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BioInnovation Institute
Abbreviation	BII
Pronunciation	B-I-I ;
Founded	2020 (4 years ago)
Focus	Startup accelerator
Location	Ole Maaløes Vej 3; Copenhagen, Denmark;
Key people	Jens Nielsen, CEO
Endowment	€470M
Employees	80+

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The BioInnovation Institute (BII) is a non-profit foundation established in 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark with a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation^[1]. It operates an international business incubator aimed at the acceleration of start-ups based on bio-based scientific discoveries^[2], typically as university spin-outs^[3], as well as on quantum engineering in collaboration with NATO^[4]. BII administers the BII & Science Prize for Innovation in cooperation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[5].

At the end of 2023, BII had invested 115 million € across 101 start-up projects, including accelerate world-class life science innovation^[6].

References

[1] The Novo Nordisk Foundation establishes BioInnovation Institute as an independent foundation. Accessed in December 2024

[2] Nielsen, J., Herrgård, M.J. & Soni, B. The BioInnovation Institute as a catalyst for European life science startup creation. Nat Biotechnol 40, 1175–1177 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01416-w

[3] UC Davis and BioInnovation Institute Team Up to Improve Protein Nutrition on a Global Scale. Accessed in December 2024

[4] Deep Tech Lab - Quantum at NATO. Accessed in December 2024

[5] BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation. Accessed in December 2024

[6] .dk. Accessed in December 2024

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Abbreviation	BII
Pronunciation	B-I-I
Founded	2020 (4 years ago) (2020)
Focus	Startup accelerator
Location	Ole Maaløes Vej 3 Copenhagen, Denmark
Key people	Jens Nielsen, CEO
Endowment	€470M
Employees	80+