Territorial Review Copenhagen - Region Hovedstaden

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most other OECD countries (OECD, 2007). Despite the importance of
Copenhagen for the commercialisation of Danish research, the relations of
universities with the business sector in Copenhagen are uneven. A survey
carried out by FORA in 2008 indicated that the Danish Technical University
and the IT University had a strong focus on interaction with the business
community regarding the vocational relevance of educational courses, and
that the Danish Technical University was engaged in extensive knowledgesharing
with businesses. The University of Copenhagen, however, scored
poorly to average on university-industry collaboration indicators (FORA,
2008). Health, as researched by hospitals, is an important research area in
Copenhagen; it has seen strong growth since 2000 and benefits from
Denmark‘s extensive registers, which collect health and socio-economic
data. Although the health sciences perform well in Copenhagen as compared
to elsewhere in Europe, the career possibilities for young researchers are
limited, forcing them to leave the field.
Table 1.11. Share of Capital Region in commercialisation of research
Capital Region share (%)
Inventions 50
Patent applications 54
Licenses 58
License income 77
Source: Statistics Denmark
Potential to be realised in the Øresund Region
The Øresund Region has great potential for synergies, but increased
physical accessibility per se is not sufficient to realise the benefits of crossborder
co-operation. This potential is to a large extent still unrealised with
regards to innovation in the region. Scientific cross-border co-operation in
the Øresund Region is still limited, by comparison with co-operation of
actors in Copenhagen with those in other countries and in Stockholm. This
can be illustrated by the regional distribution of co-publications in the
Øresund Region. Co-authors in international joint publications are
represented by scientists from a range of countries, particularly from
Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. About one-third of the
firms have one or more publications with co-authors from outside Europe,
while only one-fifth of the firms are involved in cross-border Danish-
Swedish co-publications. Among the publications by the Danish Medicon
Valley firms and co-authors in Sweden, around 40% are collaborations with
co-authors in Stockholm, and 50% of co-publications with Swedish
Medicon Valley firms and co-authors in Denmark are in the Copenhagen
Region. Although global co-operation is common in many universities,