Academic digital entrepreneurship
Turning research into societal and economic impact – guidance, initiatives and examples from DIREC.
Turning research into societal and economic impact – guidance, initiatives and examples from DIREC.
The Academic Entrepreneurship Guide is the central resource for researchers who want to explore entrepreneurship as part of their academic career.
The guide offers practical insights, frameworks and tools to help you move from research ideas to societal and commercial impact — without compromising academic integrity.
It is designed for researchers at all career stages who are curious about:
How academic entrepreneurship works in practice
Early decision-making and opportunity assessment
Navigating roles, incentives and collaboration with external partners
Yearly, DIREC invites young researchers to an extensive bootcamp, which aims to grow an entrepreneurial mindset to benefit current research and future careers.See examples of previous bootcamps:
27 – 31 May 2024
Join this PhD-course (2.5 ECTS) to grow your entrepreneurial mindset and learn how that can benefit both your current research and future career.
30 May – 2 June 2023
Calling all young researchers in AI and data science with an interest in entrepreneurship!
22-24 May 2022
Join the Young Researcher Entrepreneurship Academy PhD summer school to grow your entrepreneurial mindset and learn how that can benefit both your current research and future career.
Explore selected examples of spinouts emerging from DIREC-funded research projects. These cases illustrate how academic research can be translated into entrepreneurial activity and real-world impact.
PRENAITAL is a spin-out from the Capital Region and the Pioneer Center for AI, the University of Copenhagen and DTU based. The spin-out builds on some of the research done in the Explain Me project funded by DIREC. PRENAITAL hopes to give everyone equal access to prenatal diagnostics of the same high quality. Prenatal develops AI models that improve diagnostics of pregnant women.
Today, less than half of all pregnancies are identified where the fetus is either at risk of growth retardation or is very large. In order to prevent death, disability, birth defects and chronic diseases such as diabetes in mother and child, it is important to identify these high-risk pregnancies early. Our AI models can detect about 30% more high-risk pregnancies than the existing clinical practice.
PixelPai is a spinout from the University of Copenhagen. They offer an all-in-one solution for mastering the complexities of digital assets and blockchain technology in the creator economy. Beyond mere infrastructure, PixelPai provides a rock-solid financial backbone that is fully backed, segregated, and ready to meet the newest regulations head-on.
By integrating AI with distributed ledger technology, their solutions cater to various industries, providing secure and transparent transaction management for in-game assets, NFTs, and digital content. PixelPai’s technology supports high transaction volumes, meeting the highest regulatory standards.
