CIMT - Centre for Innovative Medical Technology

What CIMT - Centre for Innovative Medical Technology does

CIMT (Centre for Innovative Medical Technology / Center for Innovativ Medicinsk Teknologi) is a publicly-funded research, innovation, and evaluation center anchored at Odense University Hospital (OUH) and the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense, Denmark. Founded in January 2014, it operates within the Danish public healthcare system under Region Syddanmark and celebrated its 10-year anniversary in January 2024. The center focuses on developing, evaluating, and implementing innovative medical technologies including telemedicine, artificial intelligence applications, digital health platforms, virtual/augmented reality, wearables, and apps. CIMT is not a commercial product company — it does not generate independent revenue and instead operates on grants from public sources including EU Horizon programs, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, regional funds, and government research councils.

The center's core intellectual property consists of three publicly documented evaluation frameworks: MAST (Model for Assessment of Telemedicine), EARTH (Model for Early Evaluation of Innovative Technology), and MAS-AI (Model for Assessment of AI). It also runs innovation projects such as MAGI (AI-assisted breast cancer detection in mammography screening, anchored at sister center CAI-X), Roberta (a robotic between-meal delivery cart piloted at Svendborg Sygehus), and video consultation pilots for remote citizens of Ærø island. CIMT participates in EU projects such as the ADLIFE Horizon 2020 consortium for elderly chronic disease patients, and is part of the Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN) alongside UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Aarhus University, and Aalborg University.

CIMT's customers/partners are hospital clinical departments, regional and municipal health authorities, academic researchers, and health technology companies seeking clinical validation. With approximately 21 core staff plus 25+ affiliated professors and lecturers and 30+ PhD students, CIMT — together with sister centers CAI-X (Center for Clinical AI) and CCR (Center for Clinical Robotics) — forms Denmark's largest research unit in digital health technologies, publishing more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles per year. Recent strategic moves include joining the BETA.HEALTH national innovation platform (which received 286 million DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation in June 2026 for expansion through 2031), joining the MedTech Odense partnership in October 2024, and publishing a joint 2025-2027 research strategy with CAI-X and CCR.

Name

CIMT - Centre for Innovative Medical Technology

Legal name

Center for Innovativ Medicinsk Teknologi

Website

https://cimt.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIMT is a publicly-funded research and evaluation center at Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark that develops and validates innovative medical technologies — including telemedicine, AI, and digital health tools — for Danish hospitals, municipalities, and academic partners.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Odense

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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

Revenue model

1. Research and Innovation Projects: CIMT generates revenue through externally funded research projects from national and international sources including EU Horizon programs, Novo Nordisk Foundation, regional funding, and government research councils
2. Innovation Support Services: Provides evaluation, consulting, and innovation support services to healthcare institutions, municipalities, and industry partners

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Core offering

CIMT is a research, innovation, and evaluation center that develops and applies proprietary evaluation frameworks (MAST, EARTH, MAS-AI) to assess telemedicine, innovative health technologies, and AI solutions in healthcare. It conducts innovation projects in digital health, telemedicine, wearables, AI-assisted diagnostics, and cross-sectoral care coordination in partnership with hospitals, municipalities, and companies.

Product overview

CIMT is a research, innovation, and evaluation center at Odense University Hospital (OUH) and University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Rather than a commercial product company, CIMT develops and evaluates health technologies including telemedicine, virtual/augmented reality, wearables, and apps. Their core offerings include three named evaluation frameworks: MAST (for telemedicine assessment), EARTH (for early technology evaluation), and MAS-AI (for AI assessment). CIMT also conducts innovation projects such as MAGI (AI for breast cancer diagnostics), Roberta (robotic meal delivery cart), video consultation solutions, and participates in EU projects like ADLIFE for chronic disease management.

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Products and services

• MAST (Model for Assessment of Telemedicine) Structured evaluation framework for assessing telemedicine solutions across clinical effectiveness, safety, patient perspectives, economic aspects, and organizational impact. Used by healthcare institutions, municipalities, and researchers to evaluate telemedicine deployments.
• EARTH (Model for Early Evaluation of Innovative Technology) Early-stage evaluation framework for assessing the feasibility and potential value of innovative health technologies prior to full implementation. Used by technology developers and healthcare organizations evaluating emerging solutions.
• MAS-AI (Model for Assessment of AI) Evaluation framework specifically designed to assess the value, impact, and clinical readiness of artificial intelligence solutions in healthcare settings. Used by healthcare institutions, AI developers, and policymakers evaluating clinical AI deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 640,000 patients directly or indirectly affected by BETA.HEALTH-supported innovations
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UC Davis School of Medicine and Center for Health and TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Professor James Marcin from UC Davis appointed as adjunct professor at CIMT through Internationaliseringspuljen funding. Strengthens telemedicine research collaboration between CIMT and UC Davis.
• MedTech OdensecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partnership between Syddansk Universitet, Region Syddanmark, Odense Universitetshospital, and Odense Municipality established October 2024 to accelerate health technology innovation. CIMT and sister centers CAI-X and CCR provide research infrastructure.
• Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universität zu LübeckminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023German partner collaborating on the evidence-based telemedicine database, extending coverage to include general practice in addition to hospital-based specialties.
• BETA.HEALTHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022National innovation platform led by five Danish regional university hospitals (Rigshospitalet, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Odense Universitetshospital, Aalborg Universitetshospital, Sjællands Universitetshospital) to support healthcare innovation from idea to treatment. CIMT participates as one of the five hub institutions. Received 286 million DKK from Novo Nordisk Foundation for expansion through 2031.
• Center for Clinical AI (CAI-X)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Sister center to CIMT at OUH/SDU focusing on clinical artificial intelligence. MAGI project was anchored at CAI-X. Centers share joint research strategy 2025-2027.
• UNIFY Research Unit, Radiology Department OUHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Research unit at OUH's Radiology Department that initiated the MAGI AI breast cancer detection project. Led by Ole Graumann and Benjamin Schnack Rasmussen.
• Radiological Departments in Region SyddanmarkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020All radiological departments across hospitals in Region Syddanmark participated as partners in the MAGI project for AI-assisted breast cancer screening validation.
• Kronikgune Institute for Health Services ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Spanish research institute leading the ADLIFE EU Horizon 2020 project consortium. CIMT served as partner and test site for digital solutions for elderly patients with chronic diseases.
• Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014International research network co-founded by CIMT bringing together UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Aarhus University, Aalborg University and Odense University Hospital for telehealth research. Organizes annual conferences and PhD courses. Kristian Kidholm from CIMT serves as a key leader.
• Center for Clinical Research (CCR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Sister research center to CIMT at OUH/SDU. Together CIMT, CAI-X and CCR form Denmark's largest research unit in digital health technologies. Centers share joint research strategy 2025-2027.

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Customer concentration

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