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The Research Institution GAP Fund and Accelerator Program Summit

The University of Copenhagen has allocated five million kroner annually to a Proof-of-Concept (PoC)

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The annual summit for research institution gap fund and accelerator programs, including proof of concept programs, startup accelerators, and university venture funds

The Story

The University of Copenhagen has allocated five million kroner annually to a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) –pool.

The PoC funds are earmarked the commercial development of promising projects by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, who wish to explore the opportunities for commercializing a scientific discovery.

The funds cannot be used for research.

via Proof-of-Concept funds – University of Copenhagen.

Consortium For Gap Fund and Accelerator ProgramS

The Consortium provides a dedicated, institutional coordinating forum for collective insight, program refinement, and structured engagement with aligned commercial, investment, and philanthropic partners.

GAP are an interdependent institutional innovation and capital strategy that includes:

  • Translational research

  • Proof of concept programs

  • Startup accelerators

  • University venture funds

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