Title: Investing in Israel
1Investing in Israels Technology Multinationals
Experience in Israel
Israel Hi-Tech and Venture Capital Conference
October 2003 New York
2Israel ranks high in Innovation
US Patents issued in 2001 to foreign applicants
Source USPTO
3Israel ranks high in scientific, technological
and educational skills
4Israel ranks high in business infrastructure
The extent to which basic, technological,
scientific and human resources meet the needs of
business
Source IMD Competitiveness Yearbook 2003 for
nations and regions with populations of less than
20M
5Israel is major RD base for American technology
multinationals
Source 2002 research by US department of Commerce
6Technology Multinationals in Israel Examples