The Stockholm-Uppsala region, defined as the three counties of Uppsala, Stockholm and Sörmland is one of the largest life science clusters in Europe. Based on official sources on limited public companies (2012), the region is home to 611 companies with a total of 20,852 employees. About 13,500 employees (65%) work for companies active in Research, Development and/or Production, while Marketing & Sales companies employ 29% of the workforce. Six percent of the work force is active in the consulting sector.