Links to relevant Information
Austria
LISA Vienna Region
The Vienna region is Austria’s largest life sciences location. The Austrian government and the City of Vienna set up LISA VR in 2002 with the aim of having one central body to provide support and advice to start-ups and high-tech companies.
Belgium
BioWin
The BioWin cluster focuses on human health. Its ambition is to bring together all the Walloon stakeholders committed to promoting innovation and training in the field of biotechnology in health care.
Belgium
CEBR Council of the European Bio Regions
CEBR is a network of biotechnology support professionals that support their local biocommunity through direct services including networking, incubation, partnering and cluster promotion. It is the first network of its kind to bring together such organisations and Members will develop and implement new biotech support activities across Europe.
Belgium
FlandersBio
FlandersBio is the organization representing the Flemish life sciences cluster.Our members are organizations involved with life sciences R&D and/or -production in Flanders or servicing the Flemish life sciences community.
Denmark
Scanbalt
ScanBalt, as a network of networks, will promote the development of ScanBalt BioRegion as a globally competitive meta-bioregion.
Denmark/ Sweden
Medicon Valley Alliance
Medicon Valley Alliance is the cluster organisation for the Danish-Swedish life science cluster Medicon Valley. As a non-profit, fee based member organisation, we serve as project leader on cross border initiatives, adding to Medicon Valley’s position as a world class life science cluster. We create synergies and value for our 280 members, who include universities, hospitals, human life science companies, and service providers.
Estonia
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Tartu Biotechnology Park (TBP) provides physical infrastructure as well as business development and consultancy services to companies and R&D institutions in the fields of biotechnology, medicine and veterinary medicine. It supports companies in finding cooperation partners and is active in the establishment process of new companies.
Finland
BioForum Oulu
Bioforum Oulu gathers together biotech companies, universities and R&D organisations in the Oulu region and stimulates their co-operation. Bioforum works closely with other players in the region and also carries out spearhead projects named in the Oulu Growth Agreement. The intent is to develop new products and services that enhance people's health and well-being and to create new business in the field.
Finland
BIOTURKU
BioTurku is a cluster of biotechnology actors in the Turku region. BioTurku comprises around one hundred actors – companies as well as training and research centres.
Finland
HealthBIO cluster
HealthBIO is a new Competence Cluster for health-related biotechnology within the updated Centre of Expertise Programme for the term of 2007–13. The participating regions (capital region, Kuopio, Oulu, Tampere and Turku) represent the five major regional bio-clusters in Finland.
France
Atlantopole
Promoting innovation in the Nantes-Saint Nazaire metropolitan area's economic basin.
France
Genopole
Créé en 1998 sous la forme provisoire d’une association loi 1901 à l’initiative du gouvernement français, des collectivités territoriales et de l’Association française contre les myopathies, « Genopole® » est devenu, le 1er mars 2002, un Groupement d’intérêt public d’une durée de 12 ans.
France
OUEST Genopole
OUEST-genopole is a strategic project for higher education and research, as well as for the economic development in the fields of Marine biology, Agriculture - Food-processing, Human health and Bioinformatics.
Germany
Biocon Valley
BioCon Valley is the initiative for Life Science and health economy of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. As one of the German BioRegions BioCon Valley supports the commercial use of modern life sciences and bio- and medical technologies in the region.
Germany
BioM
BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH coordinates the activities of the Munich Biotech Cluster and serves as the first contact point for firms and start-ups of the life science sector. In its function as a service and consulting corporation, BioM's main objective is to develop the Munich Cluster and strengthen the position as one of the leading biotechnology centres in Europe.
Germany
BioPark Regensburg
The BioPark Regensburg GmbH has a surface area of 12,000 sqm, of which 6000 sqm consist of state-of-the-art laboratory space that meet clean-room air quality standards. Currently 22 tenants from the fields of biotechnology, university institutes, and services are located in BioPark.
Germany
Biosaxony
biosaxony is a strong and vital network - between politics, financial world, technology platforms and industry - It concentrates on biotechnological oriented research institutions and enterprises: in Saxony you will find a location in the middle of Europe with excellent infrastructure and best working and research conditions.
