Health - Aarhus University

What Health - Aarhus University does

Aarhus University's Faculty of Health Sciences (Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet) is one of five faculties at the Danish public university, employing 1,651 FTE staff and educating 4,664 students across five departments: Clinical Medicine, Biomedicine, Dentistry and Oral Health, Public Health, and Forensic Medicine. The faculty conducts health research from basic science to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and integrates clinical training with Aarhus University Hospital, the country's top-ranked hospital. Its core technology platform is a network of state-of-the-art Core Facilities (Bioimaging, Bioinformatics, GenomeDK high-performance computing, MR Research Centre, Proteomics, FACS, Metabolomics) supporting both internal and external researchers.

The faculty operates a hybrid revenue model anchored by Danish government appropriations under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, supplemented by co-financed and commissioned research services offered to private companies and public institutions on market terms. Tuition is charged only to non-EU/EEA students; exchange students from 40+ partner universities attend tuition-free. Additional revenue streams include Industrial PhD and Postdoc programs co-funded by Innovation Fund Denmark, summer university courses, continuing education for healthcare professionals, and licensing income via the Aarhus University Technology Transfer Office. Notable proprietary research assets include Professor Rubens Spin-Neto's dental-dedicated MRI modality and the Department of Forensic Medicine's nitrous oxide detection methodology supporting police traffic-safety applications.

Go-to-market is primarily partnership- and network-led: the faculty participates in the Circle U. European University Alliance with nine partner universities (King's College London, Humboldt, Paris, Oslo, Vienna, etc.) and runs Erasmus+, Nordplus, and bilateral exchanges across 16+ countries. Customer segments are diversified across domestic and international students, life-science and pharmaceutical industry collaborators, and the regional healthcare sector, with strategic partnerships anchored by Region Midtjylland (2025-2028) and Aarhus University Hospital (joint research strategy 2023-2027).

Name

Health - Aarhus University

Legal name

Aarhus Universitet

Website

https://health.au.dk

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Health Sciences at Aarhus University is a Danish public-university faculty conducting clinical, biomedical, dental, public-health, and forensic research while educating 4,664 students through five departments integrated with Aarhus University Hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Health Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC), Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Health sciences education
• Medical research services
• Clinical research collaboration
• Biomedical core facilities
• Dental and public health

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarhus C

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Public university funded primarily through Danish government appropriations for education and research activities
2. Research Services: Co-financed and commissioned research services offered to companies and public institutions on market terms or shared funding basis
3. Tuition (Non-EU Students): Tuition fees for students from outside EU/EEA; exchange students from partner universities do not pay tuition fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Faculty of Health Sciences at Aarhus University delivers higher education programs (medicine, dentistry, public health, sports science, optometry, nursing) and conducts world-class clinical, biomedical, dental, public health, and forensic medicine research. It sells co-financed and commissioned research services, industrial PhD/postdoc programs, and access to specialized core facilities (bioimaging, bioinformatics, proteomics, GenomeDK HPC, MR Research Centre) to private companies and public institutions. Clinical training is delivered in close integration with Aarhus University Hospital.

