MedTech Odense
Apply for funding from MedTech Odense: Calls are open now
Are you working on the next breakthrough in health technology? MedTech Odense is now open for applications from projects that can help solve challenges in healthcare for the benefit of patients.
What can you apply for?
MedTech Odense is launching its first pilot calls for 2025, offering two different types of calls - IDEA of up to DKK 150,000 and CONCEPT of up to DKK 400,000 - both aimed at projects in the early stages. In total, six million DKK are waiting to make a difference in the medtech field already in 2025, with the expectation of more funding in the coming years.
– We invite all disciplines to apply for the calls. Representatives from the academic environments at SDU and OUH have been involved in a consultation process to ensure the relevance of the new calls. The funding can be applied for by employees at SDU and the Region of Southern Denmark - preferably in collaboration with others so that ideas can grow across disciplines, institutions and key actors, explains Head of MedTech Odense, Søren E. Frandsen.
The application round opens on 20 June and runs until 16 September at 23:59.
A steppingstone towards more
The funding from MedTech Odense should be seen as a steppingstone or seed money to mature and develop concrete ideas, solutions and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Funding that can move the project a step further along its path from idea to clinic and market.
– With this funding we can strengthen our collaboration around solutions that create value for both patients and society, thereby strengthening the healthcare system of the future, says Deputy Manager of MedTech Odense, Thomas Kristensen.
In 2026, other types of calls will open for more mature projects.
Read more about the new calls from MedTech Odense and how to apply at Research Support Hub.
Save the date
As this is the first time MedTech Odense opens for calls, people of interest can participate in a Q&A webinar before or after the summer holidays. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and engage in dialogue about both calls.
- 25 June: Q&A Webinar, 15:00-16:30, online on TEAMS
- 28 August: Q&A Webinar, 10-11.30, online on TEAMS
About MedTech Odense
MedTech Odense is a powerhouse that brings together research and technology with clinical needs and businesses. It is based on a strategic and committed partnership between the University of Southern Denmark, the Region of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital and the region's other hospitals, and Odense Municipality.
Together, we promote the development of new health technologies and pave the way for proven solutions to be more quickly and easily adopted across the healthcare system and make a difference to patient care in Denmark and globally. In 2025, the owners of the Region of Southern Denmark and SDU have earmarked DKK 20 million to strengthen the medtech field, with the expectation of more funding in the coming years. Stay updated at medtechodense.dk.
