Medicals
The combined Biotechnology- and Medical Devices industry, also known as the Medicon Valley, enjoys world-wide reputation. A recently published survey ranked Medicon Valley third in Europe after London and Paris when it comes to research into health, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. The Oresund Region provides a unique environment for research, clinical development, production, new product registration and marketing.

R&D
Apart from an attractive geographical location, the backbone of The Oresund Region's growth potential lies in its dynamic and innovative R&D environment. Despite of a population of only 3 million people, the region ranks number 4 in Europe in respect to production of information. Colleges, universities and companies conduct spearhead research in a wide range of areas - from telecom, IT technology to medicine, biomedicine and biotechnology. Science parks and other collaborations with the universities in the region have proved to be successful areas of location for fast growing companies, and the source of world-leading technology and breakthrough products.

Food
Denmark and Sweden have always been large food manufacturing and -exporting nations, enjoying a world-wide reputation for their fresh, clean and safe products. Combined with its strategic location, the Oresund Region, as the gateway to Northern Europe and the Baltic region, offers immense opportunities for companies looking to these markets.

IT, Telecom, and Electronics
With the relatively largest consumer access to media (telephone, TV, PC) in Europe, the region's workforce actually has the world's highest computer literacy. Denmark and Sweden ranks among the world's leaders in IT Spending per capita. The markets thus constitute an ideal test market for new products aimed at the European market, considering that it is small and statistically well covered and characterised by a highly developed infrastructure.

Distribution
The Oresund region offers a highly developed infrastructure with Europe's most efficient (and northern Europe's largest) airport - Copenhagen Airport, advanced logistics and distribution centres, the largest and most modern railway terminal in northern Europe, and an efficient port with free port status. The Oresund Region has the perfect geographic location as the gateway between North and Central Europe and the Baltic Region.