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BioTurku
An Innovative Biotech Centre in South-West Finland
City of Turku
The oldest town in Finland (775 yrs), the clear heart of the South-West part of the country, 175.000 inhabitants Favourable location in Europe
Good connections by flight, road, train and ferries
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The Global Competitiveness Report* 2004-05Growth and Business Competitiveness Indexes
1. Finland
2. United States
3. Sweden
4. Taiwan
5. Denmark
6. Norway
7. Singapore
8. Switzerland
* World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005
Business Competitiveness Index
Growth Competitiveness Index
1. United States
2. Finland
3. Germany
4. Sweden
5. Switzerland
6. United Kingdom
7. Denmark
8. Japan
Turku Bio Valley Ltd Part of Turku Science Park Ltd
Turku Science Park Ltd is a regional development company,
owned by the City of Turku (90%)
Two subsidiaries (100% ownership): Turku Bio Valley Ltd and
ICT Turku Ltd
Turku Bio Valley Ltd was founded in 1999 and employs 14 people
A compact 5 km2 area with excellent logistics, close to the city center
Comprehensive infrastructure of science, business and services
Campus of 3 universities, 2 polytechnics, University Hospital, several research units and 300 high technology and service companies
Turku Science Park Area
Research and production facilities for biotech companies
Facilities tailored to specific needs of companies
26 hectare area
Bio Valley Area
The leading cluster of biotechnology actors in Finland
~100 actors, including 80 companies and other organisations
Half of Finland´s pharma and diagnostics industry is located in BioTurku
Consists of companies, universities as well as several educational and research institutes
• International big companies e.g. Schering, Perkin Elmer Life and Analytical Sciences, GE Health Care, Orion Pharma, LAB Pharma (LAB International), Oy H.Lundbeck Ab, Raisio Group Plc / Raisio Life Sciences
• Biotech companies e.g. Biotie Therapies Corp., Hormos Medical Corp.,
Juvantia Pharma Ltd, Innotrac Diagnostics Oy, Vivoxid Ltd
BioTurku – Concept and Community
Academic Education and Research in BioTurku
• Three universities
• Finland´s largest polytechnic
• > 1000 researchers, ~100 research groups
• 3700 university students
• 500 students at the polytechnic
• Large number of research units, e.g.
• Turku Centre for Biotechnology
• Turku University Hospital & Turku PET Centre
• Clinical Research Services Turku
• Functional Foods Forum
• VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Turku Centre for Biomaterials
The Main Business Areas in BioTurku
Drug Discovery & Development
Diagnostics
Biomaterials
Functional Foods
The Focus Areas in BioTurku
Hormonal Diseases and Cancer
Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases
Diseases of the CNS
Regenerative Medicine
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BioTurku 2005 in Segments(Number of companies in %)
Drug Discovery & Development
Diagnostics
Biomaterials
Functional Foods
Technology, Tools,
Services
17%
13%
6%
3%
61%
17%
13%
6%
3%
61%
Biotechnology Companies in BioTurku
Biomaterials
•Bioxid Ltd•Cellomeda Ltd•Hycail Finland Oy•Stick Tech Ltd•Vivoxid Ltd
Diagnostics / Bioanalytics
•Abacus Diagnostica Oy•Aboatox Oy •ArcDia Ltd•Biofile Ltd•Bio-Nobile Oy•Fermlab Oy•Hidex Oy•HyTest Ltd•InnoTrac Diagnostics Oy•Labmaster Oy•Mirhava Ltd•Orion Diagnostica Oy•PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences – Wallac Oy•Rados Technology Oy•Turku Imanet Oy
Functional Foods
•Bioferme Ltd•Raisio Group Plc /
Raisio Life Sciences
Drug Discovery and
Development /
Drug Delivery
