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Aarhus University and Innvite are the Danish partners in the EU-funded project ET4D, focusing on improving sustainability in dairy production.




Twice a year, the partners meet to discuss the project’s progress and gain first-hand insight into the work being carried out in the participating countries. Most recently, they met in November 2025 at the University of Zielona Góra in Poland.

About Et4d

ET4D is an ambitious EU-supported project with partners from eight countries: Germany, Hungary, Denmark, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Turkey and Israel. The project is supported through the EU program ICT-AGRI-FOOD, which in Denmark belongs to the Green Development and Demonstration Programme, GUDP.

ET4D’s main purpose is to:

  • Validate and expand the reporting frame of a data management system (DMS) with embedded sensors for on-farm use to collect and process data from dairy barns,
  • Demonstrate the system’s applicability in real word application by deploying it in commercial farms in different countries with different climatological and socio-economic boundary conditions,
  • Identify information requirements of different interest groups and demonstrate the potential added value of the information sharing for the farmer and other interest groups

The ET4D project is carried out by 11 partners together:

  1. Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy – primary contact and project manager, Sabrina Hempel
  2. AgHiTech LTD – primary contact, Thomas Banhazi
  3. Innvite ApS – primary contact, Thomas Bjerre
  4. Estonian University of Life Sciences – primary contact, Eugen Kokin
  5. MIGAL Galilee Research Institute – primary contact, Uri Marchaim
  6. University of Zielona Góra – primary contact, Joanna Frątczak-Muller
  7. Tokat Gaziosmapasa University – primary contact, Sefa Tarhan
  8. AKI Institute of Agricultural Economics – primary contact, Ildiko Tikasz
  9. OULU – Center for Wireless Communications – Networks and Systems – primary contact, Konstantin Mikhaylov
  10. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences – primary contact, Sebastian Opalinski
  11. Aarhus University – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – primary contact, Claus Aage Grøn Sørensen

ET4D kick-started on 1 October 2023 and ends on 1 October 2026.

You can read more about the ET4D project on the website here: www.et4d.eu

In a series of interviews, we explore the future of sustainable dairy production through conversations with experts from the ET4D consortium.

Read the interviews here:


How does ET4D impact the future of sustainable dairy farming?

Dr Sefa Tarhan

Professor at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, TOGU (TR)

How does ET4D impact the future of sustainable dairy farming?

Dr. Sabrina Hempel

ET4D Project Coordinator,
The Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering & Bioeconomy, ATB (DE)

How can Precision Technologies impact future of sustainable dairy farming?

Professor Thomas Banhazi

CEO of AgHiTech (HU)

Are we well-informed on today’s dairy products?

Joanna Fratczak-Mueller

Associate Professor,
University of Zielona Góra (PL)

Does internet connectivity impact our ability to improve digitalization of agriculture?

Konstantin Mikhaylov

Associate Professor,
University of Oulu (FI)

Can we improve both the climate footprint and animal welfare in dairy farming?

Sebastian Opalinski

Associate Professor,
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (PL)

Funding opportunities


It can be difficult to identify which funding opportunities are the right fit for your project.

Here, you will find a selection of the programmes we most often work with – and which typically match different needs and stages of project development.

If you are unsure which programme is right for your project, we can help you assess your options.

Need more help? Take a look of the services we provide here.

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


Eurostars


Get inspired by our previous Eurostars projects!


Eurostars is an international funding programme under Horizon Europe. The programme is aimed at innovative SMEs looking to develop new products, processes or services in collaboration with partners across primarily European countries.

The programme may be relevant if you:

  • Are an innovative SME with a market-oriented development project
  • Want to collaborate internationally with companies or research partners
  • Have a solution with clear commercial potential
  • Want to strengthen the project’s route to market

Our role:
We help you develop the project and prepare an application with a clear focus on innovation, international collaboration, market potential and feasibility.

Read more about the programme at Eureka Network here

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


Horizon Europe


Get inspired by our previous projects!


Horizon Europe is the EU’s largest research and innovation programme. It is aimed at projects with a high level of expertise, strong international consortia and clear European impact.

