Most of Innovation Fund Denmark's programs have specialist committees set up by the fund's board. In collaboration with Innovation Fund Denmark's secretariat, the specialist committees assess applications for the various programs and contribute here with professional expertise, experience from various sectors, an understanding of business development and a focus on the commercialization of knowledge and innovation.
In other words, the fund's expert committee plays a significant role in supporting Danish companies, startups and knowledge institutions in converting knowledge into economic growth and value for society - and thus helps to promote the innovative ideas that Denmark must live on in the future.
On January 1st 2023, Innovation Fund Denmark's board of directors has appointed a total of 19 new committee members who will contribute to the assessment work in four of the fund's six specialist committees.
The new members of the subject committees are the following:
INNOBOOSTER
The Professional Assessment Committee for Innobooster has been expanded with two new members:
- Mats Lundh Gulbrandsen, Head of Sales and Geoscience Research, I-GIS A/S
- Bo Søgaard , Consultant, B-vise
The panel committee for Innobooster
- Anne Færch Jørgensen , Manager & Cofounder, Færch & Daughters
- Birthe Boysen , Business Analysis & Masterdata Management Director, Wrist Ship Supply A/S
- Ingrid Sofie Harbo , Vice President, Biometrics, H. Lundbeck A/S
- Karsten Lindhardt , CEO & Founder, Biograil
- Mads Rydahl , Strategy Evangelist, Cactus Communications
- Pernille Wendel Mehl , CEO, Qlio Group
- Peter Herskind , Vice President, Product Design & Engineering, Coloplast
- Rikke Dalsgaard , Partner & Co-owner, Dalsgaard & Co.
- Søren Eskildsen , CCO, Trifork
- Torben Christensen , Board member, Northern Greens, Living Better, Coreline, Life Science Robotics
In addition, there have been changes in the front person:
- Trine Winterø advances from deputy front person to front person
- Natasha Friis Saxberg remains deputy front person
- Christian Møller Dahl advances from ordinary member to deputy front person
INNOEXPLORE
The panel committee for Innoexplorer has been expanded with three new members:
- Lea Bjerre Hokland, Quality Assurance Specialist, Novo Nordisk
- Christina Aabo, Consultant, Aabo Energy
- Susie A. Ruff, Consultant, RUFF & CO
In addition, Peter Kristensen has been re-appointed as front person.
INNOFOUNDER
The expert assessment committee for Innofounder has been expanded with four new members:
