AAU Technology Transfer Office

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤! Today, we had the pleasure of hosting an inspiring investor day within the theme “Green Transition” 🌱⚙️ A selected pool of investors joined us for an exciting day centred around six early-stage cases from Aalborg University with the purpose of fostering new collaborations, contacts, and potential funding opportunities. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨: ➡ Mycosealium presented by Thea Lunden and Teis Søndergaard ➡ DeBatT presented by Daniel Stroe and Florin IOV ➡ MycoVolt presented by Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen ➡ Buildtivity presented by Iben Nielsen ➡ FiBrane presented by Xianzheng Ma ➡ Methane Scrubber presented by Niels Iversen We look forward to following potential future collaborations, and want to thank all cases and investors for participating 🫱🏻🫲🏼 #aalborguniversity #aau #aautechtransfer #technologytransfer #investorday #investors #pitch #innovation #entrepreneurship #research #greentech #greentransition

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 🔬💊🩺.. This and several other questions was at the centre of today’s Research to Business event focusing on regulatory requirements. The purpose of the event was to provide researchers with a general introduction and valuable insights from industry experts about common pitfalls and how to proactively approach regulatory requirements to attract and retain commercial funding. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬: ➡️ Morten Haugland, CTO at Medodan ApS ➡️ Martin Broch Pedersen, Business Development Director at Health Tech Hub Copenhagen .. and of course our very own Business Developer Gert Spender. The event was hosted in collaboration with The Kitchen - AU Erhverv og Innovation and Open Entrepreneurship DK. The Faculty of Medicine | #aalborguniversity #researchtobusiness #commercialization #research #innovation #entrepreneurship #IPR #funding #businessdevelopment #lifescience #medicine #health #medtech #regulatoryrequirements

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 2000 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 🍾📍 A special thanks to everyone who has been following the profile since we launched it back in the summer of 2020 and to all of those who have since joined. We strive towards keeping you updated with news from Aalborg University about our groundbreaking technologies, exciting spin-outs, events for researchers, and much more. 👉🏻 As always, learn more about our office via our website: https://lnkd.in/dmp5HVWR Aalborg University | #aalborguniversity #aautechtransfer #research #innovation #entrepreneurship #technologies #spinouts #inventions

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 Hongbo Zhao 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 AAU Energy 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐔 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 ⭐ AAU Excellence is a two-year program focusing on research maturation, competency development, mentoring, and securement of prestigious career grants. Despite being at the early stage of his research career starting as a PhD student in 2018, Hongbo has already secured a range of grants and awards for his innovative research on magnetic components including: ➡️ 2022 - 𝐀𝐀𝐔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 ➡️ 2022 - 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 ➡️ 2023 - 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧-𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 ➡️ 2023 - 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 ➡️ 2023 - 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐌ø𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐝 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝” .. and now the AAU Excellence Talent Program! We congratulate Hongbo Zhao on yet another major milestone and look forward to being part of the future journey which undoubtedly will hold new disruptive and groundbreaking technologies from him and his research group colleagues at AAU Energy. Aalborg University | ENGINEERING, Aalborg University | #aauresearch #aauexcellence #aautalentprogramme #earlycareerresearcher #innovation #entrepreneurship #technologytransfer

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 Aalborg University 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡? Do you want to know more about how to navigate the landscape of regulatory requirements, particularly in relation to commercial funding? 🔬👩🏼⚕️💉 On December 10th 2024 from 13:00-14:30, we're hosting the event 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. Join us to gain valuable insights from industry experts about common pitfalls and how to proactively approach compliance to attract and retain commercial funding. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦: ➡️ Morten Haugland, CTO at Medodan ApS. ➡️ Martin Broch Pedersen, Business Development Director at Health Tech Hub Copenhagen. Learn more and sign up, right here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/d-yhsdwS The event is held in collaboration with Aarhus University and Open Entrepreneurship DK. The Faculty of Medicine | #aalborguniversity #researchtobusiness #commercialization #research #innovation #entrepreneurship #IPR #funding #businessdevelopment #lifescience #medicine #health #medtech #regulatoryrequirements

