Scan Balt Bio Region Top of Europe Elise
Scan. Balt Bio. Region Top of Europe Elise Kvarnström, Scan. Balt
q q q Scan. Balt Bio. Region is the meta-region Scan. Balt™ is a not for profit member association founded 2004 Scan. Balt™ focus on Life Sciences and Biotech Scan. Balt™ is a bottom up organisation The project Scan. Balt initiated 2002 cofunded by the Nordic Council of Ministers through the Nordic Innovation Center
Scan. Balt™ – Network of Clusters Göteborg. Bio
Other members Institutions: Universities, Hospitals, Science Parks and Research Institutions Private entities: Industries, Tech Transfer organisations, service providers Public authorities: Innovation agencies, regional authorities
Scan. Balt Bio. Region - Companies (absolute numbers) Source: Scan. Balt Yellow Pages, Oct. 2006
Key Reasons for Scan. Balt Bio. Region ► Combine-Create-Remove-Attract ◄ q Combine fast growing highly educated countries in ”East” with established industrial, academic and financial resources in ”West” q q Create critical mass and global visibility Remove barriers for mobility of human, financial and industrial resources q Attract human, industrial and financial resources
The development of Scan. Balt Bio. Region 2001 -2003 • Establishment of contacts • Vision development • One-stop entry 2004 -2006 • Transparency • Cluster formation • Infrastructure 2007 -2010 • Innovation • Mentoring • Shared services • Talents 2001 -2003 2004 -2006 2007 -2010
Co-funded Scan. Balt Projects Identity and infrastructure Specific thematic projects Scan. Balt IP Knowledge Network (EU FP 6) § Scan. Balt Marine Biotech (Nor. FA) § Scan. Balt Campus (Interreg 111 B) • Scan. Balt Clinical Research § Scan. Balt Competence Region (EU Network (NIC) FP 6) § Scan. Balt Agro. Biotech (Nor. FA) § Boosting Baltic FP 6 (EU FP 6) § Scan. Balt Stem Cell Network § § Scan. Balt Network of Networks (NICe) § Communication in Scan. Balt Bio. Region (NIC) § Boost Bio. Systems (EU FP 6) Bridge BSR § Trayss Prime(FP 6) § (Nor. FA)
Scan. Balt – a string of competency clusters Current Impact Biotech Workforce Human Capital Risk Capital R&D Input Scientific Fountains Co-location clusters -Bio. Team-South -Bio. Con Valley -Kalmar Bio. Science -Bio Turku -Latvia Biotech Cluster -Estonia Biotech Cluster -North Poland Biotech Cluster -North-West Russia Biotech Cluster -Lithuania Biotech Cluster Mode 3 clusters -Med. Coast Scandinavia -Medicon Valley
Competence Analysis (Benchmark) Bioregion Quantity (P)* Quality (P 10)** Quality (P 10/P)*** Scan. Balt Bio. Region 29. 136 1287 4, 4% Boston 16. 805 1. 549 9, 2% London 15. 551 851 5, 5% * ** *** Total number of publications P 10: top 10% of most cited publications P 10/P: Calculated Competence Indicator
Scan. Balt Scanbalt Projects Scan. Balt Executive committee Infrastructural Competence Region Campus Board Regenerative medicine Communication Environmental Biotechnology Bridge BSR Molecular Diagnostics Clinical research IPKN Agro biotech Stem. Cells Boost Biosystems Ligni. Mach Trayss Prime r p tre n e d Process Analytical Technology n a y t Intellectual Property and Bio-entrepreneurship er p ro Baltic Entrepreneurship Training p l a Education and training of leaders for the life science industry tu c le el t In Informational Biology Hospitals Marine Biotech u e en Industry Thematic ip h rs Student council Scan. Balt Campus Universities Scan. Balt Academy Boosting Baltic
Scan. Balt Campus The Scanbalt Campus project will support Innovation and sustainable development by: q q q Training, attract and enhance mobility of talents through e. g. SBC Knowledge Networks, Scan. Balt Academy and SB Raise the awareness of young scientists of the opportunities in commercialisation of research results Break down the barriers to cooperation between BSR universities, early SME´s and industry for external funding of R&D projects for innovation and sustainable development
The Scan. Balt Bio. Region Innovation Model Fig. Frank Graage, Ulf Petrusson, Bo Heiden, Lise Vinkel, Stina Gestrelius, Peter Frank: Innovation in Scan. Balt Bioregion, December 2006
Tech transfer Center q q q Bridge, boost and coordinate trans national tech transfer Roadmaps for commercialisation for KN’s enhance competitiveness, create new companies and jobs
Create a Top of Europe Funding Network/Foundation q q q Gap in the financing market between public pre-seed and private venture capital Lack of financing in Baltic countries, Poland, NW Russia Ideas bought and exploited outside the region
Shared SME support q q q Putting cluster theories into practice Facilitate SME participation in EU programmes Promote integration and coordination between clusters
US Silicon Valley Scan. Balt Bio. Region : The Big Fish Small Fish Model Scan. Balt Bio. Region Asia Elise Kvarnström, ek@scanbalt. org www. scanbalt. org
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