Mendonca Biomed is an early stage life science startup with the aim to develop and validate novel biomarker for the early detection of viral infections in blood with an affordable yet simple detection method that can be universally applied. The company was originally founded by myself Kevin Mendonca in India based on his 15 years of accumulative research knowledge. Preliminary data on the utility of viral miRNA biomarkers for the screening of blood for transfusion transmitted viral infections, which are potentially superior to the currently available markers, and a simplified assay that is cost effective and can be universally adapted, were developed in India. However, due to an innate lack of infrastructure and funding opportunities in India, I applied for the startup Denmark program to move the company to the medicon valley. I recently moved to Demark, registered a privately owned company and currently in pursue of funding to validate the viral miRNA biomarkers for the early detection of HIV, HBV and HCV in donated blood. Around the world, more than 92 million blood donations are collected every year. Screening of donated blood and derived products, for HIV, HBV and HCV is mandatory worldwide. Screening is a key safety measure in protecting recipients from transfusion transmitted infections, especially in developing nations in Africa and Asia, where the donated blood is not processed because of high costs and lack of infrastructure. Moreover, in emergency situation like natural calamities, disasters and sudden outbreaks, the currently available methods are inadequate for on-site screening. Serological testing (antigen and antibody detection assays) have historically been the foundation of blood screening but with huge drawbacks of long window periods. Newer strategies like the PCR based amplification viral genomic DNA/RNA in blood have helped shorten the window period but have not eliminated it. PCR assays have also been known to fail in low viremia and/or suboptimal amplification efficiency. They are far more expensive than the serological assay, requires expertise, specialized equipment and a molecular biology setup, which is not available in the resource poor settings of the developing countries. Our solution is to develop and validate novel viral miRNA biomarkers that have the potential to further reduce the window period and use the unique characteristics of these biomarkers to develop a simple, multiplex (3 in 1), inexpensive probe hybridization assay that can be universally utilized in all settings and conditions. Viral miRNA molecules are easy to validate as biomarkers since the presence of vmiRNA’s is a definite indicator of infected cells. Benefit: Multiplex 3 in 1 test. Method as simple to perform as the serological assay with the benefits of a molecular assay. Can be adapted in any setting, even in the field and low resource conditions in developing nations. Potentially, lower window period of detection compared to any biomarkers that are available in the market currently. Value: High throughput, lower turnover time with lower chances of human error. Advantages of a molecular assay with the simplicity and affordability of a serological assay. Does not require specialized setup, infrastructure and highly trained technicians. Potentially, could detect the infections faster than any other tests in the market, lowering the risk of transfusion transmission. Once this platform has been validated, the product line can be expanded to cover all commercially viable viral infections. A HPV assay based on this platform, for example, could be a potential replacement for the invasive PAP test, and can be performed during a routine blood test. The platform can be further adapted to screen for novel viral infections like SARS, MERS, ZIKA etc. It can be also be developed to screen and control other sporadic outbreaks the like Dengue, Chikungunya etc.

NornGuest Ventures are currently working on a start up in cooperation with Barut Ren ApS. The start up is yet to be named, but essentially we are about to be producing furnitures of danish design from recycled plastic waste. The machinery is under construction and we expect to start production by March 21' We are looking for sales and marketing interns to help us plan and execute a sales and markerting campaign. The startup is on a very early stage, and the interns will get a lot of responsibility and opportunity to help shape the development of the brand,

Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our campus is located in Espoo.

Flox is an agtech startup which wants to use robotics and AI to enhance farmers' lives. The worst thing for a farmer is to see their crops destroyed and, nowadays, one of the main causes of that are wild animals. Damages amount to billions just in Sweden, but the problem is global and there are currently no efficient solutions. At Flox we use autonomous drones and AI-based image recognition to create virtual fences around the cultivated areas to protect farmers' properties from wild animals such as wild boars and roe deers.

Plastic waste and single use packaging is one of the great unsolved problems for our planet. In Europe the average person generates almost 500 kg of waste a year of which 35% comes from packaging. Most of this packaging is used for food and beverage products and is becoming an immense waste problem all over the planet. At Cirqle we want to tackle a part of this problem and believe that one of the grand solutions are a reuse model. We are creating a new paradigm in packaging and want to make it as convenient to reuse as it is to throw away. Our vision is to be the leading platform for reuse packaging in the circular economy. With our pioneering packaging solution, we enable a seamless shift from single use to reuse packaging. We are already breaking new ground with our meal-box service, but the sky is the limit when it comes to reuse packaging. With partners we cover the full supply chain from hardware production and software development to sanitation and logistics for a multitude of packaging solutions making sustainability the easy choice.

