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Denmark sets the agenda for integrating technology in healthcare

Denmark is one of Europe’s leading hubs for health technologies. With a critical mass of world-leading Medtech companies, a strong digital healthcare infrastructure and a tech savvy population – across both patients and professionals – Denmark offers the ideal environment for Health Tech innovation. Close collaboration between industry, universities and healthcare system drives continuous innovation, positioning Denmark at the forefront of integrating technology into future healthcare delivery. 

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What is Health Tech?

Health Tech is the use of digital and technological innovations to improve healthcare delivery, outcomes, and efficiency. This includes AI tools, wearable devices, digital apps and secure health data platforms – all designed to support both patients and professionals and to solve some of the healthcare sector’s biggest challenges. 

Why is Denmark a leader in digital healthcare?

Denmark has one of the world’s most advanced digital healthcare ecosystems. This makes it a ideal launchpad for Health Tech innovation in Europe. The healthcare sector faces global pressure: ageing populations, staff shortages and a rising demand for personalised care.  are straining the available resources. Denmark leads the way by integrating digital technologies across the entire healthcare pathway – improving efficiency, access, and quality of care at scale. 

How Health Tech is transforming the Danish healthcare system - 5 examples

Denmark applies digital technologies across the full patient journey – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and monitoring. Below are real world examples of how Health Tech is transforming the Danish healthcare system.

  1. Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

    Denmark introduced its first EHR system in 2003. By 2007, all hospitals in the country had implemented EHR, resulting in 23 different systems. In line with governmental strategies of data sharing and access, that number has been streamlined to just two national EHR systems. Combined with the national Laboratory Portal and the Shared Medication Records, these tools centralise patient data and enable informed, coordinated care, while reducing administrative burden. 

  2. Telemedicine and remote monitoring

    Denmark’s secure digital infrastructure supports wide use of telemedicine. Patients can consult doctors from home, and wearables allow for real-time health monitoring. This “hospital-at-home” model supports chronic disease management and enables earlier interventions, especially in regions where access to care staff is limited.

  3. AI-powered hospital optimization and clinical decision support 

    Denmark’s national AI strategy prioritises healthcare applications. AI tools help optimise hospital operations, free up resources, and improve diagnostics. Machine learning supports faster and more accurate detection of diseases, improving patient outcomes and enabling more personalised, citizen-centred care. 

  4. Digital health prescriptions

    In 2025, Denmark launched a national catalogue of expert-approved health apps. Doctors can now prescribe digital solutions for managing conditions such as back pain, diabetes, stress, autism and osteoporosis. These apps support patient empowerment and early-stage care. 

  5. The Vision for Better Use of Health Data 

    Denmark has a long tradition of collecting health data and is internationally recognised for its comprehensive national health registries. With decades of population-wide longitudinal data, biobank samples, and clinical insights, Denmark enables secure, privacy-compliant collaboration across hospitals, researchers and companies. 

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"Denmark’s healthcare system is one of the most advanced and technologically forward-thinking in the world. The culture and infrastructure for healthcare analytics that others are attempting to implement today have been the standard practice in Denmark for nearly 20 years. We are excited for the opportunity to work with Danish hospitals and radiologists to help inform the impact AI will bring to Denmark, the Nordic region, and Europe as a whole."
Kevin Lyman CEO of Enlitic 

Why international Health Tech companies choose Denmark

With a strategic location and a future-proof digital infrastructure, Denmark is the natural gateway to the Nordic and European MedTech and Digital Health markets. Leading companies such as Medtronic, GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Phillips Medisize, Intuitive Surgical, Olympus, Roche Diagnostics, Coloplast, ReSound GN, Invacare, Philips Healthcare, Widex, and Cook Group have all chosen to establish operations in Denmark. 

 

Unique to Denmark

A strong cooperative culture

  • Denmark is the ideal sandbox for testing and scaling new healthcare technologies. Your company gets access to excellent research and clinics that are outstanding in implementing new technology in high volume departments. 
  • Public-private collaboration is built into the system - from clinical trials to new value-based healthcare models. 
  • Leading clusters such as HealthTech Hub CPH, Danish Life Science Cluster, Nordic Health Lab and Odense Robotics create strong ecosystems for innovation and cooperation in Denmark. 

Access to top talent in life sciences and tech

  • Denmark offers a strong talent pool across Pharmaceuticals, BioTech, MedTech and Tech. 
  • International tech companies recognise Denmark as an AI hotspot. The go-to place for leading research, talent and innovation in artificial intelligence, robotics, sound technology, mobile technology and quantum technology - backed by a high-trust, ethical business environment.

A truly digital society and healthcare system

  • Denmark leads Europe in digital public services, R&D and digital skills (DESI 2022). 
    The entire Danish healthcare sector is digitalised: patients and providers access records, lab results, and medication information via the unique national health platform, sundhed.dk.
  • Ongoing investments of €5.8 billion in hospital infrastructure and digital health make Denmark even more relevant to global digital health players.
     

World-class health data infrastructure. 

  • The Danish public healthcare system has numerous high-quality comprehensive administrative and medical registries and databases, which have been collected for over half a century. Due to ambitious political reforms all health data will be accessible through one national entry with the establishment of “Digital Health Denmark” in 2026.  
  • Linkable data from centralized health registers from the entire Danish population and biobanks - together with an advanced data infrastructure - create unique opportunities within early-stage development, clinical validation of technology and post-market activities within MedTech & Digital Health.
  • Unique Danish Health data   
    • Data of high quality
    • Covers all areas of the healthcare sector
    • Comprises data on the entire Danish population from cradle to grave
    • Allows for all data to be linked via a unique personal identifier (CPR number) 
 
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Why place your health tech activities in Denmark 

  • One of Europes’ leading life science clusters 

▫️A vibrant start-up environment with incubators, funding opportunities, R&D-facilities, office spaces and mentor networks. 
▫️World-class research within tech and life science and a culture for transferring knowledge and technology to the market.
▫️An innovative tech cluster with competencies in computer science, telecommunications and electronics.

  • Unique infrastructure and services for clinical trials and regulation.

▫️A single point of entry to clinical trials and CE guidance
▫️High volume departments with clinics that implement new technology fast 
▫️Efficient, innovation-friendly regulators

  • A strong tradition for public-private partnerships

▫️A culture for user-driven innovation. The Danish healthcare system provides great opportunities for participatory design and patient-centricity.
▫️Easy access to real-life product testing with excellent framework conditions and openness towards pilot projects
▫️A collaborative business environment with strong links between industry players, clusters, universities and hospitals.

  • World-class digital infrastructure and security

▫️High digital literacy and acceptance of new technology within the group of healthcare professionals and patients 
▫️Digitalised, longitudinal, linkable and nationwide health data  
▫️ A single point of entry to health data 

  • Transparent and stable framework conditions   

▫️ Ambitious political strategies and easy access to authorities.
▫️ A highly-skilled and flexible talent pool within life science and tech, with healthcare technology graduates from world-class academic institutions.
▫️ A strategic location near producers of leading, internationally recognised products.

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