„BioCon Valley
– the Cluster in Life Science and Health,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany“
Kasan, April 24th, 2013
Dr. Heinrich Cuypers, Senior Project Manager BioCon Valley
Impact of Life Science
– Woman in the Age of 63
e.g. Sophia Loren (1997)
Dürers Mother (1514)
…and it is a big market too !
…because of
- modern medicine
- healthy nutrition
- clean environment
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Definition Biotechnology Cluster
Critical factors for development*
 1.
 2.
 3.
 4.
 5.
 6.
 7.
Strong science base (R&D)
Entrepreneurial culture
Growing company base
Ability to attract key staff
Availability of finance
Premises and infrastructure (e.g. Bioincubators)
Business support services and large companies in related
industries
 8. Skilled workforce
 9. Effective networks
 10. Supportive policy environment
*source: “BIOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS”, Report of a team led by Lord Sainsbury, Minister for
Science UK, August 1999; http://www.dti.gov.uk/biotechclusters/
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German BioRegions:
hot spots for biotech
industry since 1996
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Biotech in Germany – catching up
e.g.: No of new drugs in development („pipeline“), clinical phase I – III
Figure a: 2001
UK
128
Dänemark
Schweiz
20
Frankreich
19
Schweden
18
Israel
UK
7
Deutschland
6
Finnland
5
Niederlande
5
218
Deutsch…
142
Dänemark
14
Italien
Andere
Figure b: 2011
28
125
Frankreich
118
Schweiz
121
Schweden
82
Israel
28
61
Italien
79
Niederla…
Finnland
Source: Ernst & Young
36
21
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Health Economy in MV
– key figures
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Number of employees ~ 97.500
Gross value added ~ 4 bio. €
> 120 life sciences companies (biotech, medtech, pharma)
2 universities with focus on life sciences and health (2 univ. hospitals)
3 universities of applied sciences, 5 federal or regional research
institutes, > 20 centres of competence
• More than 60 modern hospitals and rehabilitation clinics
(> 12.000 beds)
• Tradition in spa and wellness tourism with
– more than 255 star rated hotels and spas (> 50% 4 star +)
– 54 audited health and recreation resorts („Kurort“)
• Regional agenda (Masterplan) for Health Economy
• Kuratorium Gesundheitswirtschaft (appointed by prime minister)
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Masterplan Gesundheitswirtschaft 2020
A Vision for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2020
Health
Services
Health
Tourism
Life
Sciences
Health Care
Primary sector
 10 year strategic agenda
 Projects focussing on
cross-sectoral approaches
 Kuratorium as „triple-helix“
advisory body
Healthy
Ageing
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Healthy
Food
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BioCon Valley: The Region
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Rostock
Schwerin
Greifswald
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
Copenhagen
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
Northern Germany
Population ca.
1,8 Mio. (= Hamburg)
Size ca. 23.000 km²
Ca. 80 inhabitants / km²
Rostock biggest city
(200.000 inhabitants)
> 1.000 km coastline
Challenges
Potentials
Казан
Berlin
• Rural
area & development
 Economical focus
- Strong
research
• Low industrialization
• Maritime industry
- Dynamic
enterprises (SME)
(low infrastructure
GDP, no „big“• Agriculture
- Modern
enterprises,
...) hospitals)
• Tourism
(technology
centers,
• Remote
location (in
• Life Sciences
- Active
network
Germany)platform
• Health Care
- International
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Research and Development
Rostock
• approx 3.000
employees in R&D
Greifswald
• approx. 6.430 students
(total approx. 38.000)
• approx. 90 Mio. € p.a.
in life sciences R&D
Research and development in
Life Sciences at
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2 universities
(Rostock 1419, Greifswald 1456)
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3 universities of applied science
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5 non universitary federal or
regional research institutions
-
16 more centers of competence
within life sciences
e.g. Universität Rostock
e.g. Universität Greifswald
e.g. Fachhochschule
Stralsund
e.g. Fachhochschule Neubrandenburg
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Core Competences in R&D
Marine Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
- Screening for new
bioactive compounds
- Aquaculture
- „FunGene“
-
Agrobiotechnology
Other Biotechnologies
- Plant development,
plant breeding
- Animal health,
animal breeding
-
Molecular Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Medical Technology
Telemedicine
Life Science Automation
Bioanalytics
Bioinformatics
Food applications
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Case Studies – Applied Research, e.g.
•
„BIOKATALYSE2021 Novel approaches to a sustainable industrial «white»
biotechnology” (2007-2012);
www.biokatalyse2021.de
•
„PHENOMICS – Network of Competence of Agricultural and Nutritional Research on
Farm Animals“ (2010-2015)
www.phaenomics.auf.uni-rostock.de
•
„HICARE – Alliance against Mulit-resistant Bacteria: National Health Region Baltic
Sea Coast“ (2011-2015)
http://hicare.de
•
„CELISCA – Center for Life Science Automation“ (2012-2017)
www.celisca.de/
•
„REMEDIS – The implant technology of the future” (2009-2013)
http://remedis.med.uni-rostock.de/
•
„GANI_MED – Greifswald Approach to Individualized Medicine” (2009-2013)
www.medizin.uni-greifswald.de/gani_med
> Complete Mapping: CD-ROM based BioCon Valley® - directory, 8th ed 2011
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Case Studies – Companies, e.g.
•
Cortronik GmbH & Co KG, 180 jobs
www.cortronik.de
biocompatible implants
(“stents”)
•
DECODON GmbH, Greifswald, 12 jobs
www.decodon.com
bioinformatic for functional genomics
•
DOT GmbH, 235 Jobs
www.dot-coating.de
coating implants, reg.med.
