A warm welcome to the third quarterly newsletter from the Arizona Department of Commerce - designed to keep you up to date on trade developments and business opportunities in Europe. To keep it brief, we’ve provided synopses of our longer articles, which feed through to our website where you’ll find the full story.

You’ll find snippets on a wide range of subjects, all designed to give you a full picture of the business environment in Europe. The newsletter carries an interactive invitation: if you have any questions on working in Europe or want to share your experience on working internationally contact Karla Teixeira at: karlat@azcommerce.com. Equally, to share your own experiences with other Arizona businesses, Karla is the person to contact.

ADOC has personnel on both sides of the Atlantic dedicated to helping you do more business in Europe. Your two main points of contact are:

Karla Teixeira
Based in Arizona, Karla is the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Specialist. She can be reached on 602-771-1156 or at karlat@azcommerce.com.

Nick Deane
Based in England, Nick can be contacted on 01144 1743 860309 and by email at: nick.deane@ontracinternational.com.

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How the cluster effect - and cross fertilization - can nurture Arizona's Bioscience future

"Biotech is the future," according to Bruce Wright, associate vice president for economic development for the University of Arizona. And to make that future possible, a 65-acre Bioscience Park is being planned for Tucson.

According to Wright, "We are very strong in the life sciences, medicine, and biosciences, but our ability to successfully compete nationally and internationally for these firms depends on our ability to have adequate and available space for them to come to Tucson."

While the first phase would encompass 660,000 square feet of space, it could ultimately encompass a massive three million square feet of business space.

If Arizona's experience mirrors that of Europe, the industry will be given a huge boost - simply because of the cluster effect achieved in creating a centre of excellence. While the US remains the world's top location for life sciences clusters, Europe also has powerful Life Science players.

In fact, UK companies account for 40% of biotech products in the pipeline by European public companies, and a massive 45% of new biotech drugs in late-stage clinical trials in Europe.

The UK has developed a hugely successful development policy of creating bioscience parks close to major universities - such as Cambridge and Oxford. Being close to a number of smaller Universities in less prestigious locations also enables companies to recruit quality staff and set up collaborative research programs. The Thames Gateway's Kent Science Park is a scientific cluster that rivals some of the best in Europe. Home to 80 companies including Pfizer, Harada, and MDS Pharma, it taps into the best strengths of 11 local Universities.

Further West, the Thames Valley is home to companies including Bayer, Wyeth, and Celltech, making it home to one of the country's largest life science clusters. It draws on research- intensive universities that include the University of Reading.

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