INCUBA Science Park A/S

Denmark · owned by AARHUS UNIVERSITETS FORSKNINGSFOND (Denmark) · incuba.dk · 10 vendors

INCUBA Science Park A/S is Denmark's leading science park and professional business community based in Aarhus, focused on IT/tech, cleantech, and life science sectors. It provides modern office and laboratory facilities, acceleration programs, networking, and community services for startups, spinouts, scaleups, corporates, investors, mentors, researchers, and students. Operating across three hubs — Katrinebjerg, Navitas, and Skejby — it hosts over 175 companies and more than 1,800 professionals.

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Last updated 2026-09-14 · revision 6

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Migration Readiness: 4/10

Assessed by AI based on technology stack characteristics (cloud-native vs legacy, containerization, microservices), regulatory environment, data residency requirements, financial stability, and vendor lock-in risks. The score ranges from 0-10, where higher scores indicate better readiness for technology migration.

INCUBA Science Park A/S exhibits medium migration readiness. The primary challenges stem from its internal tech stack, which includes 'IT Server Room Infrastructure' and Umbraco CMS, suggesting a traditional, potentially monolithic architecture. Migrating such systems to a cloud-native environment would likely require extensive and costly refactoring or re-platforming, as there is no indication of containerization or microservices adoption. A significant impediment is the complex regulatory environment, with numerous 'Assessment Required' and 'Partially Compliant' statuses for GDPR, Danish Bookkeeping Act, NIS2, and CSRD. Any migration strategy must meticulously address these compliance requirements, particularly strict GDPR data residency rules that limit cloud provider and region choices. The conflicting vendor data ('Total Vendors: 0' vs. 'Total Services: 12') creates ambiguity around vendor lock-in; if it implies extensive in-house management, then lock-in to internal systems and expertise could hinder adoption of new external cloud services. On the positive side, INCUBA's stable financial performance provides the necessary capital to fund a migration project. Additionally, the existing use of Microsoft Office 365 indicates some familiarity and comfort with cloud-based services, which could facilitate the transition for certain workloads.

Compliance

6 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

Working Environment Act — Assessment Required

The Danish Working Environment Act applies to all workplaces in Denmark, including the facilities provided by INCUBA to its tenant companies and for its own employees.

Non-compliance with Danish working environment regulations can result in significant fines and reputational damage. As a landlord for numerous companies, ensuring a safe working environment is a primary responsibility.

Evidence: https://arbejdsmiljoegruppen.dk/work-environment-act/, https://at.dk/en/regulations/working-environment-act/, https://incuba.dk/en/hubs/, https://incuba.dk/en/incuba/, https://incuba.dk/en/, https://at.dk/en/regulations/the-working-environment-legislation/

ISO 27001 (source) — Assessment Required

While not a legal requirement, ISO 27001 is a key standard for information security management. For a science park focused on technology, it is a highly relevant framework to demonstrate a secure environment for their tenants.

As a hub for technology companies, including those in cybersecurity, not having an ISO 27001 certification could be a competitive disadvantage and may not meet the expectations of their tenants.

Evidence: https://incuba.dk/en/

Commercial Lease Act — Assessment Required

INCUBA Science Park A/S's primary business is leasing commercial space to companies, making the Danish Commercial Lease Act directly applicable to their operations.

As a science park with numerous tenants, non-compliance with the Danish Commercial Lease Act could lead to contractual disputes, financial loss, and reputational damage. The risk is medium as this is a core part of their business.

Evidence: https://incuba.dk/en/hubs/move-in/available-rentals/, https://incuba.dk/en/hubs/move-in/

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 8/10

INCUBA A/S demonstrates very strong financial resilience, anchored by an exceptionally robust balance sheet with equity of DKK 416M against annual revenue of just DKK 85M — roughly 5× revenue coverage, typical of a property-owning entity and providing deep cushion against tenant churn or interest-rate shocks. Equity has compounded steadily from DKK 322M in 2021 to DKK 416M in 2025 (~6.6% CAGR), reflecting consistent profitability and asset accumulation. In 2025, the Aarhus University Research Foundation assumed full ownership, providing institutional backing from a well-capitalised foundation and eliminating minority-shareholder frictions, which underpins long-term capital planning. Operationally, INCUBA benefits from recurring, contract-based rental revenue with multi-year visibility, diversification across three technology verticals (IT, life science, cleantech) and four physical hubs in Aarhus, and strong tenant demand demonstrated by marquee names like CrowdStrike and Databricks establishing bases. The FY2025 step-change in revenue (+16.1%) and EBIT (+192%) reflects a full year of the new 22,000 m² INCUBA Next tower contributing rental income. However, resilience is tempered by single-city concentration (all operations in Aarhus), reliance on the Danish venture capital ecosystem, capital-intensive expansion (INCUBA Next plus ongoing Skejby expansion), interest-rate sensitivity as a property owner, and micro-scale organisation with only 21-23 employees running a portfolio of 120+ tenants — creating key-person and operational-capacity risk.

Key strengths: Very strong balance sheet with equity of DKK 416M (~5× annual revenue), Full ownership by Aarhus University Research Foundation from 2025 providing institutional backing, Blue-chip anchor tenants including CrowdStrike, Databricks, Kvantify, Diversified across three technology verticals and four physical hubs, Recurring contract-based rental revenue with multi-year visibility, 22,000 m² INCUBA Next tower opened late 2024 driving 2025 revenue step-up, Steady equity compounding at ~6.6% CAGR from 2021 to 2025

Risk factors: Single-city concentration — all operations in Aarhus, Tenant-cluster concentration in small Aarhus University/Danish tech ecosystem, Capital-intensive expansion increases fixed costs (FY2024 EBIT dip to DKK 24.3M), Interest-rate sensitivity as a property owner (financing costs and valuations), Micro-scale organisation of ~21-23 employees managing 120+ tenants — key-person risk, Exposure to Danish venture capital funding cycles affecting tenant occupancy

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