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Produce, Research & DevelopThe Israeli Advantage: 

Produce, Research & Develop The Israeli Advantage State of Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor Foreign Trade Administration Investment Promotion Center

Main Indicators 2000-2004: 

Main Indicators 2000-2004

Investment climate in IsraelForeign Direct Investmentin Israel: 

Investment climate in Israel Foreign Direct Investment in Israel Source:Bank of Israel Not including traded securities

Investment climate in IsraelSources of Foreign Investment -2003: 

Investment climate in Israel Sources of Foreign Investment -2003 Source: Israel Venture Association , March 2003

Investment climate in IsraelForeign Companies Invested in Israel- Some Examples: 

Investment climate in Israel Foreign Companies Invested in Israel- Some Examples Microsoft Pratt & Whitney AOL Time Warner Intel IBM Boeing Enterprises Cisco Systems GE Lucent 3Com Hewlett Packard Merrill Lynch Motorola Sun Microsystems Siemens DaimlerChrysler Volvo Cable & Wireless Baan Volkswagen Deutsche Telecom L’Oreal British Telecom Danone Ares Sereno Unilever US Europe Asia Samsung Electronics Daewoo Nomura Hutchison Telecomm. LG Group Sony Toyo Ink Hyundai Acer Computers Sumitomo Trading Fuji Honda

Investment climate in Israel Supportive Business Environment: 

Investment climate in Israel Supportive Business Environment Worldwide taxation and customs treaties Protection of trademarks, patents and intellectual property of all kinds Comprehensive legal protection of foreign companies State of the art telecommunications A highly advanced banking and financial sector

“The World's Rising Innovation Hot Spots": 

“The World's Rising Innovation Hot Spots" “Israel's strengths: Optical and wireless communications, chips, software, sensors” BusinessWeek, October 11, 2004 U.S Patents 30 354 60 366 62 268 306 1,188 39 438 62 5,300 764 3,952

Innovation climate in Israel Scientists & Technicians per 10,000 Workers: 

Innovation climate in Israel Scientists & Technicians per 10,000 Workers

Innovation climate in Israel Entrepreneurship: 

Innovation climate in Israel Entrepreneurship Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2002

Innovation climate in Israel IMD World Report 2002: 

Innovation climate in Israel IMD World Report 2002 Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook- 2002 Edition, White Paper on International Trade 2002

Innovation climate in Israel Wall Street Journal - 2004 Technology Innovation Awards: 

Innovation climate in Israel Wall Street Journal - 2004 Technology Innovation Awards

Innovation climate in Israel Patents: 

Innovation climate in Israel Patents Israel - An annual increase of 20% Source: BDI - Business Data Israel

Recent trends and developments Recent M&A: 

Recent trends and developments Recent M&A  

Investment in Technologies: 

Investment in Technologies According to foreign investors, following the Silicon Valley and Boston, Israel is the main center to search for new technologies  High Tech Investments Q1-Q3 2004      Ernst and Young, October 2004

VC Investments (by quarter): 

VC Investments (by quarter) Source: IVC Online

Major R&D EffortsStretching Boundaries of Imagination & Ingenuity: 

Major R&D Efforts Stretching Boundaries of Imagination & Ingenuity Innovative synergistic industry-academy cooperation, supported by the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry & Trade. Over 100 industrial & academic participants. Focused on establishment of the technological infrastructure for the next generation. Key telecommunications R&D activities: Digital wireless Satellite systems Broadband & optical technology Internet & Multimedia Telemedicine Microelectronics Network management

Recently Established R&D Centers: 

Recently Established R&D Centers 18-December-2004 - Telynx (USA) - Data-processing, software and services: Opening of a research and development center in northern Israel 18-December-2004 - BrainStorm (Canada) - Biotechnologies : Announced a new research center in Kiryat Ha'Mada Ve Ha'Technologia 15-November-2004 - Huawei Technologies (China) - Data-processing, software and services : Establishing $2m Israeli R&D center 25-October-2004 - 3M (USA) - Drugs: Minnesota-based giant, 3M, o invest in R&D operations in Israel Source: ANIMA

Technology Start-ups: 

Technology Start-ups Israel is one of the largest world centers for start-up enterprises, with ~800 (year 2003) active start-ups. Innovative, technology-intensive activity, representing several technology breakthroughs. Major international activity: Strategic alliances and joint ventures. Raising capital - venture, seed & risk investments.

