Pharmaceutical ClustersPharmaceutical Clusters

Pill Hill Mississauga Pharmaceutical Cluster Pill Hill Mississauga Pharmaceutical Cluster East England Pharmaceutical Cluster East England Pharmaceutical Cluster Cork City, Ireland Pharmaceutical ClusterCork City, Ireland Pharmaceutical Cluster

Cluster Similarities among Four Cluster Similarities among Four Clusters Clusters

Sell similar products Sell similar products Distribute to the same Distribute to the same

markets markets Have many of same Have many of same

major Pharmaceutical major Pharmaceutical companies as cluster companies as cluster membersmembers

An Example Astra An Example Astra Zeneca has locations Zeneca has locations in East England, in East England, Mississauga, and Cork Mississauga, and Cork City City

Pill Hill Marketing and Support Pill Hill Marketing and Support Structures Structures

Mini-Med School is sponsored by Astra-ZenecaMini-Med School is sponsored by Astra-Zeneca Is a course offered by University of Toronto Is a course offered by University of Toronto

Mississauga Campus a educational institute Mississauga Campus a educational institute cluster membercluster member

Is Promoted in University of Toronto MagazineIs Promoted in University of Toronto Magazine

Pill Hill Marketing and Support Pill Hill Marketing and Support StructuresStructures

Science Librarianship Science Librarianship Established at UTM Established at UTM

Promotes UTM’s Promotes UTM’s Expertise in ScienceExpertise in Science

Astra- Zeneca donated Astra- Zeneca donated $250,000 $250,000

An example of a An example of a Public Relations Public Relations Marketing ActivityMarketing Activity

Pill Hill Support Structure Pill Hill Support Structure

Centre for Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology Centre for Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology (CABB) (CABB)

Funding from the private sector, government, U Funding from the private sector, government, U of T, and UTM help to open CABBof T, and UTM help to open CABB

CABB is the first investment of the new CABB is the first investment of the new Biotechnology Convergence Centre (BIOTECC), Biotechnology Convergence Centre (BIOTECC),

Cork City, Ireland Pharmaceutical Cork City, Ireland Pharmaceutical Cluster Support StructuresCluster Support Structures

Cork City, Enterprise Cork City, Enterprise Ireland Pilot program Ireland Pilot program is an incubator for is an incubator for research and start-up research and start-up companiescompanies

Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Ireland hosts events and hosts events and seminars to promote seminars to promote and educate cluster and educate cluster members members

Marketing EventMarketing Event

3rd Annual Bioprocess Technology 3rd Annual Bioprocess Technology Seminars and Exhibition–EuropeSeminars and Exhibition–Europe

In conjunction with the ASME BPE In conjunction with the ASME BPE (bio processing suppliers) seminar(bio processing suppliers) seminar

Promoted by IDA Industrial Promoted by IDA Industrial Development Agency an affiliated Development Agency an affiliated government agencygovernment agency

Focusing on design and operations of Focusing on design and operations of today's bioprocessing facilities. today's bioprocessing facilities.

Ireland Bio Pharmaceutical Ireland Bio Pharmaceutical Cluster Event Cluster Event

. . hosted by Enterprise Ireland which is a Incubator for the cluster

A two day seminar on the Bio/ Pharma Supply Chain Management

focus on management processes across all sectors and new opportunities which exist in pharmaceuticals

Cork City, Ireland Marketing Event Cork City, Ireland Marketing Event

School of Pharmacy Successful in SFI School of Pharmacy Successful in SFI Strategic Cluster Program AwardsStrategic Cluster Program Awards

SRC Strategic research Cluster SRC Strategic research Cluster program received bids for awards program received bids for awards

SRC helps to form strategic alliances SRC helps to form strategic alliances and partnerships among scientists, and partnerships among scientists, academics and the industryacademics and the industry

East England Pharmaceutical East England Pharmaceutical Cluster Strategic Alliance Cluster Strategic Alliance

Merck Schering-Plough Merck Schering-Plough merger Between two merger Between two

Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical manufacturer cluster manufacturer cluster membersmembers

Stimulates innovation Stimulates innovation through increasing through increasing competitiveness competitiveness

An urgent need is felt by An urgent need is felt by the major the major pharmaceuticals to pharmaceuticals to expand their ageing expand their ageing product portfolios product portfolios