DTU Health Tech

What DTU Health Tech does

DTU Health Tech (Department of Health Technology) is a research and education department within the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), a public Danish university, headquartered at Ørsteds Plads, Building 345C, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby. It employs approximately 450 staff from more than 40 countries and is structured around research sections spanning Optical Sensing and Imaging, Magnetic Resonance, Digital Health, UltraSound and Biomechanics, Cell and Drug Technologies, Bioinformatics, Hearing Systems, and Experimental and Translational Immunology. Its mission is to develop next-generation healthcare technology for prediction, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment, and to educate health technology engineers through bachelor's, master's, and PhD programmes.

The department operates a portfolio of core research facilities and platforms, including the Translational Imaging Center, the Centre for Diagnostics, DTU Multi Core Assay (sequencing), Hevesy Lab (radiopharmaceuticals), Industrial and Medical Dosimetry, DTU BioFacility, the European Ossabaw Facility, and a Bioinformatics Services portal hosting more than 100 prediction servers (NetMHC, NetMHCpan, SignalP, DeepTMHMM, BepiPred, ResFinder) used globally. Digital health assets include the Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP) for mobile and wearable sensing, the Neuropathy Tracker mHealth application launched in 2025, and the Internet-based Cognitive Assessment Tool (ICAT) using automatic speech recognition. Funding flows from Danish government university block allocation, competitive grants (Independent Research Fund Denmark, Lundbeck Foundation, Carlsberg Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, ERC), education-related income, and per-project service contracts with hospitals, public authorities, private companies, universities, and research institutes. The entity is not a commercial company: it generates no commercial revenue and has no private ownership, and any spinouts are expected to be incubated via DTU's technology transfer channels.

Name

DTU Health Tech

Legal name

Department of Health Technology

Website

https://healthtech.dtu.dk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

DTU Health Tech is the Department of Health Technology at the Technical University of Denmark, a public university department with ~450 staff conducting interdisciplinary research and education in diagnostic imaging, digital health, bioinformatics, and sensory/neural technologies for hospitals, companies, and public-sector partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Technology Research and Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

SaMD – Imaging & Signal Analysis (AI/ML) (HLACANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

SaMD – Digital Biomarkers & Algorithmic Endpoints (HLACANAF), DTx/SaMD Evidence, Outcomes & Real-World Data (RWE) Platforms (HLACANAM)

Keywords

• Health technology research
• Biomedical engineering
• Bioinformatics services
• Translational imaging
• Digital health platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyngby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Funding: DTU Health Tech receives research grants from Danish and international funding bodies including the Independent Research Fund Denmark, Lundbeck Foundation, William Demant Foundation, Carlsberg Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and ERC grants.
2. Education Services: DTU Health Tech provides higher education programmes at bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels, contributing to university funding through student enrollment and government subsidies.
3. Services and Products: Offers products and services to hospitals, public authorities, private companies, universities, research institutes, and other DTU departments through specialized facilities including diagnostics, sequencing, imaging, and dosimetry services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DTU Health Tech is an academic department at the Technical University of Denmark that conducts interdisciplinary research, delivers higher education, and offers specialized health technology services and products. Core offerings include diagnostic services, next-generation sequencing, radiopharmaceuticals, medical/industrial dosimetry, animal research facilities, translational imaging, a portfolio of 100+ bioinformatics prediction tools, and digital health platforms such as the Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP) and applications like the Neuropathy Tracker and ICAT.

