BioInnovation Institute

From start-up to scale-up 🚀 Matr Foods is an outstanding example of how an early-stage start-up can leverage BII's financial support, business development expertise, and general infrastructure to accelerate its entrepreneurial journey.👏 Matr's current customer base comprises several B2B contracts with Danish restaurant chains, including Gasoline Grill and Sticks'n'Sushi, and with the online supermarket nemlig.com. With the recent news of an initial investment from Novo Holdings, the company can take one major leap further in its development, says Christian Brix Tillegreen, Director of Planetary Health at BII. "By attracting this new funding, Matr can execute on its promise of scaling production and expanding to new markets." Reaching this stage so fast wouldn't have been possible without the support of BII, according to Randi Wahlsten, CEO of Matr Foods. "Getting BIIs support through Venture Lab and Venture House enabled us to be where we are today. With BII's support we have gone from a product idea to a successful initial launch and we have build the production and our team up to a place where were are now ready to take on the world – or at least to take on investment to really scale our production." Congratulations on the great news to the whole team at Matr Foods. We can't wait to follow your development in the future.🌱 You can read more about the initial investment here: https://bit.ly/464lpyH Arnoud Klokke Benjamin Hamelmann Julie Riisgaard Cordes Maria Henriques de Jesus Petar Todorov Anders Østerby Mønsted Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Jens Nielsen Bobby Soni Thomas Grotkjær Anders Spohr Jens Termansen, Nikolaj Madsen, Sune Legaard Olsen, Eric Heilig, Katharina Henn, Ivan Horacio Rosano Gazca, Efraín Hernández Morales, Emil Kleis Boll, Tine Møller Vestergaard, Miikka Inkinen, Lucas Oliveira, Andreas Hansen #entrepreneurship #funding #investment #foodtech #scaleup #startup

Introducing the June edition of BII Start-up Stories! 👏 We are happy to present to you the June edition of BII Start-up Stories, packed with the latest insights from the innovative start-ups in our community. As we gear up for the summer holidays, this edition marks our final newsletter before the break. Among other stories, we invite you to learn about EvodiaBio's latest milestone and discover the prestigious award received by Glaze Life Sciences' CEO, Miriam Galbiati.   From BII, we wish you all a great summer! EvodiaBio Lophora Zeta Diagnostics FÆRM Glaze Life Sciences Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Sigrid Hyldig Anders Østerby Mønsted Tine Roland Presterud Tina Chanruk Larsen Lea Kynde #innovation #lifescience #biotech #startup

🔔 Last chance to apply for BII's Venture Lab Fellowship Program!🔔   The deadline for the last Venture Lab Fellowship round of 2024 is quickly approaching, so now is your chance to become a Venture Lab Fellow and kickstart your entrepreneurial journey in the life sciences!   The program offers a unique chance to: 🚀 Learn the ins and outs of life science start-ups 📉 Drive business development, market research, competitive analysis, and project management for an early-stage company 🤝 Receive extensive career guidance and education to shape your future as an entrepreneur, investor, or accelerator.   If you are a recent graduate with an affinity for science and an inherent interest in the entrepreneurial journey to success, you don't want to miss out on this opportunity to get hands-on experience with early-stage life science. 📥 Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Xdf8yl   Arnoud Klokke Bobby Soni Christian Brix Tillegreen Antonia Zoric Benjamin Hamelmann Carl Schierstädt Tabea Schröder Anne Melia #startup #fellowship #fellowshipprogram

New Prize for Innovation in Women's Health - Now open for applications!💥   Together with Science Translational Medicine, we have launched a Prize for Innovation in Women's Health that seeks to recognize researchers who have developed innovative advances with translational potential to impact women’s health globally. And now you can finally submit your application.📬   Successful applicants will have made significant research advances leading to solutions to challenges in women’s health with the goal of improving women’s health worldwide. Areas may cover work in areas of: 🚺 Female-specific conditions 🚼 Reproductive health ♂️ Conditions that affect females and males differently or disproportionately♀️   Submit your application for a chance to have your essay published in the Journal of 'Science Translational Medicine' and receive a cash reward of $25,000 to further progress your research.🎖   Apply here: https://bit.ly/45AdCbQ   Science Magazine AAAS Jens Nielsen Trine Bartholdy Bobby Soni Markus Herrgård Bill Moran Roger Goncalves Michael Funk Johanna Roostalu Cathrine Nygaard Christensen Anders Østerby Mønsted Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Aris Papageorghiou Laetitia Schwab Stasia Obremskey Hilary Critchley Linda Griffith Mary Kerr Marcel van Duin, PhD Chandra P. Leo Pam Garside Kelle Moley Rebecca Forster Diana Torgersen

