Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’
A look in the crystal ball
As 2012 nears its end, we have reached the time of year for predictions of which trends and technologies will influence our lives in the coming year. Silicon Valley will no doubt be a place for first movers, and here is the chance to tap into what is to come. A tendency that has been [...]
Three Additional Innovation Centres
In 2013 the Danish Government will establish three new Innovation Centres in Sao Paulo – Brazil, Seoul – Korea and Bangalore – India. The initiative builds on the success of existing centres in Silicon Valley – USA, Munich – Germany, Hong Kong and Shanghai – China and is a tangible result of the Danish government’s [...]
The Hidden Revolution
Ever wonder about the billions of dollars of equipment and infrastructure needed for you to be able to turn on your bedroom light, wash the laundry, or perform any of the hundreds of daily tasks one does that require steady, reliable electricity? As the Director of Commercial Clean technology here at the Innovation Center Denmark, [...]
What happens when Danes and Americans meet and discuss senior care?
A great delegation of Danes representing start-ups, established organisations and public organisations visited Silicon Valley to gain insights on health care in the US. Health CareVan 2.0 aimed at exploring how health technology can help patients and stakeholders support and smoothen the health journey, and provide better quality-of-life, whether this be in the formalized hospital [...]
Denmark as a Start-Up Nation?
Greatly inspired by my recent visit to Israel, I’d like to jump into deep water and ask this question: Can Denmark become a Start-Up Nation? Why is this even controversial in the first place? Denmark is one of the three countries in the world spending the most (public) money per capita on start-ups. At the [...]
Gold medal for Offshore Center Denmark
Offshore Center Denmark, a Danish innovation network in the field of wind turbines at sea, and the oil and natural gas industry receives a gold medal for their efforts. The cluster organisation is a platform for showcasing the Danish competences in the industry with the aim of creating growth and cross-organisational collaborations. The gold medal [...]
Denmark again comes out in a top position within biotechnology innovation
Denmark performs as the second best country for biotechnology innovation in this year’s Scientific American Worldview Scorecard survey of 50 countries. Denmark has a strong record sitting near the top of the index with a 3rd place in 2009, a 5th place in 2010 and 2nd place in both 2011 and 2012. The scorecard has [...]
New Danish energy agreement
It is no news that Denmark is on the forefront in terms of clean technology and known for its ambitious climate and energy policy. Denmark has for long time taken the leadership in creating a global agenda addressing the challenge caused by climate changes. Just recently the Danish government has finished the energy agreement setting [...]
Healthcare Innovation Management
Twenty one Danish executives from The Capital Region (public) and their partners from the private sector have already been though a training program at the Danish Technical University DTU before they arrive to Silicon Valley next Sunday evening. In Denmark they have been through the exercise of pinning down what exactly is their burning platform [...]
From Nokia to Entrepreneur with ICDK!
Four start-ups founded by former employees at Nokia arrived in Silicon Valley to explore the limitless possibilities of the valley – and Innovation Center Denmark led the way. While Nokia is for the most part leaving Denmark, they are leaving behind great buildings, excellent high-tech equipment and smart employees. They could have been like so [...]
Grundfos Cuts the Ribbon to Innovative Water Technology Center
On September 20, Grundfos Chairman, Niels Due Jensen, unveiled Grundfos’ Water Technology Center in Fresno, California. The center will set the standard in water technology throughout the world as well as benefit the entire region, said Ashley Swearengin, Mayor of Fresno. The Water Technology Center will primarily focus on innovative product research in irrigation and [...]
Inside Innovation i Berkeley
I november sidste år deltog jeg i U.C. Berkeley’s Inside Innovation konference, der havde til formål at udstille Haas Business School’s professorer og deres forskning indenfor innovation og derved dele deres viden med Silicon Valley’s professionelle. Jeg glædede mig meget over at høre professorernes syn på, hvad deres forskning skal bruges til. De ser det [...]
