# Danish Research Foundation

> Danish Research Foundation is a VC fund in Herlev backing Biotechnology and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herlev, Denmark
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: https://dg.dk

Danish Research Foundation is a VC fund in Herlev focused on Biotechnology and Medical. The Danish Research Foundation supports and stimulates research at the frontiers of all scientific disciplines. They provide funding instruments such as pioneer centers, The DNRF chair grant, and centers of excellence.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |
| Clinical Trials | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IAG, Image Analysis Group | IAG, imaging expert company helps to accelerate novel drug development by using the right analytical tools and modern trial infrastructure. This includes bringing AI, Machine Learning and smart image analysis methods to ensure the speed and cost-effectiveness, while delivering true insights about your mechanism of action and patients’ response, inreal-time. | $5.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 30, 2015 | http://www.ia-grp.com |
| Symic Biomedical | Symic Biomedical is a developer of matrix regulator therapeutics designed to affect matrix degradation and structure. The company's therapeutics bind to targets in the matrix, damaged in response to injury or because of disease, to inhibit pathological inflammatory responses, enabling clinicians to investigate applications in the areas offibrosis, oncology and diseases of the central nervous system. | $15M | Series A | Jan 05, 2015 | http://www.symic.bio/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ally Bridge Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ally-bridge-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InCube Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incube-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lilly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lilly-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsui Global Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RBV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rbv-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Danish Research Foundation invest in?

Danish Research Foundation invests primarily in Biotechnology, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Danish Research Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Danish Research Foundation closed in Apr 2015. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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