Welcome to Helix Lab

At Helix Lab Research and Education Center in Kalundborg, Danish and International MSc students carry out their thesis work in collaboration with the Kalundborg industry as Helix Lab Fellows. Helix Lab provides leverage for developing Kalundborg bioindustry into an international cluster for industry 4.0 bioproduction and industrial sustainability.

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News 03 dec 2025

“In my opinion, this is one of the best ways to complete a degree”

The move from familiar university surroundings in the large cities to a smaller town at the other end of the country can seem daunting. But when doing exactly that, Helix Lab Fellows have found that they receive strong support from skilled staff and excellent laboratory facilities, along with unique experiences from working with a company.

News 11 nov 2025

“Life emerged as soon as there was water on Earth - it happened freaking fast!”

Johan Olsen has known he wanted to be a scientist since he was eight years old. His fascination with animals and evolution took him from childhood curiosity about nature to the world of molecules, and today he channels that same curiosity into understanding the very origins of life. As a biochemist, he studies how protein molecules can shed light on how life began on Earth.

On Wednesday, November 12, he will give a Helix Lab Tech Talk on the origin of life. We spoke with him about motivation, molecules, and the mystery of life’s beginnings.

News 31 okt 2025

“Supervising brings valuable insights to my PhD project”

Through Helix Lab collaborations PhD students can gain valuable teaching experience and new insights to their own projects by supervising MSc thesis students. This semester, PhD student Gary Simethy is guiding his first MSc thesis student.

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