IPU
Søren Merit has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Søren is currently the CEO and Managing Partner at IPU, where they lead the development of autonomous systems and eco-design solutions. Søren is also a member of the Advisory Board at DTU - Technical University of Denmark, focusing on Collaborative Autonomous Systems. Søren has served as a member of the Digital Robot Taskforce at DI - Dansk Industri from 2020 to 2023. In their previous roles, they were a Partner at Deloitte Danmark, specializing in life sciences consulting and implementing RPA and AI in the pharma industry. Søren worked as an Executive Partner at NNE, heading the Operations Management competence area in Global Pharma Consulting. Søren also has experience as a Management Consultant at Valcon Innovation A/S and as the Owner of MeritPlus+. Søren has served on the boards of EyeD and Biomega. In addition, they have held the position of Director at the Danish Design Centre and was a Managing Consultant at PA Consulting Group.
Søren Merit holds a M.Sc. in Production Management and Industrial Engineering from DTU - Technical University of Denmark. Søren also completed the Leading Professional Services Firms program at Harvard Business School Executive Education. Søren earned a B.Com in International Management and Marketing from Copenhagen Business School. Additionally, they underwent the Authentic Leadership Development program at Harvard Business School Executive Education.
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IPU
IPU was established as an independent non-profit institution in 1956 by 4 professors at DTU. Over the years, IPU has donated more than 130 million DKK in gifts to DTU supporting technology research and linking DTU researchers to industry. IPU specializes in solving complex technology challenges for businesses. We are an independent consulting engineering firm delivering integrated product and process technology development. Our key technology competence areas are: - Advanced materials and surface technology - Thermodynamic and energy technology - Advanced automation, robotics and autonomous systems - Modelling of physical systems Call IPU for fast and objective evaluation of technology opportunities, development of new product and process technologies and for access to flexible and highly qualified specialist resources. IPU's team is made of international specialists passionate about bringing research-based high-tech to real life. Our customers tell us and we demonstrate a unique ability to challenge, inspire and combine multiple technologies into compelling solutions. We typically engage our customers’ experts, IPU specialists and handpicked members from our large network of DTU researchers and external specialists in solving technology challenges. We are located in Virum and at DTU Lyngby campus and therefore we are in daily contact with elite researchers, besides having fast access to a vast range of well-equipped labs. 70% of our activities are consulting jobs for the industry while 30% of our activities are research projects with DTU and other international research partners. Are you a researcher? In most of our projects, we acquire expertise from researchers at DTU and other universities. Many researchers team up with IPU when requests from industry need to be executed. We help you focus on your research, while IPU takes care of questions beyond your research focus including e.g. technology integration, project management and administration.