Technology Scouting

The technology scouting service has been developed to respond to the needs of all the European companies interested in opening their own preferential window on the Israeli technologies.

The vibrant local market is first in the world in per-capita investments and number of deals: In 2006 Israeli high-tech companies raised $1.5 billion, second only to the Silicon Valley in USA.

In 2005, US $1.34 billion was invested in 378 Israeli deals, while US $21.7 billion was invested in 2,239 deals in the USA. These figures translate to 2.85 times the per capita investment for the US during that period, and 7.95 times the number of deals per capita in the US (sources: IVC Research Center, and E&Y Report, 2006).

In Q3‘04, VC investment per capita in Israel was ranked 4th worldwide, surpassed by only by the states of California, Massachusetts and Texas (source: E&Y Report, October 2004).

The leadership position of Israel‘s Hi-Tech sector is attributable to a number of factors:

• Israel‘s ecosystem leading to a consistently expanding industry;
   

• A highly skilled workforce (135 engineers per 10,000 employees – ranking 1st in the world);
   

• Global customer focus from a company‘s inception, due the negligible size of local markets for technological products;
   

• Government support for research and development;
   

• Continuous conversion into the general hi-tech industry of defense technologies originally developed to satisfy military needs that have no contemporary solutions in non-military markets;
   

• Commercialization of academic research and innovations;
   

• A history of successful exits (M&A and IPO)
   

• International strategic investments and M&A activities.

Today, its closeness to Europe, permits a fast and easy collaboration between Israelis and Europeans companies.

Thanks to its strategic positioning and its market understanding NG Group will provide access to Israeli-based, complimentary emerging technologies, delivering competitive intelligence, monitoring technological advancements and product launches.

Dedicated surveys and specific market researches will be conducted upon request in order to give you the opportunity to have a clear and complete overview on the requested market segment in a cost effective and fast delivery way.