When a researcher cracks the code for a completely new technology and wishes to develop it commercially, it is important that others cannot simply copy the idea. That is why DTU often helps protect the university's innovations through patenting.
In 2025, this happened 113 times, more than at any other university in Europe, and ranks second globally among universities filing applications with the EPO, after the University of California. This is shown by a new report from the European Patent Office, EPO.
"DTU has been working systematically and intensively on innovation for more than a decade. And we continue to do so, because the future of Denmark and Europe depends on the will and ability to create new knowledge and bring it out into society, where it can be of benefit," says DTU's President, Anders Bjarklev.