MLOps platform for the enterprise. Let the data scientist focus on data science instead of infrastructure engineering. With Valohai, you can build an end-to-end machine learning pipeline with full version control, experiment tracking, full reproducibility, data/model lineage history and automatic deployment.

BikeTrace is a service provider making bicycles smarter and digitally connected. The company is pioneering integration of bicycles onto smart cities and the Internet of Things (IoT). BikeTrace is currently developing a Smart Bicycle Lock that can be operated with a smartphone. Once permanently mounted to your bicycle, the lock enables you to track and trace it in the event of loss or theft.

Welcome to Virtual Connections! As the world is developing we are finding new ways to stay connected with each other. Virtual Connections is building platforms integrated with the latest technology to keep up that connection with focus areas of health, education and environment. Our vision is to make our platforms available all across the world in a convenient way for helping each other evolve, spreading knowledge and inspiration.

We at NBR Solutions is a modern challenge-solving company. Our slogan - "Modern challenges require NBR Solutions". We are based in IT development and Cyber Security. As of 2021 NBR Solutions will focus mainly on Cyber Security and our new branch Viral Hosting which provides web hosting services for websites.

Nova Experiences is a company in the tours and activities sector. We sell and operate private guided sightseeing experiences in Northern Europe. Our specialties are relaxed and personal guided tours. We want to provide our guests with high quality tour experiences that are memorable and hopefully the highligt of their trip

Unity Studios is an experienced software development -and technical consultancy company, specializing in Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and Augmented Reality. Unity Studios was originally created by the founders of Unity Technologies, the developers of the 3D engine Unity, which is used for developing more than 60% of all VR applications and 90% of all HoloLens applications worldwide. Unity Studios was initiated in 2008 as an independent company and today develops award-winning solutions, creating value globally for both people and organizations by improving decision-making processes, time-to-market solutions, communication, learning, employee satisfaction, and organizational efficiency, while reducing operational costs. Unity Studios is recognized both nationally and globally, within a broad variety of awards in categories such as Learning & Development, Design, Transformation of Products, Optimization of Operations, and Communication.

We're creating a digital study abroad start-up that aims to increase mobility by boosting the encouragement among students within higher education to study abroad. Another motivation for the project was the Danish government's goal of sending 50% of students within higher education abroad to incorporate an international dimension into their danish study program. Given the tools provided by the Government, we aim to educate, consult and help students go take a semester abroad to develop their personal profile. Today's way is old fashioned - paperwork, stamps, mails ( the slow kind 🐌) and loads of Visa's and questions. Our platform gives the student the step by step process needed to get any bigger task done. Once signed up, we make sure that you have all the credit eligible courses you need from our online course catalogue, a signed learning agreement, an insurance and an acceptance letter. All in less than a week and without leaving your keyboard. We started a digital study abroad agency based on our own experiences studying abroad. Having been at a guest university gave us a big boost in our competencies, which we would encourage anyone to do! This is why we developed uniclub, the best way to study abroad.

Agpaytech is an Omnichannel Payments provider. We provide inward and outward money transfer services to over 50 countries worldwide and the network is still growing. Working with Banks, non-Bank Financial Institutions, Telco’s and merchants connected directly via API (Application Program Interface) integration. In addition to processing transactions in different currencies and offering cross-border payment services we also offer, fraud and risk management. Because we are in regulated activities, we offer the alternative for a company to carry out activities without going through the licensing process. This service is for a company who doesn’t want to go through the long process of becoming self-regulated. Our solutions enables companies to: ● Acquire and manage their own clients ● Ease of compliance and regulatory reporting

Systems Engineering A/S has specialized in the implementation and application of systems engineering, which is a well known discipline to manage large scale complex engineering and design projects. We strongly believe that a common language across technical disciplines is necessary; a language that creates an unambiguous understanding among all stakeholders. This is why we created the Systems Engineering Concept to be a practical daily way of working with SE and the SEC-HUB Software Suite supports and accelerates leaning.

Ence is a Norwegian marketplace that offers everyday products of good quality. We work to gather both ethical and as sustainable producers as possible in one place, with the aim of making the path to ethical choices shorter for Norwegian consumers. The company was founded June 2020. It started with my personal experiences with trying to find ethical and sustainable brands to shop from, but feeling like it was unfair that the process was so time consuming. People who want to make good conscious choices when shopping, should not have to use hours background checking and surfing from one web shop to another to find products they need. So I decided to create a market place, strictly for ethical and the most sustainable brands. An honest and ethical Amazon if you like. This would spare the costumer of time; by collecting all the products they need in one place, and doing the background checking for them, and knowledge; by introducing them to brands they may not have heard of before, and provide them with information about sustainability that the dishonest brands do not want to provide for them. I recently launched the platform and is now working to make the platform more robust and better equipped for a higher number of customers.