SCAN BALT BioRegion – Europe´s first Metaregion Blank, W.*) Diderichsen, B., Frank, P., Podhaijska, A., Samuelsson, B.

Estonian Biotech Association BioTOP Berlin/Brandenburg ScanBalt BioRegion Reykjavik Initiated by BioCon Valley, Medicon Valley and BioTurku, 2001 Comprising individual bioregions in the Baltic Sea area: 11 nations 85 Mio. inhabitants ~ 67 universities ~ 800 enterprises focusing on life sciences / biotech Helsinki St. Peters- burg Oslo Stockholm Tallinn Copenhagen Riga Vilnius Hamburg Warsaw

Life Sciences in ScanBalt BioRegion Country Population GDP per Universities Biotech Bio- (Mio. inhab.) capita (US $) (Bio/Life Sc.) comp.’s valleys Denmark 5,33 25.500 6 ~ 100 ~4 Estonia 1,42 10.000 2 ~ 20 - Finland 5,17 22.900 10 ~ 125 ~5 Germany (North) 5,25 23.400 6 ~ 100 ~4 Iceland 0,28 24.800 1 ~ 20 ? Latvia 2,39 7.200 2 ~ 15 ? Lithuania 3,61 7.300 3 ~ 5 ? Norway 4,48 27.700 6 ~ 60 ~3 Poland 38,63 8,500 15 3 - Russia (West) 7,90 ? 4 ? - Sweden 8,86 22.200 12 ~ 170 ~8 Total ~ 85 67 >800 >>20

About….. ScanBalt BioRegion is the brand name of the meta-region ScanBalt focus on Life Sciences and biotech as a heaver to achieve its goals. ScanBalt is a not for profit association with a vision to shape a globally competetive, sustainable meta-region in a triple helix format [academia (incl. hospitals), public authorities and private companies] ScanBalt is based on a ”bottom up” approach

The purpose ScanBalt will promote knowledge formation, education and research, within biotech and life sciences, to shape a world class, competitive life sciences/biotech-industrial meta-bioregion for the benefit of all ScanBalt inhabitants. ScanBalt will reinforce both goals related to economical development and goals related to human resources and environment. ScanBalt will also be a forum for discussion on biotech-society impact.

Network of networks The metafor network of networks entails the task of coordination of existing networks and organisations as well as stimulating the founding of new ones. It does not exclude membership by single universities, hospitals, companies or persons.

Founding members Networks Industry/Tech Transfer BioCon Valley Bioforum Oulu/Technopolis BioMedico Forum BioTeam South Biotop Berlin BioTurku Estonian Biotechn.Ass. Norgenta/Bay to Bio MedCoast Scandinavia Medicon Valley Academy Universities and Res.Inst. Center for Intell.Prop.Studies Inst.for Experimental Medicine Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital University of Gdansk University of Göteborg University of Helsinki University of Kalmar University of Lund University of Linköping Agricultural University of Norway Industry/Tech Transfer Centre of Tech.Transfer, Gdansk Hedmark Innovation Center/BioInn Innovation Norway Novo Nordisk Steinbeis Transfer Center

ScanBalt organisation „ScanBalt fmba“ founded 25.08.04 as non profit organisation Office in Copenhagen (2 people) Strict „bottom up“ strategy, no overhead intention, work share with the members 28 founding members from all countries Working structure: Active Chairmanship (Bo Samuelsson, chairman, W. Blank, B. Diderichsen, J. Pikani, A. Podhajska vicechairs) General secretariat (Peter Frank) Executive committee

ScanBalt Values Sustainability Equality Ethics Respect Trust ”Brain drain” ”Brain circulation”

UPCOMING: 3.-5.11.05, 4th ScanBalt Forum, Oslo 3 year mission UPCOMING: 3.-5.11.05, 4th ScanBalt Forum, Oslo 2001 - 1st Baltic Biotech Forum. Rostock 2003 - 2nd ScanBalt Forum, Gdansk 2004 – 3rd ScanBalt Biotech Turku A. ScanBalt Organisation the portal to biotech in ScanBalt BioRegion. B. ScanBalt Promotion & Network promote visibility expand and strengthen C. ScanBalt Project Platform

Some selected projects ScanBalt Competence Region (EU) Boosting Baltic FP6 (EU) Educational mobility (NIF) Economic Barriers for borderless Cooperation (NIF) ScanBalt IP-Knowledge Center (EU) ScanBalt Campus (EU) ScanBalt Marine Biotech (NORFA) ScanBalt Clinical Research Network (NIF) ScanBalt AgroBiotech (NORFA) ScanBalt Stem Cell Network (NORFA) ScanBalt Environmental Life Science Network

Russian partnership Institute for Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russia, Prof. Vadim Vasilyev ScanBalt CompetenceRegion ScanBalt StemCell Network ScanBalt Educational Mobility All Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Micro-biology, St. Petersburg, Russia, Prof. Igor Thikovonich ScanBalt Agrobiotech Network Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia ScanBalt Marine Biotech Network

Marine biotech project Norges Fiskeri Høgskole Marine research Institute, Iceland St Petersburg Zool. Inst. Norwegian veterinaryry School of Science Russian Academy of Science Meterological and Hydro Institute of Sweden National Institute of Chemical physics and BioPhysics, Estonia Copenhagen University Danish Institute for Fisheries research Norewegian veterianry School of Science University of Latvia Greifswald university Peter Aleström Norwegian veterinaryry School of Science Chairman Ministry of Environmet Lithuania Silesian Medical university                                            

ScanBalt Campus*) Non traditional University at a meta-regional level with a modular set-up for education, research and technology transfer Focus: Health care & life sciences PPP = public private partnership Partners in the ScanBalt BioRegion: Universities Higher educational institution networks Companies Regulatory bodies ... *) Excerpts of Session at 3rd ScanBalt Forum in Turku, 26.08.04

ScanBalt Campus Network of education To deliver a framework for joint activities in knowledge formation and education in the ScanBalt Bioregion, e.g. . Graduate courses . Postgraduate courses . Special courses (summer schools, workshops) . Knowledge centers . Life long learning support *) Excerpts of Session at 3rd ScanBalt Forum in Turku, 26.08.04

ScanBalt Campus partners Oslo University + Göteborg University + Chalmers University of Technology + Lund University + Växsjö/Kalmar University + Copenhagen University + University of Southern Denmark + Greifswald University + Rostock University + Gdansk University + Tartu University + Institute of Experimental Medicine, St.Petersburg + NovoNordisk + E-Geen Inc. + Sahlgrens University Hospital + *) Excerpts of Session at 3rd ScanBalt Forum in Turku, 26.08.04

ScanBalt CompetenceRegion „ScanBalt CompetenceRegion“ 11 partners, duration 07/2004 – 12/2006 Objectives Comprehensive and structured profile („yellow pages, what, who, how, where, …) with add-on knowledge about value chain to spot globally competitive core competencies and capabilities as well as key challenges, to develop in a model case joint regional strategies and recommendations how to strengthen the competitiveness of ScanBalt bioregion

Why ScanBalt – in Short Create visibility for the ScanBalt BioRegion and members of ScanBalt Attract human resources and capital Initiate and facilitate the creation of critical mass Coordinate joint efforts in research, education and technology transfer Create a triple helix platform for collaboration between academia (incl. hospitals), public authorities and private companies Create a platform for dialog and collaboration between networks, internally, and meta networks, externally Create a platform for dialog with supra-national institutions

www.scanbalt.org www.scanbalt.org Visibility and communication

Silicon Valley ScanBalt Oxford/ Cambridge We´ll do it together!