SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Higher Education & Scientific Researchscitech.au.dk

The former Faculty of Science and Technology at Aarhus University, a publicly funded Danish academic unit delivering interdisciplinary research and higher education across natural and technical sciences; restructured on 1 January 2020 into two successor faculties (Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences).

Company typePrivate
Founded2011
HeadquartersAarhus, Denmark
Headcount—
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY does

Science and Technology refers to the former Faculty of Science and Technology at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, an academic unit — not a commercial company — that conducted interdisciplinary scientific research and higher education across natural sciences (biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, mathematics, computer science, molecular biology, nanoscience) and technical sciences (engineering, environmental science, agroecology, animal science, food science), alongside research-based public-sector consultancy. The entity operated within Aarhus University's institutional framework rather than commercial channels: it had no pricing model, no go-to-market motion, no proprietary product line, and no venture or private-equity funding. Funding flowed through the Danish public higher-education budget and the faculty served students and academic researchers as its primary 'segment.' The website scitech.au.dk is now a deprecated landing page stating that the faculty was divided on 1 January 2020 into two successor faculties — the Faculty of Natural Sciences (nat.au.dk) and the Faculty of Technical Sciences (tech.au.dk) — and that all content has been migrated to those new sites.

The source dataset also references a separate, distinct organization sharing the 'Science and Technology' name: the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a UK government research body under UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). A 2025 announcement describes a collaboration between STFC's Hartree Centre and the Faraday Institution on AI-driven modelling and simulation for battery innovation. This partnership pertains to a UK public-sector research council and should not be attributed to the former Aarhus University faculty. Investors evaluating this record should treat the Aarhus faculty as a dissolved academic entity and the STFC partnership as a separate data point belonging to a different organization.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY firmographics

Firmographics

Name: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Website: https://scitech.au.dk
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2011
Operating status: Operating
Short description: The former Faculty of Science and Technology at Aarhus University, a publicly funded Danish academic unit delivering interdisciplinary research and higher education across natural and technical sciences; restructured on 1 January 2020 into two successor faculties (Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences).
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY industry classification

Industry

Product category: Higher Education & Scientific Research
NAICS: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)
SIC: Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering Services (8711)
akta.pro primary industry: Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD)
akta.pro secondary industries: Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL)

Keywords

Higher education research
Natural sciences research
Technical sciences research
Interdisciplinary scientific research
University academic programs

Where SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Aarhus
HQ country: Denmark
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Science and Technology was the former Faculty of Science and Technology at Aarhus University in Denmark, delivering higher education programs and conducting interdisciplinary scientific research across natural sciences (biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, mathematics, computer science, molecular biology, nanoscience) and technical sciences (engineering, environmental science, agroecology, animal science, food science). The faculty also provided research-based public sector consultancy services. As of 1 January 2020, the faculty was restructured into two separate faculties: the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Technical Sciences.

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Faculty of Natural Sciences (successor entity)

Companies that use SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Has API: No
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Feature1 record

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY partnerships and signals

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

Faraday InstitutioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025The UK collaboration between the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Hartree Centre and the Faraday Institution aims to accelerate battery innovation through AI-driven modelling and simulation. This partnership focuses on supporting industry growth and net zero targets through advanced research. Note: This partnership involves UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, which shares the 'Science and Technology' name but is a separate UK research organization from the former Aarhus University faculty.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Technical University of Denmark (DTU): Denmark's flagship technical university covering engineering, chemistry, physics, biotechnology, and environmental science. Directly comparable to the Aarhus Faculty of Science and Technology in scope, Nordic public-university setting, and engineering/technical-science emphasis.
Chalmers University of Technology: Swedish technical university covering engineering, natural sciences, and computer science. Comparable as a Nordic technical university with overlapping applied research and industry partnerships.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Sweden's leading technical university covering engineering, natural sciences, and computer science. Directly comparable as a Nordic public technical university with overlapping research domains and student profiles.
University of Copenhagen — Faculty of Science: Denmark's other major public research faculty covering biology, physics, chemistry, geology, mathematics, computer science, and molecular biology. Highly comparable as a Nordic public university faculty with overlapping natural-science disciplines.
University of Oslo — Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences: Norwegian public university faculty covering mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and computer science. Comparable as a Nordic public research faculty with similar discipline mix and research funding access.
Lund University — Faculty of Science: Swedish public research university faculty covering natural sciences, engineering, and environmental science. Comparable as a Nordic public-university faculty with overlapping disciplines and similar cross-border student mobility.
Aalborg University: Danish public university with strong technical sciences and engineering programs, including environmental science and food science. Closely comparable as a domestic Danish peer competing for the same students, faculty, and Danish research funding.
Uppsala University — Faculty of Science and Technology: Swedish public university faculty explicitly combining science and technology disciplines (physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics). Direct peer in name, structure, and disciplinary mix.

Others

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC): UK government research council under UKRI, home to the Hartree Centre. Included as an 'other' peer given the explicit name overlap and the active partnership cited in the source data; not a competing faculty but a directly referenced counterparty.

Broad incumbents

ETH Zurich: A leading European public technical university covering natural sciences, engineering, and computational sciences. Comparable as a broader, established European research university with overlapping disciplines, but operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY financial estimates

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY leadership team

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY funding detail

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY M&A and investment

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Frequently asked questions about SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What does SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY do?

Is SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY a public or private company?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY founded?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY was founded in 2011.

Where is SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY based?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, in the Europe region.

Who are SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, University of Copenhagen — Faculty of Science, University of Oslo — Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Lund University — Faculty of Science, Aalborg University and Uppsala University — Faculty of Science and Technology. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is listed as an others. ETH Zurich is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY have an API?

No public API is recorded for SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

What industry is SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY's product category is Higher Education & Scientific Research. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAHAAAD, Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis, with a secondary code of EDAHAEAI, Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains. Its NAICS code is 6113 and its SIC code is 8731.