Uncategorized - October 11, 2021
NNF awards 128 MDKK for an innovation platform at university hospitals
The project aims to ensure that even more research results are converted into new therapies or products that can be rapidly disseminated in the healthcare system to benefit patients, employees and society, to better equip the healthcare system to meet the challenges of the future. Innovation should be a fully integrated part of Denmark’s healthcare […]
Careers article - July 29, 2021
NNF grants have contributed to create more than 5500 jobs
The number of jobs created through Novo Nordisk Foundation grants has more than doubled in the past 5 years. In 2020, a total of 5,500 people had jobs that were wholly or partly funded by grants from the Foundation. This is a significant increase compared to 2016, when the number of jobs was 2,100. This […]
In a new job - June 14, 2021
He will lead the NNF’s initiative within infection medicine
Peter Lawætz Andersen is joining the Novo Nordisk Foundation as Senior Project Director to head up the Foundation’s initiative within infection medicine. The 59-year-old professor has worked at Statens Serum Institut for more than 30 years and is renowned for his research on developing new vaccines and diagnostic methods that are widely used internationally, states […]
Collaboration - February 10, 2021
NOME secures DKK 13.5 million in funding
The Nordic Mentor Network of Entrepreneurship (NOME), a Mentoring Program for Nordic life science startups, has secured new funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for the next three years. The new funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will allow NOME to expand its operations by onboarding more companies, new mentors, additional partner organizations, exploring new […]
Business article - December 8, 2020
The Novo Nordisk Foundation establishes BioInnovation Institute as an independent foundation
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has announced that BioInnovation Institute (BII), a Novo Nordisk Foundation initiative, has been established as an independent foundation in recognition of its success incubating and accelerating world-class life science research. BII was established in December 2017 by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with the purpose to advance research, innovation and entrepreneurship within […]
Uncategorized - November 4, 2020
NNF has awarded DKK 84.5 million to support translational research
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 84.5 million to continue the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme at the University of Copenhagen. The purpose of BRIDGE is to train translational scientists to drive translational research from universities and hospitals to the life science industry. The overall goal is to strengthen the collaboration between […]
