Innovationsprogrammet, Deep Green Innovators er i lufte. Fire teams på tværs af fagligheder har sat kurs imod at løse fremtiden grønne udfordringer indenfor cirkulær økonomi. Bag projektet står tre danske universiteter og Industriens Fond.
Emil Hviid Pedersen, CEO of Mile Sports and Rebekka Gustafson, founder of Human Athlete are working on overcoming the scars of psychological pressure for themselves, and their startups. Anne Sjølund, a startup advisor at The Kitchen, echoes this journey, emphasising the need to create awareness about the importance of mental health: “When something feels off, it often is, then it is important to respond to that.”
Through the AU Launch grant, 11 startups founded by researchers and four student startups will receive capital for their entrepreneurial journey for a total amount of DKK 2.5 million.
CEO and founder of RaskRask, Albert Kirk Iversen, has fostered a healthy working environment based on his personal values – “It is important to see your employees as humans with ups and downs”
Seven distinguished researchers have been selected as Distinguished Senior Innovators. These researchers will serve as ambassadors for knowledge-based innovation, addressing global challenges in climate, health, and technology.
Marlene Havgaard launched her business while still a student at Aarhus University, quickly finding success. She is happy that she has gotten this far: “When I am 80 years old, I would like to think “I did all those things because I tried”
En veteran og en flygtning er i fuld gang med at skabe noget stort i The Kitchen. Camilla Bøgh Erlang og Abdul Rahman Hasan deler trods deres forskelligheder en fælles mission om at nedlægge stereotyper og gøre en forskel for mennesker med PTSD.
Torii Travels helps young adventurers explore Japan in a whole new way. But the ambitions of the founders, Anders Thomsen and Tobias Guld, do not end there: “We want to be the leading travel agency in Europe for trips to Japan”
Applications are now open for the Deep Green Innovators program. If you want to make a difference in the green transition, this is your chance to be part of something bigger—to innovate, collaborate, and create solutions that could change the world.
More flexible and closer to research. Aarhus University's new priorities will make it easier for researchers to convert new knowledge into concrete solutions.
Aarhus University wants to help its entrepreneurial researchers and students at the very beginning of their entrepreneurial adventure with the AU Launch grant. The aim of the initiative is to put an end to the lack of access to venture capital for untested business concepts at the university.
Aarhus University is strong on spinouts - particularly in life sciences. Starting in the fall of 2024, the university will strengthen this area further by offering researchers access to state-of-the-art facilities located in the heart of the campus, providing ideal conditions to cultivate and develop new life science companies.
Don’t forget to relax and recharge your batteries during your summer vacay. We have picked out a handful of amazing startup podcasts that can inspire you while you are taking a stroll in the park, going on a trip or chilling on the beach.
Med et legat på 75.000 kr. fra Christian Nielsens Fond til sin startup Cobler er Lene Munk på en mission for at revolutionere sundhedssektoren med et innovativt kateter designet specielt til kvinder.
Forretningsmuligheder gemt i universiteternes forskning skal vækkes til live til gavn for den grønne omstilling og virksomhedernes konkurrenceevne. Med 10 mio. kroner i ryggen fra Industriens Fond, bliver det nye projekt "Deep Green Innovators" nu sat i gang for at bringe den grønne forskning ud i erhvervslivet.
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