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November 2011 Maryland/Israel Trade News
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Upcoming Events MIDC Annual Holiday Networking Reception Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Featuring remarks by E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, MIDC 2011-2012 Speaker Series Thursday, January 12, 2012 Featuring Dr. Orna Berry, former Chief of Scientist of Israel, Vice President and Manager for the Center of Excellence for Israel Investors Mission to Israel January 15-22, 2012 Join the MIDC Investors Mission to explore promising investment opportunities among Israel’s creative entrepreneurial class of talented scientists and engineers and learn the role that Maryland plays in supporting one of the world's strongest startup arenas. Determine if an Israeli investment makes sense for you. |
MIDC Welcomes Preferred Provider Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A. For over 75 years, Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A. (GSG) has met the needs of its customers with innovative expertise in complex financial solutions. A Maryland-based full-service certified public accounting firm, GSG offers a wide range of tax, accounting and consulting services to clients of all sizes. In Memory: Dr. Kenneth Johnson The board and staff of the Maryland/Israel Development Center mourn the recent passing of Dr. Kenneth P. Johnson, longtime head of neurology at the University of Maryland-Baltimore. Israeli Scientist and Former UMBC Visiting Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry Israeli chemist Prof. Daniel Shechtman of The Technion/Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa was declared the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The prize was awarded for Shechtman's discovery of the existence of quasi-crystals, which opened up a whole field of research, in which thousands of scientists currently work. Shechtman becomes the 10th Israeli to win the prestigious prize, and the fourth to win it in chemistry. Israel's Unemployment Rate Remains At 5.4% Earlier this fall, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced that Israel's unemployment rate remained at 5.4 percent. The unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in June and 5.5 percent in May. It has fallen steadily from 6.1 percent in January. In the second quarter, the unemployment rate reached 5.5 percent, its lowest level since the early 1980s. August Sees Marked Rise in Israeli Car Imports August recorded a sharp rise in the number of cars imported to Israel, according to Tax Authority figures. Some 23,643 private vehicles were imported last month, compared to 18,025 in August 2010 - a 31 percent rise. DOE and Israel Announce $3.1 Million in Cooperative Clean Energy Projects The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) highlighted a milestone in U.S.-Israel cooperation on clean energy technology. DOE and the Ministry of National Infrastructures of Israel (MNI) have selected four projects to receive $3.1 million under the 2011 Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. Each of the cooperative projects includes a U.S. and Israeli partner and addresses energy challenges and opportunities of interest to both countries, while focusing on commercializing clean energy technologies that improve our economic competitiveness, create jobs, and support innovative companies. | |||
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(New members from September 1 to December 2011) Individuals: Patrick Burke, Adam Edelman, Rob Frier and Jill Loris ARE YOU A MEMBER OF MIDC? Gain access to leading Israeli and Maryland high-tech companies through networking events, dynamic speakers and more. | ||||