Our organisation

Our organisation

Innovation District Copenhagen is a non-profit association with representatives from academia, the health sector, industry, innovation ecosystem actors, legislative bodies, and funding bodies. Read the association bylaws here. (In Danish)

Day-to-day operations are performed by a secretariat supervised by an executive committee and advised by an advisory board.

The Executive Committee has members from:

  • University of Copenhagen (Chair)
  • Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs (Deputy Chair)
  • 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)
  • University Hospital Rigshospitalet

Secretariat for Innovation District Copenhagen

Lene Rasmussen
Project Manager

Innovation District Copenhagen

Thorsten Thormann
Development director

Innovation District Copenhagen

Jes Andersen
Communication and Attraction

Innovation District Copenhagen

Klaus Jepsen
Principal Consultant

Københavns Professionshøjskole

Jette Kidholm Christensen
Principal Consultant

Rigshospitalet

Rasmus Rask Kjær Poulsen
Innovation Consultant

The Capital Region of Denmark

Rebecca Vilstrup Jensen
Academic Officer

University of Copenhagen