DTU Science Park (previously Scion DTU) is a

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north of

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. The park is administratively part of the

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(DTU) in Kongens Lyngby, and it also comprise premises at DTU's main campus there. DTU Science Park hosts more than 260 companies and organisations. DTU Science Park holds the largest and leading deep tech community in Denmark.

Deep tech Deep technology (deep tech) or hard tech is a classification of organization, or more typically startup company, with the expressed objective of providing technology solutions based on substantial scientific or engineering challenges. They present ...

is characterized by a long time-to-market, high capital intensity and technology risk and complexity.

History

The science park was originally established by the Technological-Scientific Research Council of Denmark on 12 December 1962. The architectural masterplan for the development of the science park was designed by

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...

. In 2004, Forskningscentret merged with DTU.

Facilities and companies

DTU Science Park comprises approximately 180,000 square metres of floorspace and house more than 260 companies. Tenants have access to various high tech facilities and laboratories as well as business and innovation consultants and other shared services. Companies based at DTU Science Park include both start-ups and divisions of global corporations. Among the companies based in the science park in Hørsholm are

Chr. Hansen Chr. Hansen A/S is a bioscience company based in Hørsholm, Denmark. The company is a supplier of bacteria cultures, probiotics, enzymes and human milk oligosaccharides. Its products are used in the production of fresh dairy, cheese, meat, seafoo ...

and ALK-Abello. In 2014, Chinese Shandong Longlive Bio-technology Co., producer of 2nd generation bioethanol, opened its first R&D centre outside China at DTU Science Park in Hørsholm. In 2015,

FMC Corporation FMC Corporation is an American chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which originated as an insecticide producer in 1883 and later diversified into other industries. In 1941 at the beginning of US involvemen ...

decided to place its European operations at DTU Science Park. FMC European Innovation Center opened in 2016. Some of the other companies and organisations hosted by DTU Science Park includes: * 1st Mile * ArtScience *

Bavarian Nordic Bavarian Nordic A/S is a fully integrated biotechnology company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines for infectious diseases and cancer immunotherapies. The company is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark, wit ...

* Bitdefender * Cortex Technology *

Danfoss Danfoss is a Danish multinational company, based in Denmark, with more than 40,043 employees globally. Danfoss was founded in 1933 by engineer Mads Clausen. History Beginning (1933–1966) In 1933 Mads Clausen (1905–1966) founded ''Dansk ...

* Danish Waste Solutions * Navitas Life Science * Odeon * Particle Analytical *

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...

* Visiopharm

References

External links

Official website
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History

Facilities and companies

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