ScanBalt BioRegion each year is filled with activities working towards the goal: A globally competitive health and bio economy.
Innovation competition winner Ergofinger is being awarded during ScanBalt Forum 2011 in Heeringsdorf. To the right Kati Takaluoma, Culminatum Innovation.
ScanBalt chairman Wolfgang Blank, CEO BioCon Valley (sitting, left) into serious discussions on the future.
Attention is being giving to the Mayor of Gdansk during a project meeting in Gdansk 2009. Gdansk and its buzzing health and life science sector has been involved in ScanBalt BioRegion since the very beginning in 2001.
ScanBalt BioRegion
Health and Bio Economy on Top of Europe
ScanBalt BioRegion is composed of the health and bio economy communities in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, northern Germany and north-western part of Russia.
There are more than 60 universities and over 3000 companies active in ScanBalt BioRegion.
History
The countries of the region share a history of economic and political cooperation, illustrated by the Hanseatic League of the middle ages and renaissance, and by its present day equivalent, the Hanse Parliament. The Baltic Sea has facilitated social, cultural, and economic integration for more than 1000 years, interrupted only infrequently by political strife.
Potential
All the necessary conditions for strong economic growth exist in the region: stable democracies, institutional structures advantageous to business, large wealthy markets close at hand, world class infrastructure, excellent educational opportunities, strong industrial traditions, good positive work ethic, and a common history of trade and cooperation.
ScanBalt® fmba
The not for profit association ScanBalt® fmba acts as a service provider for ScanBalt BioRegion. Members are regions, regional networks and clusters, universities, companies, hospitals, innovation and promotion agencies.
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