With a rich patent portfolio, several spin-off companies established in the last decade and multiple business related activities, DTU Fotonik has a high level of innovation activities, both internally as well as externally.
Scope of innovation at DTU Fotonik
We believe that innovation is a process which starts with creative research and ends with bringing products to the market or to starting companies.
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New research areas, technologies and
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New applications, user/market driven
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Bringing products to the market, spin-offs,
sales, licensings |
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Innovation |
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New research areas e.g. within optics on a silicon platform, optical communications and LED lighting
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Collaboration with research and industries in Silicon Valley, California
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Participation in technology oriented communities within lighting, biomed, communications, etc.
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Attracting R&D divisions from international companies |
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Industry feedback: internal Spring Boards, mentorship programs, focus on industry needs
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Increasing innovation awareness by innovation days, patent seminars, focus on applications, user/market driven development
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Collaboration with prototyping and commercialization partners and well recognized, international corporations |
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Teaching in Entrepreneurship: PhD Summer School - 2011 and Photonics Business Challenge - 2012
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Promotion of entrepreneurship by participation in Venture Cup, Væksthus programs, contact with venture capitalists and activity in Danish innovation environment
- Bring in serial entrepreneurs and people from the industry and involving them in development of the most promising projects
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Strategic goals
The strategic goals of DTU Fotonik’s Innovation Committee can be formulated as follows:
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Promotion of fast, cheap and energy efficient light-based technologies in relevant industries.
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Continuation of delivery of spin-offs (1-2 a year), commercial, as well as strategic patents (10-15 a year) and expanding collaboration with industry
(project consortia, product development, industrial PhDs and Postdocs, etc.).
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Increasing innovation and entrepreneurship awareness and motivation amongst DTU Fotonik employees.
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Becoming a European leader in commercialization of technologies from university to business.