No organisation can sustain growth in isolation. Life science technologies, investment opportunities and research collaborations are all global in their perspectives, and the future belongs to organisations that can enter into productive international win-win relations.

That is why MVA has developed a strategic globalisation initiative called the Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme. The programme will be a strategic network of contacts and active collaborations with top life science clusters in the world. For MVA members, the programme provides unique opportunities to more efficiently access information and create contacts with partners internationally.

The Concept

• Build a strategic network of contacts and active collaborations with 10 of the leading and emerging life science clusters in the world.
• Representatives from the these leading and emerging regional clusters will call Medicon Valley "home" for a period of 2-3 years
• Foreign Ambassadors will be embedded into day to day operations at Medicon Valley Alliance
• Medicon Valley's representatives will be embedded into the host organizations abroad.
• Creation of a global Life Sciences "Hub" in Medicon Valley where "The world meets for life science." 

Goals 

The programme will strive to achieve the following goals: 

• Increased business-to-business interactions
• University/hospital colla-borations with the purpose of defining and executing com-plementary research programs
• Cross-sector initiatives combining the skills and com-petences of the private life science sector, the universities and healthcare sectors
• Cross-exploitation of accumulated knowledge between the regional organisations of the bioclusters
• Actively promote opportunities for private Venture Capital investments in either regions.