Tag Archive for: Novo Nordisk Foundation

Campus Kalundborg takes next step to become a leading hub for education, research and innovation within biomanufacturing and biosolutions

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DKK 320 million has been awarded for the development of a new campus that will provide the setting for close collaboration between educational institutions while offering students real-world experience through close interaction with industry. The Novo Nordisk Foundation is committing up to DKK 202 million over a five-year period. With the initiative, industry and educational […]

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QL Biopharm Presented Results from Phase 1c Clinical Study on its Novel Once-Monthly GLP-1RA ZT002 at EASD 2024

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– ZT002 was safe and well tolerated in both biweekly and monthly dosing arms in patients with overweight or obesity with a tolerability profile aligned with the GLP-1RA class – The open-label extension with ZT002 120 mg, once-monthly, showed 17.1% reduction in body weight at 30 weeks Beijing, China, 12 September 2024 – Beijing QL […]

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CEO appointed to lead Denmark’s AI supercomputer initiative

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The Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) are pleased to announce the appointment of Nadia Carlsten as CEO of Danish Centre for AI Innovation A/S (DCAI), a company which will own and run Denmark’s first AI supercomputer, Gefion.   The public-private initiative to build Gefion in collaboration with NVIDIA, was […]

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Climate resilient crops: Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Wellcome Trust award a grant of up to DKK 585 million to the ‘Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for Sustainability’

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Harnessing environmental DNA, a new pioneering research project sets out to transform future cropping systems and to develop resilient crops in the face of climate change. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of up to DKK 585 million over seven years, co-funded with the Wellcome Trust, to the Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for […]

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New innovative crops could significantly reduce agriculture’s climate change impact and environmental footprint

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The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of up to USD 21.1 million to CIMMYT for a groundbreaking initiative to mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, by developing new wheat varieties that are capable of reducing agriculture’s nitrogen footprint. The CropSustaiN initiative could have sweeping implications for global food security and environmental sustainability. As […]

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