Product overview

DTU Health Tech offers a portfolio of research services, bioinformatics tools, and digital health platforms. The core services include diagnostic services (Centre for Diagnostics), sequencing (DTU Multi Core Assay), radiopharmaceuticals (Hevesy Lab), dosimetry (Industrial and Medical Dosimetry), animal research facilities (BioFacility, European Ossabaw Facility), and translational imaging (Translational Imaging Center). The bioinformatics platform provides over 100 prediction servers for protein analysis, immune epitope prediction, and genomic epidemiology. Digital health offerings include the Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP) for mobile sensing research and applications like the Neuropathy Tracker and ICAT cognitive assessment tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre for Diagnostics (CfD) Diagnostic services offering tailored solutions that comply with all required standards and certificates for hospitals, public authorities, private companies, and research partners.
• DTU Multi Core Assay (DMAC) Next-generation sequencing services providing high-throughput genomic analysis capabilities to researchers and partners.
• Hevesy Lab Radiopharmaceuticals and radionuclides production and research services, including PRISMAP and radiation safety services.
• Industrial and Medical Dosimetry High Dose Reference Laboratory (HDRL) services for the radiation processing industry, with particular focus on medical device sterilization using radiation.
• DTU BioFacility Animal research facility responsible for operation and care of various animal units in controlled environments compliant with legislation, supporting DTU researchers and external collaborators.
• European Ossabaw Facility State-of-the-art biomedical animal model facility for research on lifestyle diseases, leveraging the Ossabaw miniature swine model.
• Translational Imaging Center (TIC) World-leading research environment combining multiple imaging modalities for novel, advanced healthcare technologies, supporting research, education, and innovation in imaging.
• Bioinformatic Services Online suite of more than 100 prediction servers and bioinformatics tools covering gene finding, genomic epidemiology, immunological features, post-translational modifications, protein function/structure, and protein sorting predictions.
• Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP) Cloud-based open-source research platform for mobile and wearable sensing, providing data collection, consent management, storage and analysis of behavioral and health data; available as a hosted service at DTU for Danish researchers, and includes CARP Mobile Sensing framework for Flutter, CARP Web Services, CARP Research Package, and CARP Cognition Package.
• Neuropathy Tracker Mobile health application for ambulatory self-assessment of neuropathy, guiding patients through systematic assessment including symptom questionnaires, sensory tests, and motor examination.
• Internet-based Cognitive Assessment Tool (ICAT) Web-based self-administered objective screening tool for remote testing of cognitive functioning, using Automatic Speech Recognition for verbal learning and recall assessment.
• NetMHC Suite Suite of bioinformatics tools including NetMHC, NetMHCpan, NetMHCII, and NetMHCIIpan for prediction of peptide-MHC class I and II binding.
• SignalP Prediction of signal peptides and their cleavage sites in all domains of life, widely used for protein subcellular localization prediction.
• DeepTMHMM Deep learning-based prediction of transmembrane helices in proteins, accessible via the DTU Bioinformatics Services portal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Translation of next generation healthcare solutions from research to clinical application
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-running collaboration between clinicians at Rigshospitalet and DTU Hearing Systems researchers. Copenhagen Hearing and Balance Centre (CHBC) facilitates synergies between clinical treatment and hearing/balance research with state-of-the-art facilities including sound booth and spatial hearing lab.
• University Hospital of Zealand, RoskildecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Neuropathy Tracker mHealth tool for ambulatory self-assessment of neuropathy, designed in user-centered design process involving neurologists, patients, and healthy subjects.
• University of Copenhagen - Department of PsychologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on ICAT (Internet-based Cognitive Assessment Tool) with Department of Psychology at University of Copenhagen and Psychiatric Center Copenhagen.
• Greater Copenhagen Health Science Partners - BAT-CAGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrain and Technology Clinical Academic Group focusing on neuropathy research and digital health applications.
• Eriksholm Research CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on ALFi project investigating listening-related fatigue in hearing-aid users, combining field and laboratory studies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Karolinska Institutet: Sweden's leading medical university with strong biomedical engineering and translational research programs. Comparable as a Nordic academic institution with overlapping health technology, bioinformatics, and clinical translation activities.
• RWTH Aachen University: RWTH Aachen is a leading German technical university with an integrated medical faculty and active biomedical engineering research. Comparable in combining engineering scale with clinical collaboration.
• Chalmers University of Technology: Swedish technical university with biomedical engineering and life science research. Comparable as a Nordic technical university with health technology research and industry-oriented translation.
• KU Leuven: KU Leuven has strong biomedical engineering, imaging, and translational research programs. Comparable as a European research-intensive university with active industry and clinical translation.
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology: KTH's schools of engineering and life science technology conduct health technology, biomedical, and imaging research. Comparable as a Nordic technical university with strong engineering-driven health research similar to DTU Health Tech.
• Technical University of Munich (TUM): TUM combines engineering, natural sciences, and medicine with active translational research. Comparable in scale, structure, and industry collaboration model to DTU Health Tech.
• Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering: Imperial's bioengineering department integrates engineering with biomedical and clinical research. Comparable in combining imaging, biomaterials, and digital health research with hospital partnerships.
• ETH Zurich Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST): D-HEST at ETH Zurich is a peer academic department combining engineering, natural sciences, and medicine for health technology research and education. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and translational orientation to DTU Health Tech.

Regional players

• University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences: Denmark's largest health sciences faculty with significant translational and clinical research. Comparable as a Danish research peer that collaborates with and competes for the same hospital partners.
• Aalborg University: Danish technical university with active health technology and biomedical engineering research. Most directly comparable as a domestic Danish peer with overlapping health tech scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dtu_healthtech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/dtu-health-tech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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