{"id":83554,"date":"2012-09-21T04:23:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/israel-an-innovation-hub-financial-times\/"},"modified":"2012-09-21T04:23:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T01:23:00","slug":"israel-an-innovation-hub-financial-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/israel-an-innovation-hub-financial-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel – an Innovation Hub – Financial Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
In cooperation with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology<\/a>, the leading business newspaper the Financial Times<\/a> completed a study to investigate how to support Asian and European companies in harnessing the powerful penchant of leadership in innovation in Israel – giving the advantages of each. No global entrepreneur should miss reading this fascinating, well-researched review!<\/p>\n 1. Partnering with a local company <\/p>\n [Financial Times, UK]<\/p>\n By Michael Bloch, Jonathan Kolodny and Dana Maor<\/p>\n Israel is a first-tier innovation hub, second in the world only to Silicon Valley in its concentration of start-up companies.\u00a0However, it seems as though European companies have yet to get that message. US companies and investment funds currently make the vast majority of all investments in the Israeli market.<\/p>\n Read the full article at the Financial Times (available after free registration).<\/a><\/p>\n
\n2. Investing in a local company
\n3. Setting up a corporate venture-capital arm in Israel
\n4. Establishing incubators in Israel
\n5. Establishing local R&D centers
\n6. Acquiring a local start-up<\/p>\nIsrael: an innovation gem, in Europe\u2019s backyard<\/a><\/h1>\n