Product overview

The Faculty of Health Sciences at Aarhus University operates as an academic institution offering educational programs, research collaboration services, and clinical training. The main products include educational programs (International Semester in Medicine, Summer University Courses, Tutor Physician Program, Industrial PhD Program) and research services (Core Facilities, Co-financed/Commissioned Research). The faculty also develops specialized imaging technology such as dental-dedicated MRI for radiation-free diagnostic dentistry. The portfolio represents a platform of interconnected academic and research services rather than a commercial software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Semester in Medicine - Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics A 30 ECTS, 19-week international medical exchange program combining 8 weeks of classroom teaching with clinical placements (4 weeks in gynaecology-obstetrics, 4 weeks in paediatrics) and 2 weeks of examination, designed for exchange medical students from partner universities.
• Summer University Courses Annual international summer courses covering Challenging Health Inequities in the Welfare State, Clinical Global Infectious Diseases, Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease, Genetic Engineering using CRISPR/Cas, Immunotherapy, Integrative Neuroimaging, and other health sciences topics for visiting students.
• Tutor Physician Program (Tutorlæge) A clinical placement program in which practicing physicians host medical students for 5 consecutive weekdays at the 7th semester as part of the medical education reform at Aarhus University.
• Industrial PhD Program A three-year collaboration scheme in which companies employ an industrial PhD student who completes a PhD at Aarhus University while conducting an industry-defined research project, co-funded by Innovation Fund Denmark.
• Core Facilities Research Services Specialized research infrastructure including Biacore, BIAS, Bioimaging, Bioinformatics, FACS, GenomeDK high-performance computing, MR Research Centre, and other specialized laboratory facilities offered to internal and external researchers, universities, hospitals, and businesses.
• Co-financed and Commissioned Research Services Research collaboration options sold to companies and public institutions, including co-financed research where all parties contribute financially, and commissioned research delivered on market terms comparable to consultancy services.
• Dental-dedicated MRI Professor Rubens Spin-Neto's research output establishing dental-dedicated MRI as a new radiation-free imaging modality for diagnostic dentistry, reducing ionizing radiation exposure in dental diagnosis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43% reduction in CO2 emissions from 2018 to 2025, exceeding the 35% reduction target
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Region Midtjylland (Central Denmark Region)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic partnership agreement (2025-2028) between Aarhus University and Region Midtjylland covering research and education on healthcare. Includes agreements on clinical professors, academic coordinator functions, university clinics, and health science shared positions. Joint research strategy with Aarhus University Hospital for clinical health research 2023-2027.
• Aarhus University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration and research partnership with Denmark's leading university hospital (awarded best hospital in Denmark multiple years). Hosts clinical training for medical and health sciences students. Joint research strategy for clinical health research 2023-2027.
• Circle U. European University AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean University Alliance with 9 partners: Aarhus University (Denmark), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany), King's College London (UK), Université de Paris (France), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Louvain (Belgium), University of Oslo (Norway), University of Pisa (Italy), University of Vienna (Austria). Vision for inclusive, research-intensive, interdisciplinary European university by 2025.
• Nordplus NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational education network within Nordic Council of Ministers. Medicine program: Medicin i Norden; Sport Science program: Nordplus Idrott. Active participation enabling student and staff mobility across Nordic and Baltic countries.
• Erasmus+ PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ partnerships with universities across Europe including Karolinska Institutet, University of Gothenburg, Charité Berlin, Heidelberg, LMU Munich, University of Bologna, and many others for student exchange in medicine, dentistry, and sports science.
• ECTS Medicine AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of forum where European universities discuss medical education and bolster exchange agreements across medicine programs.
• Technology Transfer Office (AU)coreTechnology or IntegrationAarhus University's technology transfer office handles patents and licensing for research results, enabling companies to access latest research through licensing agreements.
• University of Copenhagen (Forensic Medicine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with University of Copenhagen's forensic medicine department on nitrous oxide detection research for police traffic safety applications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aarhus University Hospital: The clinical counterpart and strategic partner for the faculty; not a teaching institution itself but provides the clinical training and translational research backbone that defines faculty activity.

Direct peers

• Karolinska Institutet: Sweden's premier medical university with comparable public-university funding, MD-granting program, and Erasmus+/Nordplus exchange ties to Aarhus; the closest Nordic peer for talent and grant competition.
• King's College London – Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine: Circle U. alliance partner offering research-intensive health-sciences programs; one of the most direct international peers given joint consortium activity and student/researcher exchange.
• Lund University – Faculty of Medicine: Swedish public medical school with full MD curriculum and translational research focus; competes with Aarhus for Nordic life-science talent and EU grant capture.
• University of Copenhagen – Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences: Denmark's other flagship health-sciences faculty with parallel departments in medicine, dentistry, public health and forensic medicine; the most directly comparable Danish counterpart, including active research collaboration on nitrous oxide detection.
• University of Bergen – Faculty of Medicine: Active Erasmus+/Nordplus partner for medical student exchange; Norwegian public medical school with similar teaching-hospital-based clinical training model.
• University of Helsinki – Faculty of Medicine: Finland's leading medical faculty and a Nordplus partner; comparable public funding, clinical-hospital integration, and biomedicine/dentistry portfolio.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Europe's largest university hospital and a named Erasmus+ partner of Aarhus for medicine and dentistry exchanges; offers a directly comparable MD-granting, public-research-medical-school model.
• Heidelberg University – Medical Faculty: German public medical faculty explicitly listed as an Erasmus+ exchange partner of Aarhus; similarly research-intensive with teaching-hospital integration.
• University of Oslo – Faculty of Medicine: Norway's largest medical faculty, Circle U. alliance partner, and active Nordplus/Erasmus+ exchange counterpart; comparable scale, public funding model, and clinical-hospital integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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