page_title: Science and technology in Israel
section_title: Pharmaceutical sciences
hierarchical_section_title: Science and technology in Israel / Applied science and engineering / Life sciences / Pharmaceutical sciences
caption_attribution_description: The particle accelerator at the Weizmann Institute of Science
context_page_description: Science and technology in Israel is one of the country's most developed sectors. Israel spent 4.3% of its gross domestic product on civil research and development in 2015, the highest ratio in the world. In 2019, Israel was ranked the world's fifth most innovative country by the Bloomberg Innovation Index. It ranks thirteenth in the world for scientific output as measured by the number of scientific publications per million citizens. In 2014, Israel's share of scientific articles published worldwide was much higher than its share of the global population. It also has one of the highest per capita rates of filed patents.
  Israel counts 140 scientists and technicians per 10,000 employees, one of the highest ratios in the world. In comparison, there are 85 per 10,000 in the United States and 83 per 10,000 in Japan. In 2012, Israel counted 8,337 full-time equivalent researchers per million inhabitants. This compares with 3,984 in the US, 6,533 in the Republic of South Korea and 5,195 in Japan.
context_section_description: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel, is the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world and one of the 20 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide. It specializes in generic drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients and has developed proprietary pharmaceuticals such as Copaxone and Laquinimod for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, and Rasagiline for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
caption: Weizmann Institute of Science particle accelerator
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