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Life Sciences Outward Mission to Tel Aviv

Scottish Development International is organising a life sciences trade mission to Tel Aviv in February 2009. Israel enjoys a strong entrepreneurial culture which enables new ideas to be nurtured and developed, and this is especially true in the life sciences sector.

The Israeli life science industry is still young, yet growing and exuberant. Of the existing 918 companies, some 80% were founded during the last decade.

This mission will benefit companies based in Scotland that are involved in the Life Sciences industry, particularly those with an interest in stem cells, drug discovery and medical devices.

This visit will provide participating companies with the opportunity to explore the potential for partnerships, as this is a particular area of interest to Israeli organisations.

Further information is available on the Israel country pages of the UK Trade & Investment website: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk or the British Embassy in Israel website: http://ukinisrael.fco.gov.uk/en

THE PACKAGE

 A subvention of £470 to assist with travel and accommodation costs will be made available to participating companies.
 Support prior to, during and after the event from Scottish Development International staff.
 The opportunity to have a tailored programme of appointments drawn up using OMIS (Overseas Market Introduction Service) – see annex 1. Further details can be found by visiting https://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
 Participation in a networking reception held by the Director of Trade & Investment. You will be given the opportunity to nominate specific guests you would like invited.
 Cultural tour of Jerusalem

PROGRAMME

At the moment the programme is only a draft as we will tailor the programme more specifically to the interests of the group once they have been identified.

Sunday 22nd Arrival and transfer to hotel Carlton Hotel
Monday 23rd Embassy briefing covering economic, political, social issues
Group visit(s) to relevant organisation (s) in Jerusalem (eg. hospital, incubator, or technology transfer institute)
Short sight seeing tour of Jerusalem with tour guide
Evening meal or networking reception
Tuesday 24th Group visits to relevant entities in Tel Aviv area (eg. Weizmann Institute, Israel Life Science Industry)
If there is a big enough group from the same area within the life sciences industry then there is the possibility of having an event more tailored towards this. This will only become clearer as registrations are received
Evening meal or networking reception
Wednesday 25th Free for companies to have individual tailored meeting programmes, likely to be organised via the OMIS service
Thursday 26th Free for companies to have tailored individual meeting programmes, likely to be organised via the OMIS service
Evening meal
Possibility of advance check-in at hotel
Friday 27th Departure

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

Participants must arrange their own travel. It is recommended that you travel on Sunday 22nd February as there will be an Embassy briefing on the Monday morning and it is important to attend this. The likely route that the organisers will travel is Edinburgh or Glasgow to Heathrow, then El Al flights Heathrow to Tel Aviv. This can be confirmed to you once registrations of interest have been received. Travel to and from the airport in Tel Aviv will be arranged by SDI.

Accommodation has been provisionally reserved by our Embassy at the Carlton Hotel at a discounted rate of US$195 per night. This is for a superior room with a sea view and includes access to the Cadet lounge. The lounge is open 24/7 and has a free buffet with soft drinks, tea/coffee, light snacks, free internet access, access via personal room key.

Participants must settle their own account on departure from the hotel.

APPLICATIONS

A registration form is attached. If you wish to join it would be appreciated if this could be returned soonest to: elaine.philip@scotent.co.uk as places are limited. The deadline for registration is 15th December 2008, as our Embassy will need time to provide individual assistance where requested.

Annex 1 OMIS Overseas Market Introduction Service

To enquire about the OMIS service, please contact Elaine Philip on 0131 313 6271, email: elaine.philip@scotent.co.uk in the first instance.

OMIS CAN INCLUDE:

Pre-visit Research
• Market Overview
• Market Analysis
• Initial list of potential business contacts
• List of potential business partners
• General local market introductions
• Additional in-depth assessment of selected potential business partners
Pre-visit Support
• Counselling/mentoring by UK Trade and Investment Staff
In-market Support
• Face-to-face, pre-visit briefing and post visit debriefing
• Appointment making with selected contacts and potential business partners
• Assistance with arranging local transport, guides, interpreters or other local support
• Assistance with the organisation of promotional events
• Assistance with publicity
• Follow-up monitoring of opportunities/leads

Please note this is a chargeable service.


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