The Region

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Medicon Valley statistics

The region

  • Approx. 3,5 million inhabitants
  • Approx. 40.000 employees in the private life science sector

A high concentration of science

  • 12 universities - all part of the Øresund University
  • 32 hospitals, of which 11 are university hospitals
  • Approx. 150.000 university students, of which 45.000 study life science
  • Approx. 7.000 life science university students graduate every year
  • Approx. 10.000 life science researchers
  • Approx. 2.600 life science PhD students are enrolled at the universities of Copenhagen and Lund

A high concentration of business

  • Companies with R&D and/or production in Medicon Valley:
  • Approx. 100 (red) biotech companies
  • 25 pharma companies (7 major)
  • 65 medtech companies
  • International companies with affiliates in Medicon Valley:
  • More than 200 pharma companies
  • Approx. 170 medtech companies
  • 12 science parks and incubators, of which 6 science parks have a significant focus on life science - see list
  • More than 50 contract research organisations and contract manufacturing organisations
  • 30 investors - see see Medicon Valley Financing Guide


Easy to come, easy to go - high international accessibility

Copenhagen Airport - Scandinavia's main airport - has approx. 20 million national and international passengers annually. There are direct flights to more than 125 cities in the world.

The Øresund Bridge links Denmark and Sweden

The two countries are connected by the Øresund Bridge – a 16 km long road- and rail link that stretches from Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. The fixed link comprises an 8 km long bridge, a 4 km long man-made island and a 4 km long submerged tunnel. The link was inaugurated on 1 July 2000 and got its name from Øresund, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

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