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Pharmaceutical Company
•BioCis Pharma Ltd•Biotie Therapies Corp.•DelSiTech Ltd•Hormos Medical Corp.•Juvantia Pharma Ltd•LAB Pharma •Novatreat Ltd
• Oy H. Lundbeck Ab•Meda Oy•Medifront Ltd•Medinet International Ltd•Orion Corporation
/ Orion Pharma•Schering Oy•Vetcare Ltd•Vitabalans Oy
Pre-Clinical and / or Clinical
•4Pharma Ltd
•BioLaboratory /Turku Bio Valley Ltd
•Brion Scientific Ltd
•Elisante Ky
•Eximia Research Oy
•FBD Ltd
•Medfiles Ltd
•Melius Pharma Oy
•Pharmatest Services Ltd
•Premedic Clinical Research Ltd
•Remedium Ltd
•SafetyCity Ltd
Bioinformatic / Analytical /
QA Services
•BCB Medical Ltd
•CyFlo Ltd
•Genolyze Ltd
•MCA Research Laboratory Ltd
•Net Foodlab Oy
•Zeus Tech Oy
Contract Manufacturing
•Biovian Oy
•Galilaeus Oy
•Genexpres Ltd
•Hydrios Biotechnology Ltd
•Metkinen Oy
•PCAS Finland Oy
•Smoptech Oy
BD / IPR
•Aboatech Ltd
•Aicons Tmi
•BioExpand Ltd
•Convergent Solutions International CSI
•Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd
•Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd
•Innomedica Ltd
•Invenire Market Intelligence Oy
•Kolster Oy
•Law Office Tommi Siro
•Patent Attorney Ann-Marie Öhman
•PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy
•Roschier Holmberg, Attorneys Ltd
•Turku Patent Agency Oy
•WellGuide
Others
•Afore Ltd
•BioTop Oy
•CityLab Oy
•Elomatic Pharmaceutical Engineering Oy
•Elpis Ltd
•G.W.Berg & Co Oy
•Ilmasäätö Oy
•InfoForum
•KSH-Productor Oy
•Mariachi Oy
•Norlab Oy
•Reactionlab Finland Oy
•SAVe Oy
•Turku Bio Valley Ltd
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Biotechnological Service Companies in BioTurku
Biotechnological Service Providers from Universities and Other Organisations in BioTurku
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Clinical Research Services Turku (CRST) Clinical ResearchFunctional Foods Forum (FFF) Functional FoodsTurku Biomaterial Centre Biomaterials / Drug DeliveryTurku Centre for Biotechnology Medical BiotechnologyTurkuLab Foodstuffs LaboratoryTurku PET Centre Diagnostics / ImagingTurku Polytechnic Process BiotechnologyTurku University Hospital Clinical ResearchVTT – Technical Research Centre of Finland Medical Biotechnology
Turku Bio Valley LtdThe overall responsibility for developing the biocluster (BioTurku) in the Turku region.
Co-ordinates regional development programs between companies and research units
Markets and promotes the BioTurku concept
Offers bioincubator and biolaboratory services
Offers tailor-made premises for companies and research communities
Co-ordinator of the national Pharma Cluster and Biomaterial Cluster
Finnish contact point for the ScanBalt network and branch office of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
with the goal to increase biobusiness in BioTurku
Strategic Actions in Turku Bio Valley Ltd
RegionalDevelopment Program Four development programs (co-operation between
companies and scientific community) Co-operation with leading biopharmas (incl. spin-outs) Bio/ICT cluster synergy
Core competencies of the BioTurku community and actors The concept and infrastructure of BioTurku Targets of the B-to-B marketing
− international biotechs and biopharmas− selected international bioparks− international investors
Marketing
To identify and create new high-potential projects
To create new start-up companies
To develop the research infrastructure
To attract international actors to take presence in BioTurku
To create partnerships
To attract international investments into Bioturku
Tailor-made premises for biotech companies Bioincubator services Biolaboratory services
Service Business
Focus
Strengthen
Internationalize
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