Cali Baja Bi-National Mega Region is a consortium of Economic Development Organizations from Southern California in the United States and the State of Baja California in Mexico, comprised by the Counties of San Diego and Imperial and the Municipalities of Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecate, Tijuana and Rosarito.
The mission of the organization is to facilitate the successful start-up of new Enterprises coming from all over the world, to help them take advantage of the complementary resources available, from cutting edge Research and Development to competitive manufacturing and logistics, as well as Sustainable Energy infrastructure and Logistics.
The Cali Baja Bi-National Mega Region by the numbers:
- Population: 6.9 Million (Median Age 31)
- Labor Force: 3.4 Million
- GDP: US $235 billion
- University Enrollment: 400,000
- Strategic Industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Applied Bio-Technology, Agribusiness, Logistics
- Transportation: 2 Deep Sea Ports, 3 International Airports, Rail, 6 Border Crossings and an Extensive Highway Network
Cali Baja offers a unique business development platform for Israel companies in the Scale-up stage expanding their North-american market. With over 80 research institutions, a mature VC network and a flexible Contract Manufacturing platform with FDA and ITAR compliance, Israeli companies can benefit from the resources available to scale their business at very competitive costs.