The University of Southern Denmark is set to receive a significant boost to its student entrepreneurship and innovation efforts, as the Otto Mønsted Foundation pledges a generous DKK 50 million to establish a new innovation hub on the Odense campus.
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Odense wants to crack the code: Innovation happens when inventors, tech companies, and hospitals work together
Collaboration between hospitals and tech companies is a recipe for results. MedTech Odense works to support employees with ideas that can strengthen operations and be developed commercially. The goal is to bring these ideas to market and investors.
Danish Startup Develops Robot to Streamline Hospital Logistics and Free Up Time for Patient Care
The Danish startup Essential Robotics is developing an autonomous, mobile robot for transporting empty hospital beds. The company has now been selected by the Odense Robotics StartUp Fund for a place in the Technological Institute’s robot incubator.
International House Odense: Shaping Odense into a thriving Hub for International Talent
Odense is establishing itself as a life science hub, attracting both innovative companies and highly skilled professionals from around the world. A key factor in the city’s success is the support internationals and their families receive through International House Odense.
New chapter for BlinkTroll as they move on from Odense’s robotics incubator
From early-stage concept to proven training tool: BlinkTroll leaves the incubator of Odense Robotics StartUp Fund at Danish Technological Institute with a solid product, a growing team and a clear mission to scale. In August, BlinkTroll will move into its own facility in Odense.
Nordic Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Conference in Odense – a global hotspot for proteomics
NordicMSP2025 is more than a scientific gathering. It sends a strong signal about the thriving biotech and life science ecosystem in Odense. The conference strengthens Nordic cooperation and serves as a platform for recruitment, investment, and innovation.
Dropla Tech ApS raises €2.4M for Demining Solutions
Dropla Tech ApS, a pioneering Odense start-up developing advanced mine detection and demining solutions, has successfully raised €2.4 million in a pre-seed investment round. The investment marks a significant step in scaling the company and moving it closer to its goal of becoming an SME.
Spaceline Labs Launches Breakthrough Stratospheric Monitoring System
Odense-based aerospace company Spaceline Labs has successfully launched Panthera, its next-generation stratospheric Earth observation system, marking a major leap forward for European autonomy in high-resolution, real-time monitoring.
Odense Welcomed Global Robot Talents to Robot Elite Summer School 2025
This summer, Odense and Denmark once again became the center of global robotics innovation as the Robot Elite Summer School returned for the fifth consecutive year.
The summer school brought together the best engineering and robotics students from around the world.
Odense Wins Leading Robotics Conference in 2027
For the first time ever, ISARC will take place in Denmark, with Odense becoming the first host city in the entire Nordic region.
This event will position the city as a global meeting point for top international talent and key decision-makers in automation and robotics for construction.
Six high-potential startups to compete in Europe’s Best Robotics Startup Challenge at automatica 2025
After years of developing advanced technology for 3D cell cultivation, Odense-based lab company Celvivo is now turning its focus toward increasing sales and scaling its business operations. A new capital injection of DKK 50 million will help support this strategic shift.
Odensean biotech company Celvivo raises DKK 50 Million in funding round
After years of developing advanced technology for 3D cell cultivation, Odense-based lab company Celvivo is now turning its focus toward increasing sales and scaling its business operations. A new capital injection of DKK 50 million will help support this strategic shift.
Defence Startup BlinkTroll Secures €1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Advance Next-Gen Combat Tech for NATO Allies
The funding will accelerate deployment of BlinkTroll’s autonomous training systems, developed by former soldiers to enhance the combat readiness of NATO forces and save lives on the front lines of the free world.
From rainforest to refinery: Soft robot reaches where no one else can
The startup company XiniX AI has developed a soft robot capable of navigating into places no one else can reach, delivering data that can save time, money, and lives. They have now secured a spot in the Technological Institute’s robot incubator, funded by the Odense Robotics StartUp Fund.
Nilpeter, A tradition of innovation now also in Odense
Nilpeter, in its fourth generation of family ownership, founded in a Copenhagen pub, back in 1919, has now opened office in Tech Town Odense.