Co-Hosts
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark

Food and Bio Cluster Denmark

Food & Bio Cluster Denmark is a globally acting association in the food and bio-resource sector with nationwide service and international cooperation with companies and knowledge institutions within the group of members. We are the direct entry point for Danish and international companies and knowledge institutions for networking, business development, innovation and financing. We promote increased cooperation between research and business and offer our members one-stop-shop access to networks, funding, business development, projects and facilities. We have in-depth experience and can draw on national and international resources to realize new, innovative ideas.

EIFO

EIFO

Denmark´s Export - and Investment fund is a new, state-owned fund which proves a single point of contact to all Danish companies in need of state financed risk capital. We cover both the entrepreneur, small and medium-sized companies who need capital to unfold their full potential, and export companies who wish to conquer new or emerging markets. We can guide you all the way, from the company´s tentative beginnings through substantial growth to entry into the global markets with export guarantees and stock market listings, because our mission is to help to grow the Danish economy and green the globe.

Arla Foods

Arla Foods

The Arla cooperative is a global dairy company owned by European dairy farmers and founded around 100 years ago. We sell our products to consumers around the world. Arla is the world’s sixth-largest dairy company with an annual turnover of 10 billion Euro. It is a cooperative owned by 13,000+ dairy farmers in Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg and with 19,000+ employees. Arla has production facilities in eleven countries and sales offices in 30. We believe in the importance of quality, food safety and innovation. Our dairy products are sold worldwide, primarily under our three global brands – Arla®, Castello® and Lurpak®. Through our Closer to Nature™ concept, we are committed to make products free from artificial colouring and flavouring and limit our use of additives. We are also the world’s largest producer of organic dairy products.

Symbion

Symbion

Since its early days, Symbion has been characterised by a special entrepreneurial spirit. Not just when three idealistic researchers from the University of Copenhagen created a non-profit foundation aimed at establishing close cooperation between business and academia, but also in their tireless struggle to create a fledgling entrepreneurial environment to help start-up entrepreneurs get off the ground. We have shared office space in Copenhagen, located in Østerbro, Nørrebro, Vesterbro, Islands Brygge and Frederiksberg. Each location focuses on one or more selected industries and ecosystems to create optimal conditions for knowledge sharing and to make use of each other's competences.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Invest in Denmark

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Invest in Denmark

As part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Invest in Denmark is a customised one-stop service for foreign companies looking to invest or to set up business or research activities in Denmark. We measure our success by how well we contribute to yours. So, if your company is considering an investment, business set-up, or looking to access one of Europe's most skilled talent pools, make us your first stop. You will find us in central hot spots around the world as part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Our specialised staff has the corporate background, industry insight and well-connected networks to advise you on every aspect of locating in Denmark. Our tailor-made solutions include connecting companies with key local contacts, arranging fact-finding tours and providing comprehensive benchmark analyses. We make sense of local legislation and advantages of investing in Denmark.

Gold Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's legacy closely traces the birth and evolution of Silicon Valley. For nearly six decades, the firm has represented the technology pioneers associated with virtually every milestone innovation. Today, Wilson Sonsini is synonymous with ushering promising, innovative companies through their business life cycle. And as their clients have grown, so has the firm. They now represent many of the largest companies in the world, and thousands of the smallest ones, too. Since its inception, Wilson Sonsini has maintained an active role in Silicon Valley's technology ecosystem by continuing the work they do with top innovators and entrepreneurs, and the funding sources that support them. Their position as the leading provider of legal services to technology and life sciences clients was earned by representing the disruptive, market-creating companies that influenced every milestone marking an evolution in technology - from the semiconductor, computer, and software pioneers of the 1970s and 1980s to today's life sciences, internet, and social media innovators.

 
Silver Partner
GEC Global Entrepreneurship Center

GEC Global Entrepreneurship Center

The Global Entrepreneurship Centre is an international scaling centre that invests in startups having a clear focus on Sustainability, Climate protection and Circularity. The GEC programmes are designed for promising sustech companies at different stages of their scaling journey, and support startups in reaching professionalized operations and long-term commercial success. The GEC also provides a pipeline of de-risked Sustech startups and co-investment opportunities in the fields of Agriculture & food, textiles, energy, mobility, building & living.

Sponsors
Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)

Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is a non-profit organisation, representing the private sector the private sector in the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). The CBE JU is a Public-Private Partnership with the European Commission, and which has a total budget of €2 billion. The partnership mobilises investment in innovative processes and production facilities that manufacture high-quality bio-based products as well as in biorefining research and demonstration projects.