent severe bleeding, and yet it is not suitable in all cases, especially when the injured may have internal bleeding. Israeli-developed WoundClot bandages could offer a solution, saving lives within minutes – before the injured even reaches a hospital.
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Oracle acquires Israeli co Ravello Systems for $500m
All employees of cloud software company Ravello will join Oracle as part of Oracle Public Cloud.
Lady Gaga uses Israeli-made Intel tech to transform into David Bowie
Pop diva’s Grammy performance incorporated Intel Haifa’s RealSense 3D vision technology with holography and robotics.
Japan comes looking for Israeli cyber security startups
While Japan used to be hesitant to invest in conflict-ridden Israel, its substantial presence at CyberTech and support of Israeli startups in the last few years indicate a shifting of tides
Israeli Researchers Develop Novel Method To Treat Aggressive Blood Cancers
With a median survival rate of just five to seven years, Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) is considered the most aggressive blood cancer, and despite the progress in genetic-based cancer treatments, researchers have yet to develop an effective method for treating this rare form of lymphoma.
Exit Nation: Israeli Startups Sell For Whopping $9B in 2015
Israeli startups were sold for a total of $9.02 billion in 2015, a 16 percent jump from 2014, according to a new report by Israel-based IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal.
Last year saw the third-highest exit sum in the last decade, with 2006 at No.1 and 2012 at No. 2. According to the report, which was presented during an event in Tel Aviv yesterday, 96 Israeli high-tech and startup companies were sold in 2015 (eight more companies went public), in line with the 10-year average
Why 2016 may be the year of the mobile website shopper
The 2016 holiday season may mark the official arrival of mobile retail, as a new report predicts mobile website purchases will jump by 68 percent next year compared to this holiday season’s mobile device consumer shopping activity.
The PwC Israel 2015 Hi-Tech Exit Report
Another amazing year for Israeli Hi-Tech exits. M&A is up 44%. Israeli hi-tech continues to provide investors with an impressive string of exits, with total deal value of more than $5bn for the fifth straight year. The Israeli market seems to have grown desensitized to the news of yet another exit. But, that’s quite unjustified, because this is actually .quite amazing, on a global scale.
China looks to Israel to get its civil aviation industry off the ground
Chinese sign deal with IAI to build development center in Shantou in effort to expand local aircraft manufacturing
Launch of first Israeli university in China
5,000 attend groundbreaking of Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Shantou.