Medicon Valley Alliance is the Danish

Denmark

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-Swedish

Sweden

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 cluster organisation representing human life sciences

Life sciences

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 in Medicon Valley

Medicon Valley

Medicon Valley is a leading bi-national life-sciences cluster in Europe, spanning the Øresund Region of eastern Denmark and southern Sweden. It is one of Europe's strongest life science clusters with a large number of life science companies and research institutions located within a very small...

. As a non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 member organisation, Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) carries out initiatives on behalf of the local life science community in order to create new research and business opportunities - initiatives which members would not be able to implement individually, and which strengthen the development of Medicon Valley.

MVA's member base comprises biotech

Biotechnology

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, medtech

Medical technology

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 and pharma companies of all sizes, CRO's and CMO's, as well as public organisations, universities, science park

Science park

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s, investor

Investor

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s, and various business service provider

Business service provider

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s. You may find an overview of all members at www.mediconvalleyonline.com, including contact information, pipeline, contract services and jobs.

MVA is committed to facilitate economic growth

Economic growth

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, increased competitiveness and employment

Employment

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 in Medicon Valley, and is furthermore committed to raise the international recognition of Medicon Valley with the aim of attracting labour, investments, and partners. MVA accomplish this by enhancing local networks, improving local framework conditions, increasing the visibility of Medicon Valley and facilitating international relations

International relations

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 to companies and research institutions

Research institute

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 around the world.

MVA's key tool for facilitating international relations is The Life Science Ambassador Program - a global network of innovative life science clusters around the world. The Life Science Ambassador Program provides life science companies and research institutions a unique opportunity to find partners, collaborators, investors, and sponsor

Sponsor

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s around the world.