Innovation ecosystem

DTU has one of the most well-developed and coherent ecosystems for innovation and entrepreneurship among technical universities in Europe. Research, inventions and innovation only gain value for society and the people who live in it when it comes into use. The good idea and the first prototype can be a good starting point for innovation, but only then does the actual process towards the product or service that can make a difference begin.

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Innovation

30 January 2023

Ultra thin lenses for glasses

A researcher with an innovative technology, an optician with knowledge of the eyewear market, and a business developer with experience in creating new companies — these are the ingredients for a new business that manufactures the world’s thinnest eyeglass lenses.

Innovation

26 January 2023

The mentor corps at DTU: A unique offer for start-ups

Innovation and entrepreneurship are core tasks at DTU. Therefore, the University has established a mentor programme which DTU-start-ups can use for guidance and sparring. According to a seasoned entrepreneur and mentor, the scheme is unique and admirable.
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Innovation

25 January 2023

Innovative process squeezes more value out of apples

With the help of bacteria, apple pulp from juice production can be fermented and utilized to make new beverages, natural flavouring agents, and even artificial leather, if a new DTU start-up has its way.

Innovation

23 January 2023

New collaboration model makes entrepreneurial dreams come true

The entrepreneurial project Open Entrepreneurship increases the number of startups by bringing experienced entrepreneurs together with researchers from the country's universities.

Innovation

19 January 2023

Between research and business there are five nuts to crack

A good interaction between research and business can lead to more research-based technology startups. A new study shows that the key is openness and collaboration. And there are five nuts that must be cracked.

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Innovation

18 January 2023

Innovation programme turns ideas into reality

Society is calling for new, better, faster, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable solutions. But innovation does not happen by itself. It takes creative employees who can transform good ideas into products, processes, and services.

Innovation

18 January 2023

From DTU spinout to company with billion-kroner price tag

Irina Borodina has been on a journey from basic research over spinout to sale of her company for DKK 1.4 billion. Life as an entrepreneur is hard, exciting, and formative, yet she still holds on to her job as a professor at DTU.
A lot of Seyed Manouris ideas occur when he takes a break from the research at DTU. For example when he walks with his dog in the nature in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen. Photo: Thomas Steen Sørensen

Innovation

17 January 2023

In Mansouri Land, good ideas belong to everyone

According to DTU Associate Professor Seyed Mansouri, openness are the most important driving force in innovation. If he gets a good idea, he shares it with as many people as possible. The value of the collaborations this has produced is far greater than the risk of losing ownership, he says.
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