03 February 2026 12:19

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Farewell Reception for Mikkel Sørensen, Former Director of DTU Skylab

Join the reception at DTU Skylab on February 19.

After 12 years as director of DTU Skylab, Mikkel Sørensen is stepping down to establish and lead DTU’s new scaleup initiative, DTU SkyFactory. As director of DTU SkyFactory, he will focus on supporting deep tech startups with high scaling potential within the EU.

Since Sørensen helped launch DTU Skylab in a basement in 2013, the innovation hub has moved into its own building and played a vital role in the emergence of many DTU-related startups. His departure marks a leadership transition, as professor and serial entrepreneur Jes Broeng takes the helm at DTU Skylab.

Farewell Reception

DTU Skylab invites startups, colleagues, partners, and friends to a reception to celebrate the achievements of the past 12 years and send Mikkel Sørensen off to SkyFactory. The event will also mark the transition to Jes Broeng.

  • When: Thursday Feb. 19, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Where: DTU Skylab

Find link to registration at skylab.dtu.dk

Event

Start

19 February 2026 15:00

End

19 February 2026 16:30

Organizer

DTU Skylab