Jørgen Jakob Friis
Member
Jørgen Jakob Friis began his professional career in the IT industry before transitioning into innovation management. From 2011 to 2017, he ran his own business specialising in the cross-cultural design of health technology solutions, with a particular focus on collaboration between Europe and Japan. During this period, he also taught several master’s-level courses in entrepreneurship at the Department of Sports and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark.
Since January 2017, he has worked as a Knowledge Transfer Officer (KTO) and Business Developer at the University of Southern Denmark. His work has spanned a wide range of fields, including robotics, drones, SHAPE/SSH, photonics and MedTech. He is currently primarily focused on software and AI-related cases, including digital biomarkers and digital healthcare solutions.
He holds board positions in two spin-out companies that he has helped establish over the years. Throughout his career as a KTO, he has been actively involved with ASTP and obtained full RTTP accreditation in 2024.