ITU researcher secures Novo Nordisk grant to advance open data management

ITU researcher secures Novo Nordisk grant to advance open data management

Associate Professor Martin Hentschel's project, "Open Data Management for Scientific Innovation," aims to improve data accessibility and interoperability.

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Written 19 September, 2024 09:02 by Theis Duelund Jensen

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a Start Package grant of 2.5 million kroner to Associate Professor Martin Hentschel of IT University of Copenhagen's Computer Science Department for his research project, "Open Data Management for Scientific Innovation."

The project, which will run for four years starting on 1 January 2025, aims to optimize how data is accessed and shared. The challenge with current data management systems is that data and metadata are often locked within proprietary systems, making them difficult to access and analyze.

Additionally, varying data formats and the lack of standardized metadata formats further complicate data exchange and hinder the use of different analysis tools. Martin Hentschel's project seeks to overcome these challenges by developing innovative methods for organizing data openly and sharing it securely.

"This research funding enables me to have a strong start to my academic work at ITU," says Martin Hentschel. "I am excited about the upcoming projects and look forward to collaborating with the research team at ITU, as well as the new researcher I can recruit with this funding."

The project's ambition is to impact a wide range of fields, including medicine, where access to high-quality data is essential for developing new treatments and diagnostics. By making data more accessible and interoperable, Martin Hentschel hopes his research will foster collaboration, accelerate scientific discovery, and drive innovation.

The primary purpose of the Novo Foundation's Start Package grant is to make Danish universities or other research institutions more competitive when recruiting top researchers of any nationality. The aim is also to enhance researcher mobility across borders, among Danish universities and from industry to university.

Find more information about the Start Package grant here.

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