TURNING DATA INTO INNOVATION IN THE ÖRESUND REGION

Data is one of the most valuable resources for innovation, yet many companies still struggle to translate data into actionable insights that drive business development. Small and medium-sized companies in particular rarely have the specialized expertise needed to turn datasets into reliable insights that can drive product and process development.

The Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak project DataCatalyst Öresund brings together leading Danish and Swedish data expertise to close this gap. The project is led by Lund University, with partners Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Medicon Valley Alliance. Through the national infrastructure InfraVis/CIPA at Lund University and the QIM center at DTU, companies gain access to complementary expertise across the data value chain, from data management and quantitative analysis to modelling and visualization.

Over three years, DataCatalyst Öresund will carry out 16 industry-driven innovation projects with companies across the region. Each project starts from a concrete challenge linked to a specific product, service or process where the effective use of data has become a bottleneck for development. Experts from Lund University and DTU work alongside the company’s own team, while the development takes place within the company, which also owns the results. The support is free of charge and relevant for companies within, for example, life science, diagnostics, medtech, food production and advanced materials.

The project is expected to contribute to at least 10 new or improved products, services or processes within five years after the project ends. At least four of these are expected to reach the market during the project period. In parallel, DataCatalyst Öresund will develop reusable tools, models and working methods that can benefit more companies and sectors, making better use of the region’s public investments in research infrastructure.

MVA contributes with outreach, communication and its network of more than 300 member organizations across Denmark and Sweden, helping connect companies with the project’s expertise. The project also collaborates with innovation and business support organizations such as BioInnovation Institute, SmiLe Venture Hub, Digital Lead, Health Tech Hub Copenhagen, and Danish Life Science Cluster.

DataCatalyst Öresund builds on more than a decade of cross-border collaboration around research infrastructures, from ESS & MAX IV: Cross-Border Science and Society and HALOS to HALRIC, and takes the next step by helping companies transform data into innovation.

The project runs from 2026 to 2029, has a total budget of approximately EUR 2.6 million and is co-funded by the EU-programme Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak.

Learn more on the project’s website datacatalyst-oresund.eu and join its LinkedIn network!

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