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Innovation Fund Denmark is looking for members for six specialist committees

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Do you have significant knowledge in your field, and do you have an understanding of business development and the commercialization of knowledge and innovation? So Innovation Fund Denmark is currently looking for members for six specialist committees, who contribute to the professional assessment of applications to the Fund. The application deadline is 27 October 2024.

Most applications for the Innovation Fund's programs are assessed by professional committees set up by the fund's board. The committees are made up of members with special expertise within their field and sector area and prerequisites for assessing both the commercial and societal impact of the projects. The members complement each other in terms of experience and competence, so that together they cover the application themes and focus areas of the program in question.

 

- The innovation fund's expert committee forms a cornerstone in our assessment processes with strong capacities that contribute with specialized knowledge and a focus on how the projects can be realized and create impact. In this way, as a committee member, you help support Danish companies, startups and knowledge institutions in accelerating knowledge and innovation for solutions to significant societal challenges and supporting sustainable growth, says Ole Sinkjær, deputy director of Innovation Fund Denmark and responsible for the four programs that currently looking for members.

From the turn of the year, there are vacancies in the six subject committees associated with the programsIndustrial Researcher , Innoexplorer , Innofounder and Innobooster . The committees have different tasks in the assessment processes and different criteria for what is required to be appointed as a member.

The application deadline is 27 October 2024.

We are looking for the following profiles:

Members with experience in commercializing innovation and research into solutions that can make a difference to society and the companies' commercial success.

Members who have the status of Recognized researchers, who must also have experience from industry.

Professional background of the profiles:

We are looking for both assessors who must primarily assess in writing, and assessors who must both assess the applications in writing and then participate in panel meetings where the applicants come and pitch their project. The way of working in the committees is different, but the common denominator is that you must read and assess applications and be able to put your experience and skills into play in relation to the Innovation Fund's decision criteria.

There is a need for members from different sectors, and the committees must represent experience from different types of companies and organisations. It can be both startups and SMEs, large companies and relevant public institutions (e.g. hospitals).

We are looking for professionals within all our themes:

  • Life science, health and welfare technology – e.g. within the development of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, personal medicine as well as the use of AI and digital solutions for e.g. welfare solutions, prevention and treatment of mental disorders
  • Green technology and innovation – e.g. within energy production and efficiency, agriculture, food production, transport, construction, circular economy, nature and biodiversity, sustainable behavior and ESG
  • Digitalisation, technology and innovation – e.g. in robot and drone technology, production technology, automation, materials technology, cyber and information security, AI, language models and digitization

 

Read the calls here:

Application deadline 27 October 2024.