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Sustainable Transport Infrastructure September 2013 Cycle Routes Cycle Tracks Bus Routes Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Will open 2015 Metro Metro Phase IV City Ring, underground Will open 2018 S-train

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Pharma Science Center The construction of new buildings for the Pharma School under the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen will rectify a comprehensive and urgent need for more laboratories in the fields of chemistry, biology and technical pharmacology. By establishing shared facilities where scientists from different departments within the faculty can interact and undertake collaborative work, the development will also strengthen interdisciplinary academic research. Location: Universitetsparken Land holder: Bygningsstyrelsen Size: 5,100 m2 Budget: DKK 0.2 billion Deadline: 2015

Mærsk Building Panum currently houses the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, whose international biomedical research environment will be further strengthened by the addition of the Mærsk Building to the complex. A group of consulting architects headed by C.F. Møller won the international design competition in 2010, and their vertical building plan ensures plenty of room at ground level for green spaces and urban life. From 2015, The Mærsk Building will be the home of front line research in fields where decisive work is undertaken towards the treatment of cancer, dementia, diabetes, heart disease and allergies. The physical setting of the development aims to improve study - and working environments. Location: Panum Land holder: Bygningsstyrelsen Size: 37,200 m2 Budget: DKK 1.6 billion Deadline: 2015

Extension of Copenhagen University Hospital Through an extension and renovation of its grounds, Copenhagen University Hospital intends to consolidate its position as an academic spearhead institution as well as a highly specialized hospital. The Science City routes stand to improve the connection between the hospital and the rest of Science City. Additions will include a treatment centre with new private rooms, state-of-the art operating rooms, an intensive care department, outpatient departments and facilities for image diagnostics, as well as support services. Location: Copenhagen University Hospital Land holder: Capital Region of Denmark Size: 76,100 m2 Budget: DKK 2.4 billion Deadline: 2018

Niels Bohr Building The Danish University and Property Agency has begun construction on the Niels Bohr Building, a new building development for the Faculty of Science (SCIENCE) at the University of Copenhagen. This development will result in an entirely new setting for communication, education and the research conducted in the fields of physics, chemistry, computer sciences, mathematics, and science didactics at the University of Copenhagen. Local plan and finance act was completed in May 2013 and the new buildings will be in use by mid Location: Universitetsparken, Haraldsgadekvarteret Land holder: Bygningsstyrelsen Size: 52,000 m2 Budget: DKK 1.5 billion Deadline: 2016

Business establishment Find a new home for your business Businesses looking for short- or longer-term rentals of offices and other facilities have excellent opportunities to do so in Science City areas, where permanent residency is also possible. The localisation prospects are under continual expansion through collaboration between private and public land and property owners. Find an up-to-date, searchable overview of current opportunities via Map site. Office rentals offered by COBIS, Symbion and DARE2mansion. Those who are engaged in research collaborations with University of Copenhagen have the opportunity to be located temporarily at a university location.

COBIS 2 COBIS, science park and incubator specializing in biotech, opened its doors in 2009, and was named the world’s best within its field in An extension of COBIS now provides 7,000 additional square meters for a combination of office and lab facilities. The extension will be able to accommodate an additional businesses and business developments in life science, biomed and biotech. Location: Universitetsparken Land holder: COBIS Ejendom K/S Size: 7,000 m2 Budget: DKK 115 million

Shared facilities Get access to test facilities, collections, equipment, laboratories and other premises Copenhagen Science City provides access to high cost facilities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible for each business to establish or maintain. These facilities offer an effective combination of cutting-edge technology and know-how. Collaborations with knowledge institutions may also include rental and use of other facilities, such as laboratories, auditoriums, conference rooms and cafeterias. University of Copenhagen Research facilities and other facilities at University of Copenhagen Copenhagen University Hospital Copenhagen University Hospital offers core-facilities for research and training in the health sciences. Metropolitan University College The projected simulation center at Metropolitan University College will contain facilities for welfare technology research, and may be used in collaboration with customers and distributors. Images, pricing and service descriptions of Metropolitan’s facilities can be found here.

Innovative entrepreneurs Traineeships, cooperative partnerships and spin-outs students pass through Copenhagen Science City on a daily basis. They all share a common feature: a vivid interest in traineeships, student jobs, entrepreneurship and other types of collaborative engagement with businesses. Contact between businesses and students is facilitated by several Copenhagen Science City operators Next Generation is a collaborative effort between KU, CBS and DTU, and a number of organisations with experience in supporting innovation and development. Their common goal is to offer counseling and practical assistance to students, researchers and the industrial sector in all stages of the innovation chain. Katapult – Entrepreneurial Greenhouse has as its mission to support a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship for students and educational staff at the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Katapult offers support and counseling to students who wish to start their own business venture, or to participate in the advancement of innovation and development in existing businesses. Copenhagen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab is collaboration between KU, CBS and DTU that embodies their joint ambition of providing useful case experience for students in close cooperation with partners in the industrial sector. Students are offered a new perspective on their studies, and are encouraged in the valuable development of ideas, utilizing their academic excellence to develop entrepreneurial skills. Copenhagen Spinouts, in alliance with the industrial sector, aim to establish spinout companies based on biotech research results from KU, DTU and the hospitals of Copenhagen. Their goal is to create 21 new businesses by 2014 with the help of Industrial Biotech Food, Pharmaceuticals and MedTech Diagnostics. The industrial partnership in this joint venture guarantees that experienced entrepreneurs will fill the roles of mentors, while regional funding allows technology and implementation to mature. Lundbeckfond Emerge is a strategic initiative by the Lundbeck Foundation which accelerates commercialization of early scientific opportunities by way of investment and active project involvement. We seek out projects from a wide field supported by solid scientific data and potential intellectual property. DARE2mansion is a HUB & PROFESSIONAL PLAYGROUND, that brings together a diverse group of high- growth entrepreneurs and free agents, the business community and academia.

Scientific focus Get in touch with knowledge originators Copenhagen Science City adds further weight to Copenhagen’s well-known prolificacy within the fields of health and life sciences, and also intensifies the potential for business development in the fields of material research, communication and information technology in the natural sciences. Find contacts within each knowledge institution to lay the foundation for external, knowledge-based collaborations. Copenhagen University Copenhagen University Hospital Metropolitan University College Important landmarks among the new interdisciplinary research centres Copenhagen Biocenter The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research Beijing Genomics Institute European Spallation Source

The new Science City in Copenhagen is a place where knowledge can be exchanged freely between the business community, research institutes and the city. CopenhagenScienceCity.dk