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About Into Innovation Award

The Into Innovation Award celebrates bold Danish innovators who transform knowledge into start-ups or scale-ups with real societal impact, advancing solutions to major challenges through curiosity, courage, and collaboration.  Into Innovation is presented in collaboration between the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science and Innovation Fund Denmark.

The prize consists of an honorary award of DKK 200,000 (in total), as well as a sum of DKK 2,000,000, which can be spent on various research activities within the prize recipients’ research area(s).

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Who Can Be Nominated

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  • No self-nomination
  • Individuals or collaborations (of up to 5 named members) affiliated with a Danish higher education and research institution or working full-time in a start-up or scale-up, and collaborators from other types of organisations.
  • All nominees must be living.
  • Nominated start-up or scale-up must be currently located in Europe.

 

Go to nomination: www.e-grant.dk

Submissions for nominations open on 01 June 2025 and close on 15 August 2025 at 12:00 CET

Assessment Criteria

Nominees must have made a significant impact by founding or enabling knowledge-based start-ups or scale-ups. They should have played a central role in establishing or supporting innovative businesses rooted in research, helping to turn ideas into tangible ventures.

The nominated start-ups or scale-ups must have demonstrated a high level of innovation - whether through novel products, processes, or business models - and successfully translated scientific knowledge into commercial solutions. Their work should show strong scaling potential, including the ability to attract investment and foster growth. It will be considered an advantage if the innovations involve critical technologies as defined by the European Commission.

The nominated start-ups or scale-ups must have delivered - or clearly demonstrate potential to deliver - lasting societal impact. This may involve advances within areas such as climate, digitalisation, health, demography, or security, and can be evidenced by measurable outcomes like improved practices, economic value, or quality of life.

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