Medicon Valley is a leading international life-sciences cluster in Europe, spanning the Øresund Region of eastern Denmark and southern Sweden.

Major life science sectors of the Medicon Valley cluster includes pharmacology, biotechnology, health tech and medical technology.

[2] International companies with major research centres in the region include Novo Nordisk, Baxter, Lundbeck, LEO Pharma, HemoCue and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

[6] The almost century-long presence of a number of research-intensive and fully integrated pharmaceutical companies, such as Novo Nordisk, H. Lundbeck and LEO Pharma, has also contributed significantly to the medical research and business development of the region by strengthening abilities within applied research, attracting suppliers and producing spin-offs.

Beacons are projects for creating world-leading cross-disciplinary research environments with a focus on areas where there are considerable potential for synergies in Medicon Valley specifically.