Have you ever considered applying for BII's Venture Lab program?🚀 Sign up for our pre-application feedback sessions and get feedback on your start-up idea from our talented Business Developers. They will assess your idea and offer valuable insights and comments to help you become more accustomed to the program and application process.   The session lasts 30 minutes and consists of a 10-15-minute presentation from you detailing your proposition and 15-20 minutes for feedback on your idea and questions. See below what you should include in your pitch.   ➡ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3UPRSST 📅 August 5th , 6th and 7th 2024 📍 The event is fully virtual ⏰ Sign-up deadline is two days before the event   We're excited to see you!   Tony Cheng-Fu Chang Umar Adegoke Christian Brix Tillegreen Julie Riisgaard Cordes Petar Todorov Christian Hebel, MD Johanna Roostalu Benjamin Hamelmann Sanne Brun Jensen Matthias Wulf Antonia Zoric Bobby Soni Arnoud Klokke #pitch #pitching #businessdevelopment #startupdevelopment #startup #entrepreneurship #lifescience #womenshealth #planetaryhealth #humanhealth

BioInnovation Institute Folkemødet 2024 - Tak for denne gang!👋 Årets Folkemøde er forbi, og vi takker for nogle lærerige og inspirerende dage på Bornholm. Vores kollegaer Jens Nielsen, Trine Bartholdy og Julie Riisgaard Cordes har gjort et fantastisk stykke arbejde med at debattere fremtidens biosulutions, hvad universiteterne kan gøre for at fremme innovation, hvordan vi kan bygge Danmarks næste grønne erhvervseventyr, og om tiden er inde til seriøs handling for at sikre fremtiden for kvinders sundhed.🌱👩🔬 Folkemødet udgør et vigtigt samlingspunkt for demokratisk samtale om, hvordan vi skal løse nutidens såvel som fremtidens problemer. Hos BioInnovation Institute mener vi, at forskning og innovation indenfor bioteknologi og kvanteteknologi vil spille en afgørende rolle i mange af fremtidens løsninger, så vi er glade for at have været med til at sætte fokus på det de sidste par dage.🔎 Hvad synes du, vi skal sætte på dagsordnen næste år?🗣️ Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Anders Østerby Mønsted Cathrine Nygaard Christensen Emilie Torstensen Pui Ling Lau Folkemødet #folkemødet2024 #biosolutions #kvinderssundhed #womenshealth #forskning #innovation #bioteknologi #kvanteteknologi

Following Monday's launch of the ambitious strategy for the 'Innovation District Strategy, today we had the pleasure of hosting Lord Mayor of Københavns Kommune Sophie Hæstorp Andersen for a more in-depth introduction to BioInnovation Institute and our innovative start-ups.🚀   This visit was the perfect opportunity to showcase our pivotal role in the ecosystem and our contributions to driving economic growth and job creation.   During her visit, Sophie met with three inspiring start-ups: FÆRM, which is revolutionizing plant-based cheese by mimicking dairy fermentation.🧀 DIASENSE, which harnesses quantum science to pioneer new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.🧠 Droplet IV, which has developed an IV line that automatically flushes to relieve overburdened nurses.👩⚕️   At BII, we are excited to support even more groundbreaking start-ups within the new Innovation District Copenhagen. We look forward to continued collaboration with Copenhagen Municipality to further enhance our vibrant ecosystem.🏢🤝 Jens Nielsen Marianne Philip Jonatan W. Petersen Alexandra Sofie Thempler Tore Victor Chrom Allerup Christian Stig Dalsgaard Nielsen Alexander Huck Andrea Donau Mikkel Lau Dupont Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Anders Østerby Mønsted Tina Chanruk Larsen Tine Roland Presterud Sigrid Hyldig Lea Kynde

