MedTech Odense

MedTech Odense draws on leading research environments at the University of Southern Denmark, deep insight into clinical needs and innovation at Odense University Hospital and experience with community health at Odense Municipality.

With healthcare challenges and clinical needs at the centre, we unite researchers, healthcare professionals and businesses closer together so that ideas can be shared and translated into new, innovate technologies tailored to improve patient care. Solutions that, through close collaboration, are given better conditions to be developed, tested, implemented and scaled both nationally and internationally.

It is MedTech Odense’s clear ambition to create future health technologies that improve patient treatments, free up time for core healthcare tasks and contribute to growth, new companies and strong partnerships in a new export adventure.

MedTech Odense holds a central position in the ecosystem for robotics, automation and artificial intelligence on Funen and in Odense – the hub of one of Europe’s leading robot clusters and growth success stories. The base for the future MedTech Innovation House and home to SDU and OUH as a unified knowledge and healthcare environment with thousands of users. A unique environment that brings together key players and paves the way for new types of innovation, testing and implementation of health technology. In close co-operation both nationally and internationally.

Established in October 2024, MedTech Odense consists of a strong and binding partnership between the University of Southern Denmark, the Region of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital and the Region’s other hospitals and Odense Municipality. Our work builds on the foundation of the internationally recognised Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, the latest health research at SDU, the three well-established research and innovation centres jointly operated by SDU and OUH – CCR, CIMT and CAI-X – as well as the cross-disciplinary development unit, SDU RIO. Together, these constitute strong research and innovation environments within the health technology ecosystem, ranging from advanced robotic surgery and telemedicine systems to the use of AI in diagnostics and treatment.