Tampere in the forefront on health and biotechnology

Biotech research offers many opportunities for expansion, commercialisation and investment. When worldclass research, novel ideas and extensive business know-how are brought together, exciting and profitable results are likely. So the place where state-of-the-art technology, world leading expertice and biotech business competence meets is the best location for successful business ventures.

Tampere offers many opportunities for innovative business ideas, bringing worl-leading and highly specialiced medical, healthcare and technology experts together. Tampere is the ideal location for starting a business, offering good contacts to highly regarded Finnish companies, close co-operation with local universities, research institutes and health care practices, and all the support and development services you could need.

In terms of location, Tampere Urban Region has a unique pool of expertise in healthcare and biotechnology, Finn-Medi Science Park. A combination of multi-disciplinary, technological, bio-medical and medical expertise and an efficient operational environment, gathers experts and services in education, research, healthcare and business. The network revolves around the Finn-Medi campus area comprising the technology centre that focuses on research and development activities and new business generation, the Tampere University Hospital and the Finn-Medi Park. Another significant hub in the network is located in the premises of Tampere University of Technology and Technology Centre Hermia.

One precondition for the succesful operation and growth of Bio sector in Tampere Region has been the strong public sector support, especially from the local government.

The 100 M € BioneXt- Tampere programme (http://www.bionext.org/ ) is one concrete example of the public sector investments in the development of the Bio cluster in the region.