Gabi Bar, director of the biomed project in the Department of Foreign Trade at TMT confirms that "the director of foreign trade in the ministry has mobilized the commercial annexes in all the target countries in order for them to locate companies and entities that have potential and interest in cooperation in Israel."
Official delegations from 15 countries have already announced their intention to come to Israel and take part in the ILSI-Biomed 2011 conference and exhibition, which will be held in Tel Aviv between May 21-23. The delegations, which will arrive as guests of the Ministry of Tourism, will include senior managers from a variety of government bodies, recognized academic researchers and senior industrialists from the fields of life sciences in their countries. Among the countries that confirmed their arrival: Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Denmark, Korea, Switzerland, Spain, China, Poland, Czech Republic, Singapore, Canada and France. Delegations from Chicago and New York will also arrive.
The directorate for foreign trade in Temat operates 38 annexes around the world that deal with the promotion of exports and economic and industrial cooperation in the countries of their jurisdiction. Gabi Bar, director of the biomed project in the Department of Foreign Trade at TMT confirms that "the director of foreign trade in the ministry has mobilized the commercial annexes in all the target countries in order for them to locate companies and entities that have potential and interest in cooperation in Israel."
Oded Distal, Director of the Headquarters for Promotion of Investments from the Ministry of Taxation, notes that "the Ministry of Taxation sees great importance in promoting the biomed industry in Israel and therefore sponsored the event. The headquarters for the promotion of investments works to bring relevant parties in the industry to know the sector in Israel. Most of the members of the delegations, who will take an active part during the week at the conference, already have a busy schedule of meetings with Israeli biomed companies to examine possible collaborations.
The "ILSI-Biomed Israel 2012" week has become, in its more than ten years of existence, an international conference in which the biggest (and hottest) names in the world from the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices take part every year. The organizers of the event, the Israeli Life Sciences Association - ILSI - and the "Kens" company, estimate that among the thousands of expected participants - CEOs and executives of biopharma and medical device companies, scientists and researchers, entrepreneurs, shapers of public opinion in the field, managers of venture capital funds and private investors - There will also be over 1,000 guests from abroad.
