Skåne is a region in southern Sweden with a population of over 1.2 million people, including the major cities of Malmö, Helsingborg, and Lund. The region has highly educated population centered around its 11 universities and over 150,000 students. Major projects and developments in the region include the Öresund Bridge connecting Malmö to Copenhagen, life science research centers like Medicon Village and MAX IV laboratory, and the planned Femarn Belt fixed link to Germany. The region focuses on attracting investment and promoting sectors like life sciences, ICT, materials science, innovative food, cleantech, and logistics.

1. Skåne in Sweden
Stefan Johansson

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Skåne
• Skåne 1,20 Million
• Malmö 0,30 Million
• Helsingborg 0,12 Million
• Lund 0,10 Million

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Denmark
Sweden
MalmöCopenhagen
The Øresund Region
Skåne
3,7 Million

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The Öresundbridge 13 Years; 2000-2013

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Öresund Partner Organisations

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Highly Educated Population
• 11 universities
• 150,000 students
• 6,500 PhD students
• 14,000 researchers (at the universities)

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Femarnbelt Link, 2020

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The Femarn Region

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Malmö 1980

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Malmö 2013

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Malmö Western Harbour

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Malmö Dockan, Region Skåne

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Malmö Western Harbour

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Fullriggaren

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Masthusen

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Malmö Western Harbour & Turning Torso

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Congress center, Consert hall and Hotel

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World Village of Women Sports

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Malmö Citytunnel, December 2010

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Malmö Hyllie

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Malmö Hyllie

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Malmö Hyllie, Emporia Shoppingcenter 2012

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IKEA international HQ in Hyllie

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Helsingborg

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Helsingborg

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New sports & event arena

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Project H+
Bredgatan
Oceanpiren

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S C A N D I N A V I A N E X C E L L E N C E
F R O M L U N D U N I V E R S I T Y
Lund University founded 1666

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IDEON Gateway

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1. Center for Cancer Research
2. Life Science Innovation Center
- Extended Bio Incubator
- Science Support Center
- Life Science Foresight Institute
3. Life Science Company Park
4. Investment Partners
5. Medicon Skills Center
Total surface: 130,000 m2
Medicon Village: 80,000 m2
• Laboratory 30,000 m2
• Office space 50,000 m2

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ESS and MAX IV
European Spallation Source & MAX Lab IV

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• Total Investment: 400 M€
• Construction time 2010 – 2015

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Synchrotron radiation produced by electrons

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MAX IV building site

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Best in the World

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MAX IV Time Table
Nov 2010 Construction Start
May 2011
Work at Construction
Site Starts
August 2011
Concrete Casting
Summer 2012
Construction Work
Linac Finished
Start Intallation of
Linac
Summer 2014
Installation of
Storage Rings
Summer 2015
Construction Work
Finished
Late 2015
Opens for Research
MAX I 1986
MAX II 1997
MAX III 2008
MAX-FEL 2009 (test)
MAX-FEL 2017 (ev)
Planning Process
Lund NE (Brunnshög)
Science City (prel)
Science Center (prel)
Movement process
begins

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• Total Investment: 1,478 M€
• Construction time 2013 – 2019 (2025)

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Three state-of-the-art science facilities
for global science
SNS, Tennessee
2006
J-PARC, Tokai-Mura
2008
…ESS, Lund
2019
…ESS, Lund
2019

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Sweden, Denmark and Norway,
50%
European collaboration
European partners
pays the rest

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Science for Society!

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Science Village Scandinavia

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Science Village Scandinavia

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Yangtorp Hotel and Qigong center

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Region Skåne
• 33.000 Employees
Hospitals & Healthcare
Public Transportation
Regional Development

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Assignment
• Attract international investments
to Skåne
• Promote export & internationalisation
for companies in Skåne

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Invest in Skåne Organisation 2013

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Life Sciences

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ICT
Information and
Communication Technologies

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Materials Science
NEMS

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Innovative Food & Packaging

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Cleantech

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Logistics

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Land in Souhern Sweden

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Summer in Skåne

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Golf in Skåne

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The best of both worlds