(orthopedic)
•
Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, TET, 180 jobs
www.miltenyibiotech.de
enabling technologies,
cell charact. & isolation
•
DST GmbH
www.dst.com
fast allergy test systems (pats, cattle,
dust, nutrition ingredients,
•
NPZ Saatzucht Hans Lembke KG, 170 jobs
plant breeder (canola, clover)
www.npz.de
•
Riemser Arzneimittel AG, 650 jobs
pharma (cancer, derma, vet.)
www.riemser.de
> Complete Mapping: CD-ROM based BioCon Valley® - directory, 8th ed 2011:
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Biotech Incubators and Parks
Biotech incubators
BioTechnikum
Greifswald (2)
Hamburg
Rostock
A20
Teterow
Greifswald
Neubrandenburg
A19
Forschungszentrum
Biosystemtechnik und
Biomaterialien (1)
Biomedizinisches
Forschungszentrum
Zentrum für Lebensmitteltechnologie
A24
AgroBioTechnikum
Groß Lüsewitz (4)
Berlin
Biotech park
Biomedizin-Technikum
Teterow (3)
1
2
3
4
Enterprises, Life Science
 Formation of
companies
. First phase 92/93
. Second Phase 97/00
140
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
120
100
80
60
40
20
No. of companies
20
12
20
10
20
08
20
06
20
04
20
02
20
00
0
19
97
No. of companies
. Envitec GmbH
. Gambro Rostock GmbH
. Hoffrichter
. Miltenyi Biotec GmbH
. Riemser Arzneimittel AG
No. of jobs
No. of jobs
 120 Enterprises
 ~ 3.600 Employees
 Medium sized
companies, e.g.
. DOT GmbH
Multilayer model
Source: PD Dr. J. Hilbert,
IAT Gelsenkirchen
Health Economy
Core sector
Inpatient and outpatient treatment
Secondary sector
(Administration,pharmacies, Spa and
rehabilitation, patient organisations)
Health care related industries
(Bio-/Medtech, Pharma, Handicraft, …)
Related and neighbouring sectors
(sports, tourism and others)
MV
Employees
97.500
Gross value added (Mrd. €)
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– cluster management
 Tasks:
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–
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Bundle and align regional interests and forcees in
life sciences and health (triple helix-model)
Stimulate cooperation between companies, research
& development and health care providers
Foster international marketing and collaboration
 Shareholders:
–
–
–
Federal State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
BioCon Valley Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.
(~160 members)
4 financial institutions, 2 private shareholders
 2 locations (Greifswald and Rostock)
with presently 20+ employees
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Networking national & international
National:
 BioCon Valley is member of the German
BioRegions;
www.biodeutschland.org/ak-bioregio.html
www.biotechnologie.de
International:
 BioCon Valley is cofounder of ScanBalt – the
network of Life Science and health networks in
Northern Europe, i.e. Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden,
North-West Russia;
www.scanbalt.org
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Projects
Communication and
Visibility
 www.scanbalt.org and ScanBalt
News
 Regional Portraits
 Industry Opinions
 Meetings, partnering, events
 Ongoing strategy discussion
 Competence mapping and cluster
analysis
 Strategic communication
 Strategic partnerships
Creating Infrastructure
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ScanBalt Health Region (EU flagship)
Eco4Life (EU)
ScanBalt Campus (EU
ScanBalt Network of Networks
(Nordic Inno Centre)
ScanBalt Competence Region (EU)
Boosting Baltic FP6 (EU)
Educational mobility
(Nordic Inno Centre)
Economic Barriers for Borderless
Cooperation (Nordic Inno Centre)
Biotech, one click away
(Nordic Inno Centre)
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Thematic Focus
BSHR Healthport (EU)
Submariner (EU)
Baltic Amber (DLR)
ScanBalt IP-Knowledge Center (EU)
ScanBalt Marine Biotech (NorForsk)
ScanBalt Clinical Research Network
(Nordic Innovation Centre)
 ScanBalt AgroBiotech (NorForsk)
 ScanBalt Stem Cell Network (NorForsk)
 ScanBalt Biofuel Network
(Nordic Innovation Centre)
e.g. EU BSR Flagship Project
„ScanBalt Health Region“
Set up cross-sectoral reference projects for
innovation in health and life sciences
 Objectives:
 … promotion of public health on a high level
 … exploitation of modern health and life sciences
 … innovations in science, technology and social science
 Baltic Sea Region as a model for a knowledge-based economy
and for implementing a shared strategy
 Lead Partners:
 BioCon Valley (Germany)
 Lithuanian Biotechnology Association (Lithuania)
 ScanBalt and ScanBalt Academy (ScanBalt BioRegion)
More: http://www.balticsea-region-strategy.eu/
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Health Economy
…some trends
Agriculture
Source: NY Times, 2008
Source:www.keinfastfood.de
Health &
Medical
Wellness
Service oriented
industries
Source: Der Spiegel, 2008
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German-Russian Forum
Biotechnology, Rostock 2013
Date: June, 4.-5, 2013
Venue: Rostock, Germany
Scope:
 The German-Russian Cooperation Network Biotechnology aims to
deepen, strengthen and to enhance the existing contacts between
German and Russian biotechnology companies, research
institutions and decision makers in policy and administrations.
 Day one: workshops (e.g. bioinformatics, industrial biotech,
regenerative and personalized medicine, marine biotech)
 Day two: study tour to companies and research institutes
More: http://www.owwz.de/rostock.html
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Спасибо!
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