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About Innovation District Copenhagen

Five research institutions ensure that Innovation District Copenhagen has one of Europe’s highest concentrations of education and research in the fields of medicine, health and natural sciences: University College Copenhagen, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Bispebjerg Hospital, Danish Technical University (DTU) and University of Copenhagen.

Innovation District Copenhagen is a partnership between University of Copenhagen, Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, BioInnovation Institute (BII), Bispebjerg Hospital, City of Copenhagen, Danish Building and Property Agency, Danish Industry Foundation, Danish Technical University (DTU, LEO Foundation, Lundbeck Foundation, Ministry for Higher Education and Science, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Symbion, The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), University College Copenhagen (Københavns Professionshøjskole), and University Hospital Rigshospitalet.

With elite research institutions, leading hospitals, a thriving start-up ecosystem, and a central location in one of the world’s most attractive cities, Innovation District Copenhagen has enormous potential to tackle many of society’s challenges – including those related to security, climate and human and planetary health.

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