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WELCOME TO ODENSE!
DATA CENTRES & HYGGE
JN1
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JN1 Joost Nijhoff; 07-03-2018
ODENSE – A MODERN FAIRYTALE
THE SITUATION WAS
THE ODENSE DNA
• Odense Steel Shipyard
• Odense, an industrial city
• The shipyard closed
• The traditional industry disappeared
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FROM SHIP YARD TO ROBOTS 1980-ies Unique welding robots at the ship yard
1990-ies - AMROSE project (Automous Multiple Robot Operation in Structured Environments)
- The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute (triple helix investment)
2005 Universal Robots (UR) founded by 3 SDU students
2008 First UR robots sold
2017 UR 1+ billion DKK business, 470 employees
2018 Odense Robotics cluster: 120 companies, 3200 employees
ODENSE ROBOTICSOdense is home to one of the world’s top ten robotic environments and is
increasingly recognized as a leading robot city and one of the best places in Europe
to start a robot company.
• 120 companies in the robotics cluster in the Odense area.
• Companies in the Odense area employed 3,200 people (2017) – expected to grow to 4,300 at the end of 2019.
• Manufacturing is by far the largest single target industry for robot and automation companies in the cluster.
• Around 53% of companies collaborate with research and education institutions. The cluster is home to more than 10 research, development and innovation institutions and more than 40 robot-related education programmes.
• Odense Robotics Startup Hub creates 5 new robotic companies each year
ODENSE IS PRIME LOCATION: Around 65% of companies cite their location in the Odense area as a competitive advantage.
EDUCATION
www.sdu.dk
www.ucl.dk
www.eal.dk
Five faculties with more than 27,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad, and more
than 4,000 employees distributed across the main campus in Odense and regional campuses in
Slagelse, Kolding, Esbjerg and Sønderborg. Several international studies document that the
university conduct world-class research and are one of the top fifty young universities in the world.
Higher education programmes – professional bachelors degrees – where the
graduates contribute to the continual development of the welfare society. Social educators,
teachers, nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, biomedical
laboratory scientists, public administrators and social workers are trained here. Approximately 7,000 students and 700 employees in the Southern Region of Denmark
The largest business academy in the Region of Southern Denmark and offers 30 higher
educational programmes aimed at employment in the world of business. The academy has
3,300 students, 300 employees, and collaborates with around 3,000 companies.Currently,
Lillebaelt Academy can offer 18 2-2½-year academy programmes, 11 3½-4-year bachelor programmes and 13 AP and diploma degree programmes.
COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS & DATA CENTERS
• Collaboration is in our DNA / Industry 5.0
• Server technician educational programme in the making at Lillebaelt Academy EAL with focus on next generation hardware
• Research & development in waste heat recoveryand future energy supply
FOCUS AREASIT Communities
Real Estate
DATA CENTER OPPORTUNITIES
• Good power & fiber infrastructure
• Access to multiple substations from most locations (resiliency)
• District heating grid access
• Fast track for commercial buildingpermits
Power Grid Fyn
Area: 6.971 m2Building: 2.042 m2
Former hospital facility
Area: 13.398 m2Building: 8.106 m2
Former production facility
Area: 145.000 m2
Green Field opportunities
CAMPUS ODENSENew OUH
Cortex Park
University of Southern Denmark
UCL(Odense Business Park)
Green Field opportunities – Tietgenbyen & Tietgenbyen North
118,5 ha.
WHAT IS ODENSE?
� 1½ hour to Copenhagen and Malmø
� 3 hours to Hamburg
� +1 mio $ invested every day in infrastructure , growth & construction (2012-2022)
� New light rail system (2020)
� The joint building of Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark will be one of the 100 biggest buildings in the world.
� Denmark’s largest new university hospital (2022)
� Denmark’s best city for cyclists (2015)
� Home town of Hans Christian Andersen
� A lot of cultural events taking place
� International school
� Expat service system
� 35.000 students
� “Everybody” speaks English
� Local service and facility provider network
“It is my ambition that we in
Odense create the world's best
environment for the
development and production of
robots. Based on 25 years of
experience and our foundation
in industry we now have a
variety of born-global
companies working with
industrial robots, drones and
health technology.
Peter Rahbæk Juel,
Mayor, Odense
ODENSE IS THE BEST STARTUP CITY IN THE BEST EUROPEAN COUNTRY FOR BUSINESS
Odense is:
The best city in Denmark for startups
(2015, Dansk Erhvervsfremme)
Denmark is:
Best country in Europe and top 3 in the world for
doing business (2015, World Bank Group)
Best country for business (2014, Forbes)
ODENSE - A PERFECT PLACE TO SET UP BUSINESS
• A University city that offers education at all levels
• A city that welcomes expats from day one
• A place where you can reach your sustainability goals in cooperation with utility companies
• A city full of tech companies and skilled technicians that can help you build and manage your data center
• A ‘hot spot’ for innovation and talent
BUSINESS EVENTS 2018
European Business Forum2 days with some of the world’s best business thinkers2018: ”Making better choices”Keynote speakers:
Don Tapscott, The bitcoin revolutionAlexander Osterwalder, The business model canvas
Week of Health and INNovationConferences, exhibitions, matchmaking, pitchfire1.000+ participants within health tech and healthcare
Odense Investor SummitRobots Meet Capital+ 100 investors in 2017.
E18, Electronic Fair, 3600 participants, conference
R18, Robotic track at the E18.
A LIVEABLE CITY
Joost Nijhoff
Director
Invest in Odense
+45 40469001
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