By Louise Karin Hansen, AAU Communication and Public Affairs
Photos: Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship

Based on a current and serious challenge for society, Nathalie Simone Kristensen and Mads Hyldgaard Henningsen, both studying at AAU, developed Tiptox – a startup that aims to make nightlife safer. 

They partnered with Julie Simone Kristensen, a student at the Danish Academy of Business and Technology, to develop a simple but potentially life-changing technology that focuses on safety, responsibility and security in urban life. Their solution makes it possible to test drinks for traces of illegal substances directly on site to quickly detect and prevent incidents of drugging. 

Tiptox is part of the AAU Startup Program where they received supervision and advice prior to the competition. The program helped support their journey from idea to reality and gave them access to valuable feedback and networking.

On to the European Championships

They have now been named the winners of this year's Danish Championship in Entrepreneurship and will represent Denmark at the European Championships in Athens.

"It's wildly surreal. We’ve never won anything before today, so we were so afraid of being disappointed. "We don't do anything halfway, and we’ve done everything we can – so it is absolutely fantastic to be Danish champions. We have a long journey ahead of us with product development, and we’re going to face lots of bumps in the road, so we need this energy. When we face challenges, we can look back on this day and then it all makes sense," says the team in a press release from the Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship.

Translated by LeeAnn Iovanni, AAU Communication and Public Affairs