Tag Archive for: Novo Nordisk Foundation

Denmark to build one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers, accelerating solutions to societal challenges

Denmark is entering into a collaboration with NVIDIA to establish a national centre for AI innovation that will house one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers. The goal is to accelerate research and innovation in fields from healthcare and life sciences to the green transition, supporting the development of innovative solutions to the world’s […]

Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded more than DKK 9.1 billion for purposes benefitting society in 2023

Focusing its support on science, education, innovation and development initiatives, the Foundation’s overall ambition is to improve human and planetary health. In 2023, the Foundation awarded more than DKK 9.1 billion in philanthropic grants and investments and supported a total of 751 new projects. The Foundation’s activities are guided by the belief that science and […]

Researchers aim to advance quantum sensing to transform disease diagnosis and prevention

With its unprecedented precision, quantum sensing holds the potential to reform biomedical and health sciences by improving the diagnosis and prevention of diseases. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 150 million to establish the Copenhagen Center for Biomedical Quantum Sensing, under which an international research collaboration aims to develop novel quantum sensing […]

New cell therapy facility enters fight against chronic diseases

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed up to DKK 950 million (EUR 127 million) to establish a world-class facility for the final development steps and upscaling of cell therapies for testing in humans. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Cellerator will fill a critical gap in the Danish cell therapy ecosystem, helping to translate breakthroughs in cell […]

Massive investment in fundamental cardiometabolic research addresses a growing global public health crisis

Copenhagen-based research center is awarded up to DKK 1 billion (€134.2 million) from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to support research toward innovative approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases. Read more…