Several researchers at the department cooperate with a large number of companies and public institutions – partly by establishing an actual research cooperation and partly by employing a vocational PhD student.

Examples of cooperation between the Department of Physics and Astronomy and businesses and industries:

Danish companies:

• Danish Technological Institute (DTI) – https://www.dti.dk/
• NKT Photonics – https://www.nktphotonics.com/
• Danish National Metrology Institute (DFM) – https://dfm.dk/en/
• Velux – https://www.velux.com/
• UVLaser A/S – https://uvlaser.org/
• Topsil GlobalWafers A/S – https://www.topsil.com/
• Kvantify A/S – https://www.kvantify.com/
• SiPhotonIC Technologies – https://siphotonic.com/
• Terma A/S – https://www.terma.com/
• Copenhagen Atomics – https://www.copenhagenatomics.com/

Foreign companies:

• The European Space Agency (ESA) – https://www.esa.int/
• IonQ (USA) – https://ionq.com/
• Radiant Dyes (Germany) – https://www.radiant-dyes.com/
• HighFinesse (Germany – https://www.highfinesse.com/en/index.html