Life Science Academy for Startups
The project’s goal is to strengthen the innovation capacity of life science startups in the ØKS area, by ensuring that products capable of being marketed are completed in the long term creates increased survival, growth and scaling among the participating startups.

The global market for life science and welfare technology solutions is growing rapidly because of a growing middle class, more elderly citizens, and an increase in lifestyle and chronic diseases. The ØKS region has a common position of strength within life science, and if this is supported, Scandinavia can become a showcase for innovative health solutions for the benefit of growth, employment, exports and public health in the entire area.
This project aims to develop and offer a 360-degree product development programme for startups within life science, which ensures an early and structured effort in each product development phase. The goal of the project is to strengthen the innovation capacity of startups in the ØKS area, by ensuring that marketable products are fully developed, which in the long term creates increased survival, growth and scalability among participating startups.
About the project
Project period
- 2023-08-01–2026-07-31
Project Leader
- Local Project Leader: Richard Grönevall, Lecturer, Halmstad University
External link.
- Erhvervshus Sjælland
Collaboration partners
- DTU Skylab
- Erhvervshus Sjælland
- FIERS
- Knowledge Hub Zealand
- Medicon Valley Alliance
- SmiLe Incubator
- The Life Science Cluster
- Danish Technological Institute
- University of Southern Denmark
Financiers
- Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak