Status 2019 – The first sound waves

The first official yearly status of Sound Hub Denmark has been successful and characterised by a multitude of activities and milestones reached. Some highlights:

State-of-the-art facilities

• January 2019 the world’s first international sound technology & innovation hub sees the light of day
• 3,100 m2 of unique sound coworking, learning and makerspace opens in February 2019
• Unique in-house sound measurement and test & workshop facilities in place
• Refurbishment of a historic iconic factory building on campus with Bang & Olufsen & Harman completed

Key partners and networks

• Strategic partner group established with key players in the global audio industry: Bang & Olufsen, Harman, Jabra and Aalborg University
• Collaboration with a Complementary Craft Cluster of more than 20 relevant SMEs nearby
• Establishment of a network of highly skilled senior professionals within sound and acoustics

Development programs

• Start-up of the SoundTech Accelerator Program; first of its kind, offered in partnership with a successful business accelerator: Accelerace
• Successfully run 5 cohorts, totalling 40 highly talented international start-ups from 16 countries across 4 continents selected from 160 applicants
• Positive feedback received on the acceleration of talented start-ups and matchmaking efforts

In-house establishments

• Nordic Podcast Academy established at the Sound Hub in partnership with the Danish School of Media & Journalism and Struer Municipality
• The secretariat of Danish Sound Cluster (earlier Danish Sound Network) moved to Sound Hub in 2019

New business entities

• Seven international start-ups + one Danish have established a new company entity at Sound Hub Denmark
• Five companies are operating full time and seven companies with a part-time presence in the hub
• Two sound companies have begun to hire their first new employees to the hub

The outreach

• A target audience of 90,000 individuals reached through social media & online presence
• More than 1000 have participated in our events, presentations and seminars in 2019