Venture Capital: 

Venture Capital Investments by venture capital funds constitute an added value above financial contributions - in management, world market familiarity, strategic guidance and economic credibility. During 2003, 371 Israeli companies raised $1.01 billion (compared to 352 companies & $1.14 billion during 2002). 43% ($421 million) was invested by Israeli venture capital funds. The active sectors are communications (33%), software (19%), life sciences (18%), semiconductors (12%) & Internet (4%). Source: IVC Research Center (2004)

Israeli Revenue-driving Innovations: 

Israeli Revenue-driving Innovations The cellular phone, Motorola Israel The Pentium MMX Chip technology, the Pentium-4 microprocessor and the Centrino processor, Intel Israel Medinol’s minimally-invasive cardiovascular stent technology AOL Instant Messenger technology, ICQ

Israeli Revenue-driving Innovations: 

Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems, Microsoft-Israel VocalTec’s award-winning voice and audio compression technology Given Imaging’s ingestible video camera AND MANY MORE… Israeli Revenue-driving Innovations

You quest we quote!Source for Technologies: 

You quest we quote! Source for Technologies “There are few places like Israel where one can find leading technologies in almost every field.” Y. Hasson – Senior Vice President Nokia Venture Partners (London) September 2003

You quest we quote!The promised land: 

You quest we quote! The promised land “Land of Tech Promise - Again” “After years of a long slump, Israel is seeing a slew of IPO’s, mergers and new startups” BusinessWeek, September 20, 2004

You quest we quote!Be Part of the Future : 

You quest we quote! Be Part of the Future “Outside the US, we invest in only one other country. That’s Israel.” Julien Nguyen, Managing Partner, Applied Materials Ventures September 2003

You quest we quote! Happy Investors: 

You quest we quote! Happy Investors “If you liked investing in Israel in the late 1990’s, you’ve got to love it today –Same talent. Same opportunity. Better prices.” Stanley Gold, CEO Shamrock Holdings Director of Walt Disney Company, July 2002

You quest we quote!Innovation: 

You quest we quote! Innovation “Israel is important to our goal because it has historically been a hotbed of new raw technology and scientific developments.” Matthew I. Growney, Managing Director Motorola Ventures September 2003

You quest we quote! Good Things – Small Packages: 

You quest we quote! Good Things – Small Packages “Israel is a small country with a tiny population, and yet it has many significant high-tech success stories.” Sven Lingjaerarde – Co-Founder & General Partner Vision Capital – September 2003

You quest we quote! Touched For The Very First Time: 

You quest we quote! Touched For The Very First Time “I would like to emphasize the fact that I feel very safe and very welcome.” “Israel as safe as NYC” Madonna, a visit to Israel, Sep. 2004

Incentives for R&D Centers: 

Incentives for R&D Centers Tax relief program: “Cost +” Three priority areas: A, B, C National Priority Zone A National Priority Zone B Central Israel

Grant Benefit Path: 

Grant Benefit Path Fixed asset benefit level pending zone Tax Benefit

Tax Exemption Path: 

Tax Exemption Path

An example of the Tax Benefit: 

An example of the Tax Benefit

Government Support of R&D Expenses: 

Government Support of R&D Expenses Lower risk: The chief scientist of the Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor can share up to 50% of R&D expenses, in exchange to future royalties.

International Centers for R&D: 

International Centers for R&D About 60 foreign R&D centers are located in Israel

State of Israel : 

State of Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor Foreign Trade Administration Investment Promotion Center 5 Bank Israel St., Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem, Israel www.moital.gov.il danny@moital.gov.il