Medicon Valley awarded the Hermès prize of innovation in Paris

"The work done since the mid-1990s around the concept of Medicon Valley is admired and looked upon as an inspiration and a role model by other organisations and regions around the world. The Hermès Innovation Prize is the result of excellent cooperation between public and private organisations on both sides of the Öresund. The recognition by prestigious international interest organisations like the “Club des Directeurs de l’Innovation de Paris” is extremely motivating and proves the effectiveness of our international activities" says Anna Chérouvrier Hansson, Business Development Manager at Invest In Skåne.

"A unique location for life science development"
On behalf of Medicon Valley, Copenhagen Capacity and Invest In Skåne, Anna Chérouvrier Hansson welcomed the Hermès Prize of Innovation in the category Improvement in the Conditions of Human Life from Marc Giget - Chairman of the Paris Club of Directors of Innovation.

"The biotech cluster Medicon Valley has boomed since its creation to include more than 300 specialised companies, 12 universities and 32 hospitals. Medicon Valley is today renowned as a world class cluster and is a unique location for life science development. It stands for 20% of the combined GNP of Sweden and Denmark. For these reasons, we have decided to award Hermès Prize of Innovation in the category Improvement in the Conditions of Human Life to Medicon Valley", says Marc Giget.

The European Institute for Creative Strategies and Innovation in Paris annually awards selected institutions and companies in recognition of their outstanding innovative achievements in different areas of life. It includes a total of eight different categories.

The Hermès 2011 award winners are:

Improvement in the conditions of human life:
- Actelion (Biopharmacy)
- Medicon Valley

Improvement of human relations:

- O3b (global communication)
- Colégio SESI (vocational schools)

Improvement of the Life in the City:
- City of Barcelona

Improvement of human relation to nature:
- BSH (domestic)

Improvement of Innovation Ecosystems:
- PayPal

Grand Prize for Best Creative Synthesis:
- Jacques Perrin, Oceans Movies

Read more:
www.rencontre-innovation.com
www.mediconvalley.com