About Medicon Valley

Medicon Valley is a bi-national cluster that spans the island of Sealand in Eastern Denmark and the Skåne region of Southern Sweden. It is one of Europe's strongest life science clusters with a large number of life science companies and research institutions located within a very small geographical area. The cluster is connected by the Øresund Bridge which makes commuting between Denmark and Sweden an easy everyday task. Medicon Valley is one region with synergies from two countries.

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The Cluster at a Glance

Medicon Valley is characterised by a strong science base and a healthy business environment. A unique interplay exists between companies, hospitals, universities, and public research institutions - in a successful application of the triple helix approach. Based on this model, interaction and networking take place among the various private and public life science players. This interaction results in a dynamic environment rich in innovation and knowledge sharing - prerequisites for academic excellence, new company formation and cluster growth.

Clustering Collaboration

The main benefits of being located in a cluster such as Medicon Valley are the possibilities of sharing knowledge, skills and competences between the private and public life science stakeholders. This creates an excellent foundation for establishing new companies and increases the attractiveness of the region.

Achievements and Competences

As a cluster, Medicon Valley has given rise to a large number of successful biotech and pharmaceutical companies within commercially attractive therapeutic areas such as diabetes, neuroscience, inflammation, infectious diseases and cancer. Furthermore, Medicon Valley is the home of successful and vital R&D within medical devices and technology. The cluster has a proud history based on groundbreaking innovations in a wide variety of technologies and therapeutic areas such as dialysis, hearing aids, diabetes, ostomy, and acute respiratory care.

Solid Infrastructure

Medicon Valley is fortuned with attention and involvement from both local and international investors. Together with a high number of specialised service providers such as different CROs, CMOs, consultants and patent attorneys, all the necessary competences required are in place to bring new and innovative life science products to the market.

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MVA has extensive knowledge about life science stakeholders in Medicon Valley. Whenever you need information on business or research in Medicon Valley, feel free to contact us at +45 70 20 15 03 or at mva@mva.org.

If you have questions regarding a specific category of companies and organisations, please look into www.mediconvalleyonline.com. Also, please visit these sections for more information about our services, initiatives, members, and news from the Medicon Valley cluster.