LIFE SCIENCEIN STOCKHOLM -
UPPSALA
Congratulations!• The right place
• The right phase • The right time
• The right subject area • A (b)right future
How to get ”sharp”• Do well in courses
• Find your motivation/drive• Establish contacts
• Learn some Swedish
• Personal initiative
Uppsala & Stockholm
Life science regions in Sweden
• Over 750 life science companies in Stockholm-Uppsala
• 60 life science companies in Stockholm-Uppsala’s business incubators
Rest of Sweden 4%
Göteborg 17%
Malmö/Lund 20%
Stockholm/Uppsala 54%
Umeå 3%
Source: VINNOVA and Stockholm-Uppsala Life Science
Stockholm-Uppsala
A dense life science region
• 3 million inhabitants
• 26 % with a university degree
• 750 life science companies witha workforce of over 23 000
• 7 universities
• 6 000 persons active in academic life science research
• 3 university hospitals
• GRP/capita 49 000 USD
• Stockholm-Uppsala participates in 28% of the 680 life science projects within the EU’s framework 6 program.
Region Projects Proportion
Paris 337 50%
London 254 37%
Stockholm-Uppsala 189 28% Medicon Valley 162 24%
Milano / Turino 159 23%
München 156 23%
Heidelberg 135 20%
Madrid 117 17%
Rom 111 16%
Barcelona 104 15%
Source: EuroBiotechNews (2009) 8 (3-4) 10
Stockholm-Uppsala
Universities and University Hospitals
Large Companies
Regulatory authorities and expert bodies
• Uppsala has been described as the world’s ‘most biotech-concentrated city’.
”Biotech strip” (Dag Hammarskjölds väg)
Linnæus Center for Bioinformatics
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Ångström Laboratory material sciences, physics, energy, MEMS
Center for Mathematics and
Information Technology
Uppsala Genetics Center plant biology and forest genetics
Veterinary Medicine Center
UniversityHospital clinical research, clinical trials
Uppsala Clinical Research Center
Uppsala BIO
SVA National Veterinary Institute
Rudbeck Laboratory molecular genetics and medicine
MPA Medical Products Agency
BMC ICM, chemistry, pharmacology, surface biotechnology, bioinformatics
EBC ecology, genetics, organismal biology
World-Class BIO Research
Biology/Biotech/Bioinf/Biomed finds its strength in breadth and interdisciplinarity.
A recent comprehensive research assessment graded 50 research groups as “world leading” and 100 groups “of high international standard” – several of these were within Biology and related fields.
BIO in Uppsala was awarded a CHE excellence ranking 2010.
Several large strategic, long-term research grants have in recent years gone to Biology and related interdisciplinary areas.
Fields for the Future
Genomics and proteomics
Drug research
Neuroscience, cognition and behaviour
Sythetic biology
… etc.
Uppsala RNA Research Centre (URRC)
Centres of excellence and major strategic ventures
Uppsala Centre for Evolution and Genomics (UCEG)
Science for Life Laboratory - Uppsala
Cancer U-CAN
Developing new antibiotics
Lakes & climate change
Structure determination
Human Protein Atlas
Research turned into innovations and growth
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Biotage 39 MUSD
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Nurturing innovations
• Support / ”bridging” partners in Uppsala:
• STUNS• Uppsala Innovation Centre• Uppsala BIO• Innovation Akademiska• Energihuset• Drivhuset• UU Innovation• UU Holding• SLU Holding
4 684 employees in Uppsala’s 249 life science companies
29 life science companies in the incubator Uppsala Innovation Centre
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Uppsala4 684 employees
Biotechnological tools
Diagnostics
Environmental biotechnology
Medical technology
Pharmaceuticals
CRO
Other service companies
Life science industryEmployees in subsectors
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4% 0%
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Stockholm-Uppsala region23 574 employees
Tools for Life Science
• Employees: Approx. 1,500 in privately-owned industries in Uppsala
• Speciality: Drug discovery systems, medical diagnostics, protein separations
Pharmaceuticals and
biomedical devices
• Employees: Approx. 1,800 in privately-owned industries in Uppsala
• Speciality: Improved drug delivery is a strong niche
Diagnostics
• Employees: Approx. 600 in privately-owned industries in Uppsala
• Speciality: Both human and veterinary applications
Life science industry
Development in Uppsala 2003 – 2010
Number of Companies 249 (+74 %)
Private employees 4 684 (+15 %)
Turnover, bn SEK 17,6 (+84 %)
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Almost every 5th Uppsala job is in life sciences
Industry 1) 4 682
University Hospital 2) 8 200
Academic Research 3) 2 400
National Agencies 4) 1 387
Dedicated Service Suppliers 5) 300
Total16 969
or 19 % of all jobs in Uppsala
1) CIND, 20112) Uppsala University Hospital3) CIND, University Indicators, 2007. Data from 20054) Uppsala BIO, Insamlade resultet.xls5) CIND, 2009:2
Uppsala’s largest employers are in life sciences
Employer 2007 2008
City of Uppsala 11 557 11 556
County Council 11 343 11 545
Uppsala University 5 500 5 500
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 1 958 2 090
GE Healthcare Life Sciences AB 1 200 1 200Police authority 680 704
Air Force base 700 700
Fresenius Kabi AB 723 700
Medical Products Agency 496 543
Apoteket 400 500Gamla Uppsala Buss AB 471 478
Posten 450 450
Phadia AB 440 420NCC Construction AB 400 400
Q-Med AB 480 400
National Veterinary Agency 400 400Church of Sweden 343 322
National Food Administration 330 320
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