LifeScience Cluster Krakow
Chicago, May 2010
The Place for Life &Science
... and need to foster cooperation
The LifeScience Cluster ....
Bio-Region Małopolska
www.lifescience.pl
PresentationPresentation
Malopolska – The Region of KnowledgeMalopolska – The Region of Knowledge
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First place in respect of quality of human resources
Second place in respect of service and manufacturing infrastructure
Third place in terms of market size
Fourth place in Poland in respect of GNP
Regional strategy aimed at Knowledge Based Economy
Biotechnology and IT set as the priority sectors in Regional Innovation Strategy
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Source: fDi, Foreign Direct Investment
The cities and regions researched for the report were judged on their performance in the following fields:
human resources; economic potential; business friendliness; quality of life; infrastructure; foreign direct investment.
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4 universities and other 28 higher education institutions - over 200.000 students (> 10 % of total number in Poland)
9,4% domestic expenditures on R&D / 200 % country average / second place in Poland
13 % of total number of scientists in Poland 3700 scientists working field of life sciences:
over 600 profesors, over 2000 phd level
16 000 students in the field of life sciences 13 amongst 30 polish most often cited
scientists in the field are from Krakow and 8 of them from Jagiellonian University
Bio Region Malopolska - Bio Region Malopolska - sciencescience
Life Science Cluster Initative in KrakowLife Science Cluster Initative in Krakow
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Established X 2006 by 32 institutions representing 6 interest groups
Life science and biotech Life science and biotech business business
EducationEducation
Research and Research and developmentdevelopment
Health care Health care
Business supportBusiness support
GovernmentGovernment
MEDMED
BioFBioF
EDUEDUGOVGOV
BIZBIZ R&DR&D
Life Science Cluster initative in KrakowLife Science Cluster initative in Krakow
64 partners 35,000 employees 6,580 scientists 240 milion Euro in
sales 467 milion Euro in
projects www.lifescience.pl
Cluster initiative - means and endsCluster initiative - means and ends
healthy societynew jobsnew produts on market
commercialization
sustainable growth
clean enviroment
……………….
be the single point of contact for ease of making relationships and exploring business and scientific collaborations
foster cooperation in the field of innovations amongst network members
facilitate cooperation and networking within and outside the Malopolska Region
get the network players ready to effectively engage with the global lifescience market
represent life science community in contacts with similar organisations
initiate and coordinate projects aimed at growing and sustaining cluster-wide resources,
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Basicresearch
Applied research
Technology
development
Product
development
Marketing & entrepreneurship
Science
PatentInvention –
functionalityFeasibility
studyInnovation – new
product or companyHealthy business
Funds
LawBusiness i Marketing
Cluster from the innovation process Cluster from the innovation process perspectiveperspective
Results = Results = CAPABILITIESCAPABILITIES+RESOURCES +RESOURCES
+POLICY+POLICY
The system –organized interconnected set of capabilities and resources, that within given environment produce resultsresults, which are of interest of local stakeholders.
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Capabilities to collaborateCapabilities to collaborate
Innovative therapies
Eco-Innovations
Imaging technologies
Diagnostics tools to
support medical
procedures
Healthy ageing (&
eating)
Why cooperate with Bio-Malopolska?Why cooperate with Bio-Malopolska?
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1. Access to talents and qualified labor force
2. Strong science3. Diversified economy4. Investments in research
and R&D infrastructure5. Established networks
for cooperation and support for innovation
6. Strong support from local authorities
7. Great business climate - best economic potential
8. Quality of life
Kazimierz Murzyn Managing DirectorCluster Life Science Krakow tel. +48 12 297 4 605mob. +48 504 106 466
[email protected] [email protected]://www.lifescience.pl/
The contactThe contactWish you a luckWish you a luck