Seven MADE researchers are nominated for The Otto Mønsted Foundation’s MADE Award 2023. Learn about their groundbreaking ideas that solve or have the potential to solve industrial challenges.
We will soon know the names of the 1st and 2nd prize winners of this year’s Otto Mønsted Foundation’s MADE Award.
The winners will be announced on-stage at the MADE innovation conference on 7 December in Copenhagen.
Read on for a presentation of all seven nominees (in random order):
1) Alberto Sartori
MADE Ph.D. at University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Industrial partners: KUKA, The LEGO Group and Danfoss
Title of the research project: Agile Service-Based Programming of Multi-Robot Systems.
Given the relevance of the project to the digitisation strategy that we are following within The LEGO Group, we are considering continuing the collaboration with SDU to introduce the system to our mould maintenance department
Per Høvsgaard, Technology Director, Mould Supply & Technology, The LEGO Group
2) Casper Solheim Bojer
MADE Ph.D. at Aalborg University
Industrial partner: The LEGO Group
Title of the research project: Process Innovation with Analytics.
3) Fatemeh Kakavandi
MADE Ph.D. at Aarhus University
Industrial partner: Novo Nordisk A/S
Title of the research project: Enabling Real-Time Release Testing using Digital Twin in Medical Device Assembly.
We had the pleasure of collaborating intensively on this project, which produced excellent results. Certain elements from the MADE FAST project have been further matured and are now being implemented in manufacturing equipment within Novo Nordisk A/S.
Roger de Reus, ph.d., Novo Nordisk, senior assembly engineer
4) Johan Bjerre Bach Clausen
MADE Ph.D. at Aalborg University
Industrial partner: Arla Foods
Title of the research project: Realising Data and Analytics Democratization in Production
The specific energy optimisation problem he is researching, which shows promise in tests at ARLA, and the associated new concept of mass-customisable analytics he has developed, are of great interest to ARLA. The first version of the optimiser is planned to be rolled out at the first ARLA sites at the end of 2023.
Nikolai L. Svalebæk Chief Enterprise Architect, Arla Foods Amba
5) Juanita Gallego Dávila
MADE Ph.D. at Aalborg University
Industrial partner: Aalborg Portland
Title of the research project: Sustainability evaluation of CCUS: Towards a low carbon cement production.
The results of the project have been very useful for the company and have demonstrably moved the Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) programme forward. New procedures, such as uncertainty risk analysis, unfamiliar to the company, have now been implemented thanks to Ms Dávila’s project.
Jesper Sand Damtoft, Group Sustainability and R&D Director, Cementir Holding.
6) Pravin Kumar Mallick
MADE Ph.D. at DTU
Industriel partner: Novo Nordisk
Title of the research project: Aiding Reverse Logistics Decisions for End-of-Use and End-of-Life Product Take-back: Development of configuration system support for manufacturing companies.
Pravin contributes greatly to our company and Circular for Zero strategy by bringing in insights from programmes in developing a configuration support tool to help design take-back programmes. This is key in maturing our decision processes and insights into the most effective ways of designing and scaling up take-backprogrammes.
Kim Bang Salling, Head of Data and Analytics, Environment and Social Sustainability, Novo Nordisk
7) Rasmus Jørgensen
Postdoc at Copenhagen Business School
Industrial partners: Danfoss and WindowMaster
Title of the research project: Development of product take-back systems.
Rasmus Jørgensen has played a pivotal role in assisting us in take-back system development. His support is essential in understanding and navigating the complexities involved in designing and implementing a product take-back system.
Karen S. Andreassen, Standardisation & Product Legislation Manager, WindowMaster International A/S
The Otto Mønsted Foundation’s MADE Award
The award will be conferred on a PhD student or postdoc working with one of the five Danish universities (AAU, AU, CBS, DTU and SDU) in MADE.
The winner will be announced on 7 December 2023, at a MADE innovation conference in Copenhagen.
The first-prize winner will receive DKK 100,000 and the second-prize winner will receive DKK 50,000, and both awardees will receive a diploma and an art prize. The award is sponsored by the Otto Mønsted Foundation, whose main objective is to contribute to the advancement of Denmark’s trade and industry.
