AAU alumni behind PermaSat receive the NOVI Scholarship 2026
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Lagt online: 17.04.2026
Jens Moeslund Frandsen and Albert Werner Laursen received the NOVI Scholarship 2026 at the AAU Annual Celebration. PermaSat makes communication between small satellites more stable and easier to scale by taking familiar 5G networking principles into space.
By Lea Laursen Pasgaard, AAU Communication and Public Affairs
PHoto: William Brændstrup
The two former AAU students and entrepreneurs, Jens Moeslund Frandsen and Albert Werner Laursen, are this year's recipients of the NOVI Scholarship 2026. The award was presented at the AAU Annual Celebration at Aalborg Congress and Culture Centre on Friday, 17 April.
Jens Moeslund Frandsen and Albert Werner Laursen’s ambition is to improve satellite communication with their start-up company PermaSat.
Over two years, they have been investigating how principles from 5G networks can be applied to create more reliable and scalable communication between small satellites. This led to the development of a new approach to satellite communication, bringing modern networking principles into space with the potential to optimize satellite infrastructure.
PermaSat's next big goal is to send a satellite into space with their solution on board and thus demonstrate that the technology works in practice.
The AAU team behind PermaSat also includes Petar Popovski, Professor; Israel Leyva-Mayorga, Associate Professor; and Jens Dalsgaard Nielsen, Associate Professor.
About the NOVI Scholarship
The purpose of the NOVI Scholarship is to promote technology and business development in the North Denmark Region. The scholarship is awarded every year to one or more students in the 9th-10th semesters or first-year graduates who can present a sustainable business idea that can be translated into a company.
NOVI grant totals DKK 300,000, of which legal and accounting assistance amounts to DKK 50,000. NOVI also provides office space for the winners.
Translated by LeeAnn Iovanni, AAU Communication and Public Affairs