We Took Our Place in the Innovation Area at the Expomed Eurasia Fair

We took our place in the Innovation Area at the Expomed Eurasia Fair. With the participation of our General Manager Ergenekon Kucuk, we presented the Export-Oriented Clustering Model in Free Zones.

The known and proven benefits of clustering include supporting innovation activity and thereby making it easier to commercialise innovation, increasing productivity and employment, and creating the opportunity for "competition and cooperation".

• Developing opportunities for cooperation between our companies, and SMEs in particular, within the framework of the clustering model

• Developing innovation activities

• Attracting foreign capital

• Creating economies of scale

• Setting out a policy for building the infrastructure that will contribute to increasing competitiveness at regional and national level

are the objectives pursued.

Why Is the Clustering Model Important?

Clustering refers to the increase in productivity that arises when companies operating in the same or complementary fields are located close to one another geographically. The flow of information between companies accelerates, shared procurement and logistics opportunities emerge, and the pool of qualified labour widens. This structure, in which competition and cooperation go hand in hand, makes it easier to commercialise innovation.

The Objectives of Export-Oriented Clustering

The objectives of the model include developing cooperation between companies, and SMEs in particular, supporting innovation activities, attracting foreign capital, creating economies of scale and increasing competitiveness at both regional and national level. With the infrastructure and operational conveniences they provide, free zones offer suitable ground for putting these objectives into practice.

Health Technologies and Innovation

Expomed Eurasia is a fair that brings together manufacturers, suppliers and technology developers in the field of health technologies. Taking part in the Innovation Area allowed us to make direct contact with companies developing medical technology and to explain the contributions the free zone model can make to this sector.

For Companies Wishing to Find Out More

Companies wishing to obtain detailed information about the clustering model, the conditions for locating in the zone and the application steps can get in touch with our teams. We can assess suitable scenarios together for companies engaged in advanced technology manufacturing.

About ISBI and the Istanbul Specialized Free Zone

The Istanbul Specialized Free Zone brings together infrastructure, logistics and operational conveniences for companies engaged in software, information technologies and advanced technology manufacturing. For how the zone works and the opportunities it offers, see our Free Zone page; for the steps of the investment process, our Investment page; and for the support we provide, our Services page. Information about our corporate structure can be found on the About Us page.

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