Behind the Program

The International Bioinnovation Scholarship Program aims to expand the pool of Danish talents with unique entrepreneurial skills, mindsets, and network. Through the program, students will learn how to turn scientific discoveries into valuable solutions. Further, it is the mission to strengthen the Danish connection to Silicon Valley by giving the scholars an international network they can utilize in their subsequent careers in the Danish bioinnovation ecosystem.

The program is run by Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley and funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Novo Nordisk Foundation is an independent Danish foundation with corporate interests. The program is fully sponsored by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Foundation has two objectives:

To provide a stable basis for the commercial and research activities of the companies in the Novo Group (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S)
To support scientific, humanitarian, and social causes.

Innovation Centre Denmark, Silicon Valley (ICDK) is a collaboration between the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Our Silicon Valley office is one of seven Innovation Centres globally. ICDK builds bridges between Denmark and the U.S. to ensure a sustainable future - providing services to companies, research and educational institutions, public stakeholders, and Danish citizens and society.

Meet the Team

Lars Friemann Christensen

INNOVATION AND SCIENCE ATTACHÉ, Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley

Lars has a background as Head of Division for knowledge-based innovation at the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. He has years of experience supporting Danish innovation across sectors - from RTOs and clusters to universities.

Josefine Lange Strandgaard

PROGRAM MANAGER, SR. ADVISOR, Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley

Josefine has a background in innovation and entrepreneurship, she holds an M.Sc.Eng in Design and Innovation from The Technical University of Denmark and has previously worked with entrepreneurship at universities as well as experience in startups.

josstr@um.dk

Morten Scheel Larsen

SENIOR INNOVATION ADVISOR, Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley

Morten has a commercial background and a passion for innovation and growth. He has worked in the research and education field as well as tech start-ups in Silicon Valley.

mortla@um.dk

Adam DAM

INNOVATION ADVISOR, Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley

Adam has a background in Economics and Business Administration. He has experience working with Tech, Innovation, and Digital Business Solutions in the private sector.

adadam@um.dk