Health and Pharmaceuticals

The Skejby district in Aarhus is one of Denmark’s largest knowledge and innovation ecosystems,which includes the largest university hospital in Scandinavia, two private hospitals, health sciences research and education campuses for Aarhus University, VIA University College and SOSU Østjylland – Aarhus, incubators and business parks and much more. More than 15,000 researchers, healthcare professionals, businesspeople, consultants and students work and study inSkejby.

Aarhus and central Denmark have strong positions within healthcare IT, equipment and aids as well as welfare technology – as illustrated by such leading companies as Systematic, Pressalit A/S, CGI Danmark A/S, CSC Scandihealth A/S , Qiagen, Siemens Healthineers, V. Guldmann A/S, Enversion A/S, LINAK, NRT X-RAY A/S and Getinge Cetrea A/S.

Skejby is also home to an increasing number of exciting, innovative new startups and scaleups within life science and biotech – including ARDECI Biotech, BiomCare, BioXpedia A/S, Cercare Medical ApS, Draupnir Bio, Initiator Pharma A/S, NMD Pharma A/S and STipe Therapeutics ApS.

Ideal conditions for the development of new healthcare solutions

In the field of research and education, Aarhus is home to one of the two largest and best health sciences and health technology ecosystems in Denmark – the other is located in Copenhagen.

In the public sector, Aarhus University Hospital and the City of Aarhus, together with the other hospitals and municipalities in the region, are strong partners for the private sector. Not only in relation to development, testing and demonstration of new healthcare solutions and technologies – but also as an important customer for new products and services. This relationship also provides a valuable stepping stone for access to the rest of the Danish – and global – market for healthcare products and services.