Industry category 72

Scientific research and development

Industry overview based on 2,187 companies in 2 industries. Data updated 15/07/2026.

2,187 companies

in this industry category

2 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

1 m DKK

median

227 k DKK

25th percentile

5.3 m DKK

75th percentile

267 m DKK

average

Profit margin

33%

median

10%

25th percentile

75%

75th percentile

622%

average

Number of employees

median

25th percentile

75th percentile

average

Equity ratio

72%

median

43%

25th percentile

92%

75th percentile

66%

average

CDS - Financial health

Distribution of companies' financial health scores in this industry category compared to the national average.

Average CDS

40.1

National average

47.6

-7.5 points

Excellent

0.6%

-1.5pp

Good

1.0%

-3.1pp

Normal

7.8%

-17.5pp

High risk

81.3%

+22.9pp

Critical

9.2%

-0.8pp

Based on 15,912 companies with calculated score

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VIRU ApS

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed indenfor medicinalbranchen, branchen for naturlægemidler og hygiejneprodukter og enhver hermed beslægtet branche efter ledelsens skøn, herunder som…

Cotec ApS

Selskabets formål er at drive industri, handel og søfart.

ParaTech ApS

Selskabets formål er kontraktforskning, konsulentydelser og rådgivning inden for biotek- og farmavirksomhed.

ALPHALYSE A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med salg og servicering af produkter til farmaceutisk industri og i forhold hertil beslægtet industrier samt anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.

BOLDING & BRUGGEMAN ApS

Selskabets formål er forsknings- og udviklingsvirksomhed indenfor numeriske modeller samt dermed beslægtet virksomhed.

NORDIC BIOSCIENCE A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed indenfor bioteknologi og anden dermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed, herunder at eje datterselskaber og kapitalandele i forbindelse hermed.

Industries in this category

See all 2 industries in this category with individual benchmarks

Forskning og eksperimentel udvikling inden for naturvidenskab og teknik

72.10.00•1,051 companies

24 k DKK

Median revenue

Forskning og eksperimentel udvikling inden for samfundsvidenskab og humanistiske videnskaber

72.20.00•33 companies

93 k DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

KØBENHAVN

254 companies

410.2 m DKK

avg. revenue

AARHUS

91 companies

229.6 m DKK

avg. revenue

FREDERIKSBERG

50 companies

avg. revenue

ODENSE

48 companies

2.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

RUDERSDAL

48 companies

17.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

LYNGBY-TAARBÆK

46 companies

1.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

GLADSAXE

37 companies

280.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

GENTOFTE

35 companies

2.3 m DKK

avg. revenue

AALBORG

31 companies

11.8 m DKK

avg. revenue

10.

ROSKILDE

30 companies

3.3 m DKK

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

2,187companies

Anpartsselskab (APS)898

82.8%

Aktieselskab (A/S)155

14.3%

Erhvervsdrivende fond (EFO)13

1.2%

Kommanditselskab (K/S)6

0.6%

Kommanditaktieselskab/Partnerselskab (KAS)4

0.4%

Fonde og andre selvejende institutioner (FON)3

0.3%

Øvrige5

0.5%

Largest companies

Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue

CARLSBERG A/S

KØBENHAVN · 95 employees

89.1 bn DKK

revenue

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

AARHUS · 2,133 employees

18.8 bn DKK

revenue

ZEALAND PHARMA A/S

GLADSAXE · 153 employees

9.2 bn DKK

revenue

GENMAB A/S

KØBENHAVN · 117 employees

3.7 bn DKK

revenue

Gubra A/S

HØRSHOLM · 153 employees

2.6 bn DKK

revenue

BANG & OLUFSEN A/S

STRUER · 355 employees

2.6 bn DKK

revenue

Gubra Alpha ApS

HØRSHOLM

2.3 bn DKK

revenue

FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS A/S

TÅRNBY · 556 employees

1.7 bn DKK

revenue

3SHAPE A/S

KØBENHAVN · 411 employees

1.7 bn DKK

revenue

10.

ORIGIO A/S

BALLERUP · 147 employees

760.8 m DKK

revenue

Development over time

Period	companies	Median revenue
Mar 2026	1,026	1 m DKK
Apr 2026	1,027	1.1 m DKK
May 2026	1,030	1.1 m DKK
Jun 2026	1,034	1.1 m DKK
Jul 2026	1,084	1 m DKK

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