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INCUBA Science Park
INCUBA logo stone
LocationAarhus University, Katrinebjerg, Skejby and Navitas Park.
Opening date2007 (2007)
ArchitectC. F. Møller Architects and Kjaer & Richter
WebsiteINCUBA Science Park

INCUBA Science Park is a research park in Aarhus, Denmark with four departments in Skejby, Katrinebjerg, Aarhus University and Aarhus Docklands.

INCUBA was created as a merger of three former research institutions in 2007, and is an amalgamation of "Innovation Network Centre for University and Businesses of Aarhus" and the primary goals of the institution are to strengthen cooperation between research institutions and companies with consultancy and by raising capital for projects. The park is the first of its kind in Denmark.

History

In 1984, Aarhus Municipality started planning a research park in Aarhus with the intention of helping scientists and researchers to start their own companies. The idea was new and no similar project existed in Denmark at the time. In 1985, a group of interested companies, organizations and institutions founded the Organization "Foreningen Forskerparken i Aarhus" with funding from various foundations and The Danish Board of Technology.

In 1986, the company "Forskerpark Aarhus A/S" was formed and capital raised by selling shares to local businesses. Construction began later that year and by 1987 the first 2,500 m was ready for the first tenants. By 1988, the building was nearing full capacity and the first of many expansions in the following years was initiated. In 1989, an expansion of 4.500 m drawn by C. F. Møller Architects was completed, and in 1997 the final building on Gustav Wieds Vej at Aarhus University's central campus was added, bringing it to a total of 11,500 m. In 2002, Forskerpark Aarhus started construction on the first biomedical research center, Research Park Skejby, at Skejby Sygehus and in 2004, the center opened 3,600 m. In 2006, 10,000 m focussing on information technology, opened in Katrinebjerg.

In 2007, Forskerpark Aarhus, Forskerpark Skejby og IT-Huset Katrinebjerg combined forces and created INCUBA Science Park. The same year construction began on Navitas Park at Aarhus Docklands, a new department of 10,000 m focusing on energy technology, and finished in 2014.

Departments

Since Navitas Park was finished in 2014, INCUBA Science Park includes these four departments:

The four departments of INCUBA Science Park host more than 120 companies. The department in Skejby is currently under expansion.

  • INCUBA Science Park department in Skejby INCUBA Science Park department in Skejby
  • INCUBA Katrinebjerg INCUBA Katrinebjerg
  • Navitas Park (NSI) Navitas Park (NSI)

Architecture

All buildings have been designed by C. F. Møller Architects, except for Navitas Park, designed by Kjaer & Richter.

See also

Sources

References

  1. "INCUBA on Aarhus University". Aarhus Universitet. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  2. "INCUBA". Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved 2015-07-26.

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