Life science industry

LIFE SCIENCE
IN UPPSALA
Uppsala BIO is a
life science pathfinder.
We build new ways to make
life science flourish in Uppsala,
in close collaboration with industry,
academia, society and healthcare.
Our offerings
VERIFY
REACH OUT
COMMERCIALIZE
EDUCATE
NETWORK
GROW
Members and partners
Members
Partners
• ALMI Företagspartner Uppsala
• Orexo AB
• Atea
• AlphaHelix AB
• Phadia AB
• Devex Mekatronik
• Advanced Medical Optics AB
• Pharma Consulting Group AB
• Klövern
• AroCell AB
• Q-Med AB
• Proffice Life Science
• Biotage AB
• Quintiles AB
• Connect Uppsala
• Regional Development Council
• Denator AB
• Semcon AB
• Doxa AB
• Statisticon AB
• GE Healthcare Biosciences AB
• Svanova Biotech AB
• Chamber of Commerce
• Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences
• Innovationsbron i Uppsala
• Innoventus Project AB
• Isconova AB
• Kemwell AB
• Kibion AB
• Mercodia AB
• Olink AB
• City of Uppsala
• Uppsala University
• Uppsala University Hospital
• Uppsala University Holding AB
Stockholm-Uppsala
A dense life science region
• 3 million inhabitants
• 26 % with university degree
• 500 life science companies with
a workforce of over 25 000
• 7 universities
• 6 000 persons active in
academic life science research
• 4 university hospitals
• GRP/capita 49 000 USD
Life science regions in Sweden
• Over 500 life science companies
in Stockholm-Uppsala
• 60 life science companies in
Stockholm-Uppsala’s business
incubators
Umeå 3%
Rest of Sweden 4%
Stockholm/
Uppsala 54%
Göteborg 17%
Malmö/Lund 20%
Source: VINNOVA
Innovation performances
Ranking of NUTS2 regions
1–20 (top 10%)
21–50
51–100
101–150
No data
Source: 2006 European Regional Innovation Scoreboard, Jan 2007
151–204
Region
Projects
Proportion
1. Paris
307
52%
2. London/Cambridge/Oxford/Hertford
285
48%
233
39%
4. Munich
172
29%
5. Stockholm-Uppsala
171
29%
6. Milano
150
25%
7. Medicon Valley (Köpenhamn/Lund)
140
24%
(incl Heidelberg)
133
23%
9. Wallonia + Brussels
126
21%
10.BioValley (Basel/Strasbourg/Freiburg)
119
20%
11.Madrid
107
18%
12.Rome
105
18%
13.Berlin
101
17%
14.Flanders (Antwerp, Gent, Leuven)
92
16%
15.Lausanne/Genève
82
14%
3. Amsterdam/Leiden, The Hague,
Utrecht, Rotterdam
8. BioRegion Rein-Neckar-Triangle
Source: EU Commission
Stockholm-Uppsala
participates in 29%
of the 591 life science
projects within the EU’s
framework 6 program.
1940
1960
1980
2000
Source: CIND, 2009. Turnover for 2008: 1 USD = 7 SEK
Research turned into
innovations and growth
4 560 employees in Uppsala’s 203 life science companies
24 life science companies in our incubator Uppsala Innovation Centre
Life science industry
Employees in subsectors
Sweden
Source: VINNOVA, Analys, 2007:16
Uppsala
Back up
Strong life science in academia, healthcare and regulatory authorities
2 400 employees in academic life science research
8 000 at Uppsala University Hospital
1 260 Employees
Life science industry
Development in Uppsala
2003–2008
Number of Companies 203 (+%)
Private employees 4 560 (+12 %)
Photo: Markus Marctic
Turnover, bn SEK 14,9 (+55 %)
Venture investments in Life Sciences 2008
Source: Riskkapitalföreningen 2008
1 USD = 7 SEK (nov 2009)
Almost every 5th Uppsala job is in life sciences
Industry 1)
4 560
University Hospital 2)
8 000
Academic Research 3)
2 400
National Agencies 4)
1 260
Dedicated Service Suppliers 5)
Total
1) CIND, 2009:1
2) Uppsala University Hospita
3) CIND, University Indicators, 2007. Data from 2005
4) Uppsala 2009, the Municipality in Figures, Uppsala
5) CIND, 2009:2
300
16 520
or 18 % of all jobs in Uppsala
One new job in life science:
Private spending of
17 000 USD/year locally,
excluding housing and taxes
Source: City of Uppsala, Municipality management office, 2006 07 18. Photo: Markus Marctic
Increased company spending
of 70 000 USD/year locally
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
1 200
Police authority
680
704
Air Force base
700
700
Fresenius Kabi AB
723
700
Medical Products Agency
496
543
Apoteket
400
500
Gamla Uppsala Buss AB
471
478
Posten
450
450
Phadia AB
440
420
NCC Construction AB
400
400
Q-Med AB
480
400
National Veterinary Agency
400
400
Church of Sweden
343
322
National Food Administration
330
320
Contact us
Erik Forsberg Ph.D., Assoc. Prof.
Managing Director
Madeleine Neil
Dir. of Communications
Kristin Hellman
Project Manager
Malin Höglund
Project Manager & Administration
Margita Gunnarsson
Controller
Photo: Ewa Ahlin
Anna Liljas
Administration
Uppsala BIO
Uppsala Science Park SE-751 83 Uppsala
[email protected]
www.uppsalabio.se