In september 2009, Kim Høgh, CEO, Scion DTU and Bjarke Wolmar, CEO, Business Kolding, presented the thoughts of a new science and development park in Kolding.

Science and development park by Kolding

For quite some time Scion DTU has explored the potential for establishing a department of the science park in Western Denmark. Neither DTU nor Scion DTU is represented here, despite the fact that the university is national. Instead, a number of Denmark's leading companies in the energy industry reside in Western Denmark.

Compared to the infrastructural development seen in Denmark, the area around Kolding is of particular geographical interest, which both the region and city council have discovered.

Scion DTU takes part in the development work with the creation of a new science and development area west of Kolding, and already in 2010 a master plan for the idea will be ready, district planning will have begun, and a formal organisation will be established to carry out the very ambitious task. The area comprises 15 sq kilometres, of which approximately 5% can hold constructions for industry, accommodation, leisure and conference facilities etc.