Plastic is directly linked to 1.8 Gt CO2e per year. Furthermore less than 10% of plastic products is being recycled. The majority of plastic is landfilled or ends up in nature, posing a significant threat to the environment. 30% of the global primary plastic production goes into packaging. The cosmetic industry alone produces over 100 billion packagings per year. But now companies are facing more pressure for change, from governments and end-consumers. So there is an unmet need in the industry for a solution that is affordable, sustainable and can also compete with plastic in functionality. Brands require a packaging that offers differentiation, aesthetic appeal, and a valuable end-consumer experience, all while keeping a competitive price. We are addressing the unmet need by creating a bio-degradable moldable material. By using nutshells as renewable feedstock, we reduce GHG emission by 40%. It's chemical composition naturally provides UV- water- and oil- protection, while being durable and lightweight. Nuterials can be used in existing standard machinery. Projections estimate the global market for sustainable packaging in cosmetics to exceed $2.52B by 2028 (CAGR 18,9%). By firstly targeting Danish innovative and eco-conscious brands, our SOM is projected to reach $25 million. The Innofounder will help us to develop our product market-readyuntil ~Q4 2025. In the longrun we want to be a material supplier, so that we can also enter other idustries and application areas.

Denmark has paved urban land, roughly equal to the island of Fyn, and although the lawns have spurred an exponentially growing market for the robotic lawnmowers, no similar solution currently exists for autonomous maintenance of paved areas. O-Robotics has a mission to develop a multipurpose Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) to sustainably tackle exactly the paved land in our cities, the AMR-Sweeper. The concept of the AMR-Sweeper mimics that of the most state-of-the-art robot lawnmowers utilizing Satellite Navigation and Machine Vision to safely navigate the dynamic urban environment. The typical maintenance needs for urban paved areas spans from dirt removal to weed control and snow/ice removal. This must be done across our entire society and thus this problem adheres to all customer segments, B2C, B2B and B2G. The main operational areas intended with the AMR-Sweeper are those serviced by the professional B2B sector, such as professional gardeners, groundskeepers, facility management and industrial facilities with large outdoor areas. Similar large B2G areas such as hospitals, universities, elder homes, municipalities, open military facilities, and highway rest stops and many more.

Beskrivelse af idéen og markedspotentialet: Omics Studio er en innovativ bioinformatikplatform, der forenkler analysen af komplekse omics data. Platformen gør det muligt for forskere at udføre bioinformatik og maskinlæringsanalyser uden omfattende teknisk viden. Omics Studio tilbyder en unik løsning til tidlig opdagelse af biomarkører og lægemiddelmål. Forskellen idéen gør for samfundet: Omics Studio gør avancerede dataanalyser tilgængelige for almindelige forskere, hvilket øger effektiviteten og kvaliteten af præklinisk forskning. Dette hjælper med at reducere ressourceforbrug og bias i forskningen, hvilket fører til mere pålidelige resultater og hurtigere fremskridt inden for medicin og bioteknologi. Hvordan Innovationsfondens investering vil hjælpe: Innovationsfondens investering vil muliggøre videreudvikling og udbredelse af Omics Studio, hvilket vil accelerere adgang til markedet og støtte flere forskere i deres arbejde. Langsigtede muligheder for virksomheden: Med fortsat støtte og investering forventer vi, at Omics Studio vil blive en førende platform inden for omics dataanalyse, udvide til nye markeder og integrere flere datatyper. Vores vision er at blive den foretrukne løsning for forskere verden over, der søger at forvandle komplekse data til værdifulde indsigter.

Clinical complications occur in 30% of hospitalized patients and are preceded by abnormal vital signs but often not detected in the hospital ward, resulting in harm to patients and increased healthcare expenses. Simple continuous vital sign monitoring solutions are limited by too many false alerts, where alert algorithms are based upon sparse evidence or thresholds that are not data-driven, nor personalized. Available sensors are not suited for the general ward with active patients recovering from disease resulting in low compliance and loss of data-capture. These factors lead to alert fatigue, overtreatment and missed opportunity for early complication detection. The ONWARD project develops a wireless patient monitoring system combining advanced biomedical signal processing and artificial intelligence with a multisensory ear-device for maximum user compliance and data collection. Using a multisensory ear-device the ONWARD project will collect a range of standard and novel vital signs minute-by-minute. Combined with annotated information on complications, ONWARD will develop advanced AI-alerts with high accuracy for upcoming complications. Development and validation will occur at the hospital ward and include technical validation, user experiences and a randomized clinical trial to document effect on complication reduction. The end result will be a world-leading AI-supported continuous vital signs monitoring system with direct patient benefit and large societal impact.

Kvinder bliver systematisk underbetalt. I EU tjener kvinder i gennemsnit 13% mindre end mænd. Lønnen er uigennemsigtig, og virksomheder mangler værktøjer til at finde ud af, hvor meget af forskellen, der skyldes diskrimination. Opacity gør det muligt at analysere den reelle lønforskel mellem køn på en hurtig, effektiv og brugervenlig måde. Vi analyserer løn i realtid og skaber transparens ved integration med eksisterende HR- og lønsystemer. Vores analysemodel kan identificere systematiske lønforskelle mellem mænd og kvinder, justeret for erfaring, uddannelse og stilling. EU har vedtaget et omfattende direktiv om løngennemsigtighed for at bekæmpe lønmæssig forskelsbehandling. EU’s nye lov om løngennemsigtighed gælder for alle virksomheder i EU. EU estimerer, at ca. 250.000 virksomheder kommer til at skulle offentliggøre lønforskelle fra 2026. Data og større gennemsigtighed i lønninger kan forbedre ligestillingen i samfundet. Med Opacity kortlægges lønstrukturer på tværs af sektorer, hvilket giver indsigt i løn, diversitet og ligestilling. Investeringen fra Innovationsfonden er en katalysator for at bringe virksomheden til et økonomisk bæredygtigt stadie. Forløbet skal bidrage til at skalere teknologien, validere markedet, og forberede virksomheden til ekspansion. Vi gør lønforskelle målbare og tackler et vedvarende samfundsmæssigt problem. På sigt vil vi være førende inden for avancerede lønanalyser og benchmarking.