1. MEDICON VALLEY,
an Introduction
to a Bi‐National
Life Science
Cluster
May 5, 2013
Lovisa Sunesson, PhD
Business Development Manager
Life Science
Invest In Skåne

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WELCOME TO MEDICON VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN SWEDEN

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A STRATEGIC HOTSPOT IN SCANDINAVIA
• The Öresund region
• ~ 4 million inhabitants
• Hosting the largest airport
in the Nordics
• Industrial strengths
– Life Science
– Information technologies
– Food, Packaging
– CleanTech

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A LONG HERITAGE

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1666 LUND UNIVERSITY

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1920 BIRTH OF A DIABETES PIONEER

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1950 LUNDBECK LAUNCHES TRUXAL®

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1955 DRACO ‐ ASTRAZENECA

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1964 THE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY BY GAMBRO®

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1998 BLUETOOTH

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THE IMPORTANCE OF A BRIDGE

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1991 THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS

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1994 BIRTH OF THE ”MEDICON VALLEY” PROJECT

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ACADEMIA INDUSTRY
PUBLIC
SECTOR
TRIPPLE HELIX: THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE PROJECT!

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1994 THE FIRST BIOTECH MAP

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2013 A LEADING LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTER

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ROLE MODEL?

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2013: ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST
COMPETITIVE CLUTERS

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PIPELINE NO 2 EN EUROPE

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CNS
Metabolic
disorders
Cancer
Immunology
CRO
BIOTECH
+ PHARMA
BIOTECH
+ PHARMA
MEDTECHMEDTECH
THERAPEUTIC EXCELLENCE

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“Medicon Valley is a region of the future with tremendous
opportunities. It has cutting edge science, a powerful base of
experienced global players, institutional will, a large
entrepreneurial base and commonalities which draw the
industry together”
Steven Burrill, CEO Burrill & Company
WHAT INVESTORS SAY...

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CONTINUED COMPETITIVENESS

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Maintaining competitiveness
by being unique
Looking ahead to cope with global
competition
TODAY’S KEY CHALLENGES

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• Identify, benchmark and develop
strongholds
• Promote Medicon Valley
internationally
• Prepare the local life science players
INTERREGIONAL INITIATIVE, 2011‐2014
Medicon Valley, a world‐class life science region

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IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER
Education
R & D
Commercialization

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EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL BEACONS
Drug Delivery Immune Regulation Systems BiologyHealth Ageing

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WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED MATERIAL SCIENCE CENTER
• Materials research
• Life science
• Energy and environment
technology
• ICT

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THEY HAVE CHOSEN
MEDICON VALLEY!

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And many more!

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What are your
business and
partnering goals?
We help you identify local
collaboration partners
We arrange a
visiting program
We continuously
support you
– FREE OF CHARGE !
FIND YOUR NEXT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!

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THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
AND WELCOME TO
MEDICON VALLEY!
lifescience.invest@skane.com
+46 768 89 06 65
www.mediconvalley.com