Uppsala BIO for TACTICS

UPPSALA BIOLIFE SCIENCE PATHFINDER

Madeleine Neil, Dir of Communications

Rest of Sweden

Göteborg

Malmö/Lund

Stockholm/Uppsala

Umeå

Source: VINNOVA

Life science regions in Sweden

Stockholm-Uppsala 1) 2010

Number of life science companies 750

Number of employees 23 574

Turnover 179 159 MSEK

Development in Uppsala 2003 – 20101) Change

Number of life science companies + 74 %

Number of employees + 15 %

Turnover + 84 %1) CIND, 2011

19 % of all jobs in Uppsala are in life science

Stockholm-Uppsala

A dense life science region

• 3 million inhabitants

• 26 % with university degree

• 750 life science companies with a workforce of over 23 000

• 7 universities

• 6 000 persons active in academic life science

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• 4 university hospitals

• GRP/capita 49 000 USD

Research turned into innovations and growth

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Uppsala BIO is a

life science pathfinder.

We build new ways to make

life science flourish in Uppsala,

in close collaboration with industry, academia, society and healthcare.

• Identify gaps

• Mobilize networks partners

• Define and launch actions

• Review and control deliverables

• Needs driven

• Build relations industry – universities – healthcare – society

VERIFY

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Our offerings

BIO-X

A bridge between academic results and proof-of-concept.

Support in kind and with finance.

Needs driven.

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Innovation Akademiska

• Innovations made by employees

• The hospital as a testbed

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Uppsala Innovation Centre

Uppsala’s incubator for growth companies.

Strong ties with Uppsala BIO since our start.

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Educate

Bridge schools to life science industry and academic research

BIO Competence Forum to monitor and express educational needs

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Network

Meeting places such as BIO-PUBs, seminars and conferences

Stay in touch via newsletters and our web www.uppsalabio.se

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Reach Out

Facts and figures on life science in Uppsala

Regional marketing via Stockholm-Uppsala Life Science

Global links

Connect young companies with few international connections to credible “door-openers”.

Safe and quick access to global markets.

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Members and partners

• Acure Pharma AB

• ALMI Företagspartner Uppsala

• AMO Abbott Medical Optics AB

• AroCell AB

• Biotage AB

• Chamber of Commerce

• Connect Uppsala

• Denator AB

• Doxa AB

• GE Healthcare Biosciences AB

• Innovationsbron Uppsala

• Innoventus Project AB

• Isconova AB

• Kemwell AB

• Kibion AB

• Mercodia AB

• National Veterinary Agency

Members Partners

• Olink AB

• OncoTargeting AB

• Orexo AB

• Phadia AB

• Pharma Consulting Group AB

• Q-Med AB

• Quintiles AB

• Regional Development Council

• Semcon AB

• Statisticon AB

• Svanova Biotech AB

• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

• City of Uppsala

• Uppsala University

• Uppsala University Hospital

• Uppsala University Holding AB

• Atea

• Devex Mekatronik

• Klövern

• Proffice Life Science

Financial support from

• VINNOVA, The Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems

• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)