Germany
BIOTOP
The Berlin-Brandenburg region offers outstanding development potential and ideal conditions for the biotech industry. In a scientific environment that is unique in Europe, research and development is taking place at five universities, three universities of applied sciences and in more than 20 research institutes with a total of 350 work groups.
Germany
Heidelberg Technology Park
The Heidelberg Technology Park is a science park where effective joint projects can be realized through the cooperation of national research centres and international companies. A knowledge- based environment where science can forge links with business, and research can gain new perspectives through international cooperation.
Italy
Bioindustry Park del Canavese SpA
Bioindustry Park Canavese is a science and technology park located in Canavese, near Turin in the north of Italy. The Park promotes and develops research in biotechnologies and life sciences, hosting enterprises of the chemical, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, bioengineering and iformation science fields. It offers research facilities, scientific and support services, such as technology transfer, patent support, tutorin/mentoring of start-ups and spin-offs.
Italy
BioMilano
BioMilano is a network for biotech actors playing on the stage of Milan area. The network is an interplay among public and private sector to rationalize investments thanks to a sharing of technological platforms; a point of reference to spot potential fundings, favouring business of new companies and a commune marketing.
Netherlands
Leiden Bio Science Park
Leiden Bio Science Park is the leading life sciences cluster in the Netherlands and ranks among the top five most successful science parks in Europe.
Norway
BioInn
BIOINN, the Norwegian Biotech Cluster for Applied Biotechnology has its main activities in the region of Hamar north of Oslo. The main focus areas of animal and plant breeding build upon strong cultural and traditional roots in the region. To better facilitate collaboration between the relevant stakeholders the cluster model is an important tool and approach to the growing market demands.
Spain
Barcelona Science Park
The Barcelona Science Park is a meeting point where university, business and society come together. Its objective is to promote innovation, particularly in the life sciences.
Spain
BioBasque
From a strong heritage of industrial success, the Basque Country has turned itself into a small but vibrant bioregion, named BioBasque, with a growing cluster of life science companies rooted in a renovated research and innovation system.
Spain
Biocat
Biocat is the biocluster organisation that dynamizes and promotes biotechnology and biomedicine in Catalonia.
Spain
Biomadrid
Biomadrid promote the development of biotechnology in the Region of Madrid. Collaborate with the local, council, country and European administrations in the development of a legal and institutional framework that supports the development of biotechnology. Stimulate, support and promote collaborations between the administration, public research centres, Universities, technological centres, social agents and other institutions and organizations related to biotechnology with the members of the association.
Sweden
Kalmar Bioscience
Sweden
Uppsala BIO
Uppsala BIO is an initiative from the local biotech industry, the two universities in Uppsala, and regional development bodies. Uppsala BIO ‘scontributions to the growth of the region's life science sector is focused on the interactions between industry and academy, and actions are grouped around four action areas.
United Kingdom
BioApproaches South West
BioApproaches South West is the biotechnology and life sciences network for the South West of England. Funded by the South West regional Development Agency and managed by Great Western Enterprise Ltd, BioApproaches provides direct sector-specific support across industrial biotechnology (including marine and agricultural), pharmaceuticals, food technology and healthcare.
United Kingdom
BioCity Nottingham
BioCity Nottingham is a thriving community of bioscience and healthcare sector businesses. Our flexible tenancy agreements are designed to meet the requirements of small start-ups and fully established businesses.
United Kingdom
ERBI
ERBI's objective is to facilitate and accelerate the growth of biotech in Cambridge and the East of England.
United Kingdom
Kent Bioscience Sector
With a high number of biotech and pharmaceutical companies based in the county, the Kent bioscience sector is proud of its success in discovery and innovation found in its larger businesses, which co-exist with fledgling bioscience companies such as those found at the Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne.
United Kingdom
Nexxus
Nexxus promotes and supports research excellence, innovation and knowledge transfer within the life science community in Scotland.
United Kingdom
SEHTA
The South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA) is a membership organisation established to support businesses in the health technologies sector – pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and diagnostics.
United Kingdom
SYBEN
SYBEN aims to guide bioscience researchers through the existing support network available, providing a one-stop-shop for bioscience information. Working closely with the local companies in the region, SYBEN promotes collaborations between individual companies and with academia.