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Danish businesses are cutting-edge when it comes to biosolutions. As a well-established research-based industry with a strong international engagement, the Danish biosolutions cluster provides a breadth of ways to initiate and accelerate the green transition across industries.
Discover biosolutionsDenmark’s legacy in biotechnology and HealthTech is internationally renowned. Emerging from this strong traditions is the Danish biosolutions sector.
The strong biotechnology foundation ensures that advanced technologies like fermentation and biorefining, the fundamentals in biosolutions, are deeply integrated in the Danish industrial ecosystem. This enables continued development and production which drives the industry forward.
A key element in this development is the strong biosolutions research community. With a dedicated academic focus on biosolutions, Denmark ranks number one globally in biosolutions research publications per capita.
The academic community includes several universities, research centres and academic degrees. The ongoing research is conducted in close collaboration with industry and private partners, ensuring awareness of society needs and market demands. This collaboration is rooted in Denmark’s tradition of private-public partnerships, which dates back to the cooperative movement of the 1800s, where farmers united to develop their sector and grow agricultural production and sale.
Today, close collaboration between businesses, knowledge institutions, and the government has created a highly developed ecosystem for startups, students, researchers, and large businesses. Interdependent and well-organised, they exchange knowledge and talents, thus accelerating development.
Biosolutions have potential to reduce global CO₂ emissions by 8%, support circular economies, and drive the green transition across multiple sectors, including construction, food, water management, and textiles. Discover tangible cases and connect with solutions providers excelling in creating climate impact through biosolutions.
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