Today, our two Business Developers Gert Spender and Jens Frede Rasmussen had the pleasure of joining the MTI PhD Course with a talk about 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺-𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 🎤 At the course, focused on Management of Technology and Innovation (MTI), our colleagues addressed the process of “going from research to business”, uncovering topics such as IPR, patents, business model development, and venture creation for around 25 PhD students spread across disciplines. The course is hosted by the Center for Industrial Production at Aalborg University. If you’re a PhD student or researcher at AAU, visit our website to learn more about how we support innovation and entrepreneurship ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dmp5HVWR #aalborguniversity #aautechtransfer #researchtobusiness #phdcourse #innovation #entrepreneurship #businessdevelopment #funding #ipr #technologytransfer

📣 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐀𝐔 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲? Apply for up to DKK 300.000 via our R2B Pilot Grant! Our Research to Business (R2B) Pilot Grant is a new grant designed to boost innovative early-stage technologies from Aalborg University with a goal of commercialization. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲? ➡️ The grant requires no co-financing. ➡️ Mature your invention over a project period of 4-8 months. ➡️ Acquire skills to apply for further commercial funding. You need to be employed as a researcher at Aalborg University to apply for the grant. 📅 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 1𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: November 18th, 2024 ❓𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲: Go to https://lnkd.in/d25Ci_7k to learn more #researchtobusiness #pilotgrant #researchtobusinesspilotgrant #earlystagetech #commercialization #innovation #research

For the past two days, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming 25 PhD students to our 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 👨🏼🏫💡 The purpose of the course is to introduce the PhD students to the most important concepts that are present in most entrepreneurial endeavors within technology. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦: ➡️ Professor John Rasmussen from AAU Materials and Production ➡️ CEO Claus Skaaning from DigiShares ➡️ Serial Investor Morten Lindblad .. and of course our very own Business Developer Gert Spender. The course is held in collaboration with AAU Doctoral Schools and AAU Materials and Production. #aalborguniversity #aautechtransfer #researchtobusiness #phdcourse #innovation #entrepreneurship #businessdevelopment #funding #ipr #technologytransfer

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 2024: Yesterday, our team joined seven research-based cases and spin-outs from Aalborg University at the Nordic Innovation Fair 🫱🏻🫲🏼 For the third consecutive year, AAU was represented at the Nordic Innovation Fair - an event aiming to connect Nordic inventors and business opportunities with international investors and industry representatives. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐀𝐔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞: ➡️ Campfire Security | Kristian Kjær Larsen and Kristian A. N. Meincke ➡️ NeuraLoop | Luis P. ➡️ Power Sentinel | Subham Sahoo ➡️ FiBrane | Xianzheng Ma ➡️ Biogenity and Omics Studio | Kenneth Kastaniegaard and Louis Loeb ➡️ Idun Biologics ApS | Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen Additionally, NeuraLoop and Idun Biologics were selected from a pool of almost 60 cases to pitch in front of an international panel of investors to show the potential of their idea. Thank you for another great event and to the dedicated founders from Aalborg University for showcasing their brilliant ideas. We look forward to following the further commercial development of each case in the future! #aalborguniversity #aautechtransfer #technologytransfer #nordicinnovationfair #NIF24 #innovation #research #entrepreneurship

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: We’re looking for a new colleague to join our team 📣 Do you have a background in project management? Are your coordination skills on point? If you’re experienced in network and event facilitation and perhaps driving research- and innovation-based programs, continue reading 👇🏻 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐀𝐔 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐚𝐭 Aalborg University. You’ll among other be responsible for the development and administration of our new mentor and investor program in close collaboration with the rest of our team. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: September 29th, 2024 Learn more about the position here (in Danish): https://lnkd.in/dccu7vyW #aalborguniversity #aautechtransfer #openposition #vacantposition #jobposition #projectcoordinator #investor #mentor #innovation