This morning, the Danish Government announced a new entrepreneurship strategy that seeks to make Denmark a leading entrepreneurial nation. At BioInnovation Institute (BII), we are pleased to see that a number of the initiatives outlined in the strategy have the potential to directly improve the conditions for the start-ups we support.    "We are glad to see that the government's new entrepreneurship strategy has a strong focus on supporting life science and deep tech start-ups. With earmarked government funds for more green venture financing, a strengthening of technology transfer offices at universities, and the ambitious plans for Innovation District Copenhagen, a solid foundation has been created for Denmark to grow as a world-class entrepreneurial nation," says Jens Nielsen, CEO of BII.   BII has already supported over 100 start-ups, which have raised over DKK 4.2B in external financing. However, it remains a challenge for start-ups, especially within biosolutions and industrial biotechnology, to scale their businesses in Denmark. Thus, the government's offer of better conditions for the development, testing, and validation of promising biosolutions can mean more start-ups succeed in commercializing their research. Especially when more risk capital is also allocated to support early-stage start-ups, for example, by strengthening Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, by making the framework for match funding permanent.   After the Summer holidays we are ready to unveil a fresh lineup of stellar start-ups that can benefit from this strategy.🚀 Read the full strategy: https://bit.ly/3VDZvPj Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Ministry of Higher Education and Science Skatteministeriet Danish Industry Dansk Erhverv DTU - Technical University of Denmark Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark Aalborg University Aarhus University Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Anders Østerby Mønsted

BECOME A BII VENTURE LAB FELLOW🙋♂️🙋♀️   The Venture Lab Fellowship aims to connect young entrepreneurial scientists with early-stage life science start-ups in our Venture Lab program to benefit both parties. If you have a strong scientific background and an entrepreneurial spirit then this opportunity might just be perfect for you.   By being a Venture Lab Program Fellow, you will, among others, get the chance to: 🚀 Learn about the inner workings of life science start-ups 📉 Drive business development, market research, competitive landscaping analysis, business case development, and project management for a designated company 🤝 Get extensive career guidance and education to groom you into a future entrepreneur, investor, or accelerator.   📅 Application deadline: July 2nd, 202 👔 Start date: August 29th, 2024 📥 Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Xdf8yl Curious what the program entails? Hear from Valerie Thevenoz, former Venture Lab fellow in metaLead, below.   Arnoud Klokke Bobby Soni Christian Brix Tillegreen Antonia Zoric Benjamin Hamelmann Carl Schierstädt Tabea Schröder Anne Melia #startup #fellowship #fellowshipprogram

STRATEGY LAUNCH OF INNOVATION DISTRICT COPENHAGEN🚀   We are pleased to see the commitment of Københavns Kommune, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen and the Danish Government to work together on further strengthening the life science and quantum ecosystem located at the heart of Copenhagen.   Today here at BioInnovation Institute (BII), many stakeholders launched a new collaboration with the aim to create a new ‘Innovation District Copenhagen’ for life science and quantum technologies.   At BII, we bridge the gap between academia, industry and the health care sector. Thus, we are keen to play an important part in developing 'Innovation District Copenhagen' along with several instrumental institutions.   "We see a lot of potential in building an epicenter within the life science and quantum ecosystem to continue to attract talent, create new workplaces, and spark economic growth - all in the pursuit of ‘bringing ideas to life and research to market’ that will benefit people and society," says Jens Nielsen, CEO of BioInnovation Institute.   Since BII's inauguration in 2018, we have created 600 workplaces and supported more than 100 start-ups that have raised DKK 4.2 billion. This clearly shows the innovation potential in Denmark, and we are more than ready to take the life science and quantum ecosystem to the next level.    Read more here (in Danish): https://bit.ly/4bbgn4B   Sophie Hæstorp Andersen Christina Egelund Morten Bødskov Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet Erhvervsministeriet Rigshospitalet David Dreyer Lassen Rasmus Møgelvang Marianne Philip Ampa Medical QunaSys Erik H. Stangerup Marie Filippson Parslov Cecilie Ammitzbøll Copenhagen Science City Pui Ling Lau Kristoffer Klebak Katrine Villarreal Villumsen Anders Østerby Mønsted