The programme may be relevant if you:

  • Have an ambitious project with European relevance
  • Want to collaborate with international partners across countries and sectors
  • Work with solutions within the EU’s strategic priorities
  • Need funding for larger research, development or demonstration activities

Our role:
We help you navigate the programme and prepare an application with a strong focus on excellence, impact, implementation and the strength of the consortium.

Read more about the programme here.

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Telefon: 50510200


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EUopSTART


Examples of EU-programmes that EUopSTART could support:

  • Horizon Europe
  • Eurostars
  • EIC Accelerator
  • EIC Pathfinder

EUopSTART is a programme under the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science that provides funding to Danish companies and GTS institutes for preparatory work on applications to Horizon Europe, the European Defence Fund and selected European research and innovation programmes.

The programme may be relevant if you:

  • Want to apply for a European research or innovation programme
  • Need support to develop a strong EU application
  • Need to clarify the project idea, consortium and application strategy
  • Want to strengthen your company’s participation in European research and innovation

Our role:
We help you assess whether EUopSTART is relevant and plan the preparatory work, ensuring the EU application is strong from the outset.

Read more about the scheme here.

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


How can Innvite help you?


Innvite is your strategic partner in securing funding for innovation projects – from the earliest idea through to application and implementation.

We support businesses, universities, researchers and public-sector organisations in navigating complex funding landscapes, shaping strong projects and delivering measurable results.

With more than 14 years of experience in research and development, we understand what it takes to turn ideas into fundable projects.



Click on a service below to find out how we can support you:

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


Funding programmes

 

Danish Programmes

  • Innobooster
  • Innoexplorer
  • Innofounder
  • Grand Solutions
  • Biosolutions Zealand
  • GUDP
  • MUDP
  • EUDP
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation
  • IFD Industrial PhD & Industrial postdoc

International Programmes

  • Eureka Eurostars
  • Horizon Europe
  • EIC Accelerator
  • EIC Pathfinder
  • ICT-AGRI-FOOD
  • Interregional Innovation Investments
  • Research and Innovation Action (RIA)

A strong application takes more than a good idea.

At Innvite, we guide the entire application process – from shaping the initial idea and identifying the right partners to preparing the final submission.

We have helped secure Danish and EU funding for advanced technology projects and supported companies in getting ready for national and international funding programmes.

What you gain:

  • A strong application shaped around the right funding opportunity
  • Specialised support across research, technology, innovation and business development
  • A targeted match between the project’s needs and the funding programme

Interested? Dive into some of the programmes we have experience with here.

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


Funding strategy and advisory

We have supported supported Scout Robotics on a longer funding journey, spanning three successful Innobooster projects, a GUDP and a MUDP.

We have supported Scout Robotics on a longer funding journey, spanning three successful Innobooster projects, a GUDP and a MUDP.

Read more about the projects here, here and here

A strong funding strategy is essential to the success of any project.

At Innvite, we help organisations gain a clear overview of the opportunities available and develop a realistic plan for securing funding – both nationally and internationally.

Furthermore, we have helped companies plan and time multiple applications, enabling projects to be developed and scaled over time

What you gain:

  • Clear overview of relevant funding programmes
  • Realistic funding strategies based on requirements, timing and success potential
  • A stronger basis for strategic decision-making through analysis and research

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


Business strategy


Through a strategic collaboration, we have helped ruumi strengthen the business foundation.

Through a strategic collaboration, we have helped ruumi strengthen the business foundation for a green solution that enables farmers to reduce their climate footprint and create new value through carbon credits.

Read more here.

At Innvite, we turn projects into strong, investment-ready business cases that can attract both grants and investors.

A strong business foundation makes it clear why a solution matters, who it creates value for, and how it can be developed commercially.

We help bring together the strategic and commercial considerations needed to strengthen the project’s position in the market.

What you gain:

  • A stronger foundation for business plans, go-to-market strategies and IP strategies
  • Clear and convincing material for investors, grant providers and decision-makers
  • Sector insight and technological understanding that strengthen the commercial case

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200


Cases


At Innvite, we work with projects at every stage – from early ideas to international scaling.

Our experience spans a wide range of sectors, from green energy and life science to manufacturing, IT and transport.

Below are a few examples of how we have helped clients develop, fund and bring their innovations to life.

Thomas Bjerre, Founder
Phone: +45 50510200