ISRAEL
About Israel Israel is 65 years old Population of Israel: 8,134,100 Population of Arizona: 6,482,505 8,000 square miles could fit into Arizona 14 times Arable land used for farming: 15.45% - the rest is metropolitan areas, mountains and deserts
More about Israel Venture Capital raised by high-tech for first half of 2014: $1.6B Israeli high tech exits: $7.6B in 2013, including $1.2B in IPOs 22 Multinational R&D centers in Israel, including Tech Park companies such as IBM 2 nd only to US with 4,000 technology startups
Rankings by World Economic Forum & International Institute for Management Development 1 st in the world for: Flexibility, adaptability, & resilience Scientific research Entrepreneurship Information & technology skills Expenditure on R&D as a percent of GDP 2 nd for innovative capacity & venture capital 4 th for utility patents per million population 5 th for venture capital availability
1,151 Startups 38 Accelerators 55 R&D Centers Numbers current as of August 11, 2014
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Program Goals Attract technology companies to the parks that are relevant to the University Create employment opportunities for UA students Facilitate joint research between companies and UA Contribute to regional and state economic development
The Value Proposition Provide Market Access to Arizona, California, Texas, Sun Corridor, Western and Northern Mexico Connectivity to the University of Arizona sponsored research, skilled employees Assistance with business development Assistance with product development prototyping, testing, demonstration Competitively priced advanced manufacturing Access to state-of-the-art facilities
Technology Sectors Advanced Energy solar and renewable energy Agriculture, Arid Lands, Water Bioscience medical devices and diagnostics Defense and Security Mining Technology and Chemistry Intelligent Transportation Systems/Smart Vehicles
Cross-Cutting Technology Informatics big data Imaging optics and photonics Sustainable development Advanced manufacturing
Areas of Recruitment California Europe (Switzerland) Israel Mexico South Korea
A Targeted Effort Small and medium sized technology companies with a product and generating revenue Companies identified through Regional Development Intern Program Market analysis trends and dynamics Company identification Company contact and recruitment
Two Great Parks One shared vision UA Tech Park 45 companies 6,500 employees 2 million sf of R & D space $2.3 billion economic impact UA Tech Park The Bridges
The Offshore Group Today Helping companies successfully operate since 1986 PAGE 14 We Employ 16,223 In Mexico and U.S. We Manage 4,255,137 Sqft. of Industrial Space We Support 57 Manufacturers a f f i l i a t e c o m p a n i e s & b r a n d s Offshore International, Incorporated Maquilas Tetakawi S.A. de C.V. Offshore International, LLC Manufacturas Zapaliname S.A. de C.V.
Bella Vista Manufacturing Community in Empalme, Sonora Mexico PAGE 15
Partners In Israel, Tech Parks Arizona partners with: 5 major programs from the Office of the Chief Scientist 40 Incubators 30 Accelerators 104 Venture Capital Funds 3 Major Professional Organizations
Building the Initiative Develop Local Support: Partnership between Tech Parks Arizona and The Offshore Group University Working Group Community Advisory Committee Investment Group (Team Tucson)
Building the Initiative Develop strong governmental relationships in Israel Ministry of the Economy, North American Desk Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute Israel NewTech Office of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of the Economy Continued Communication with Israel as well as firm relationship with: Consul for Economic Affairs San Francisco Consulate General Los Angeles
Building the Initiative Work with Israeli Professional Organizations: Israel Advanced Technology Industries Israel America Chamber of Commerce Startup Nation Central
Building the Initiative Strong ties with Office of the Chief Scientist approved incubators Developing teaming agreements with: Incubit Capital Nature NGT3 Closely working with others to develop pipeline of companies
Building the Initiative Currently working with the following companies: Augwind Elbit WeldOBot Ecoppia Metrycom Solar Edge
Moving Forward Next trip to Israel Nov. 9-17, 2014 Delegation will include University of Arizona senior leadership, Tech Parks Arizona, TREO, The Offshore Group High level meetings with Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Ben Gurion University, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University Events with Israel America Chamber of Commerce, Israel Advanced Technology Industries, Start Up Nation Central Company meetings to follow up in all sectors, special focus on mining
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