Medicon Valley
Medicon Valley | |
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Life-science research and business cluster | |
 Aerial view of bi-national Medicon Valley, straddling theÖresundstrait, between Sweden and Denmark. | |
  Medicon Valley Medicon Valley in Denmark and Sweden | |
| Country | DenmarkandSweden |
| Region | Øresund Region |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3.9 million |
| Website | Medicon ValleyandMedicon Valley Alliance |
Medicon Valleyis a leading internationallife-sciencescluster inEurope,spanning theØresund Regionof easternDenmarkand southernSweden.It is one of Europe's strongest life science clusters, with many life science companies and research institutions located within a relatively small geographical area. The name has officially been in use since 1997.
Major life science sectors of the Medicon Valley cluster includespharmacology,biotechnology,health techand medical technology. It is specifically known for its research strengths in the areas ofneurological disorders,inflammatory diseases,canceranddiabetes.
Background and activities
[edit]The population of Medicon Valley reaches close to 4 million inhabitants. In 2008, 60% of Scandinavian pharmaceutical companies were located in the region. The area includes 17 universities, 32 hospitals, and more than 400[1]life science companies. 20 are large pharmaceutical or medical technology firms and 170 are dedicated biotechnology firms. Between 1998 and 2008, 100 new biotechnology and medical technology companies were created here. The biotechnology industry alone employs around 41,000 people in the region, 7,000 of whom are academic researchers.[2]
International companies with major research centres in the region includeNovo Nordisk,Baxter,Lundbeck,LEO Pharma,HemoCueandFerring Pharmaceuticals.There are more than 7science parksin the region, all with a significant focus on life science, including theMedicon Villagein Lund, established in 2010. Companies within Medicon Valley account for more than 20% of the total GDP of Denmark and Sweden combined.[3][4]
Medicon Valley is promoted byInvest in SkåneandCopenhagen Capacity.[5]
Many of the region's universities have a strong heritage in biological and medical research and have produced several Nobel Prize winners.[6]The almost century-long presence of a number of research-intensive and fully integrated pharmaceutical companies, such as Novo Nordisk, H. Lundbeck andLEO Pharma,has also contributed significantly to the medical research and business development of the region by strengthening abilities within applied research, attracting suppliers and producing spin-offs.[7]
In 2011, the organisations of MVA andInvest in Skåne,launched the concept of Beacons. Beacons are projects for creating world-leading cross-disciplinary research environments with a focus on areas where there are considerable potential forsynergiesin Medicon Valley specifically. After a long thorough selection process, the four Beacons ofsystems biology,structural biology,immune regulationanddrug deliverywere approved.[8]
The Medicon Valley issues the quaternal life science magazine "Medicon Valley".[9]
Science parks
[edit]Science parksin Medicon Valley includes:
- Copenhagen Bio Science Park(COBIS)
- Ideon Science Park(largest of its kind in Scandinavia)
- Symbion
- Krinova Science Park
- Medicon Village
- Medeon Science Park
- Scion DTU
References
[edit]- ^"Medicon Valley Database".Retrieved2018-05-18.
- ^"Medicon Valley report 2017"(PDF).Medicon Valley Alliance.Retrieved2018-07-02.
- ^"Medicon Valley Region".Medicon Valley Alliance.Retrieved26 December2015.
- ^Asheim, B. & J. Moodysson (2008). "The life science cluster of Medicon Valley, Scandinavia".CIRCLE.University of Lund.
- ^Medicon Valley
- ^"Nobel Prize Laureates life-science SE and DK".Nobelprize.org.Retrieved2018-07-02.
- ^MVA's HistoryMedicon Valley Alliance
- ^"Medicon Valley Beacons".Medicon Valley Alliance.Retrieved26 December2015.
- ^Medicon Valley Magazine
See also
[edit]Sources and further reading
[edit]- "Medicon Valley Facts".Medicon Valley.Retrieved26 December2015.
- "Medicon Valley Region".Medicon Valley Alliance.Retrieved26 December2015.
- M. Akinola; et al. (2012)."The Medicon Valley in Denmark and Sweden: an emerging northern star?".eech.Grenoble Ecole de Management & Lab-Center for Competitiveness.A case study.
- Nauwelaers, C., K. Maguire and G. Ajmone Marsan (2013)."The case of Oresund (Denmark-Sweden) – Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders"(PDF).OECD Regional Development Working Papers(21).OECDPublishing.doi:10.1787/20737009.
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External links
[edit]- Medicon ValleySwedish-Danish life-sciences cluster
- Medicon Valley Alliance
- Invest in SkåneSwedish business organisation
- Copenhagen CapacityDanish business organisation
