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The Novo Nordisk Foundation is allocating up to DKK 360 million for research that will provide ambitious suggestions for how to solve global challenges related to disease and food. This will be achieved through...

Functional nanomaterials have a considerable and virtually untapped potential within life science and biotechnology. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme will support research that will accelerate the development of smart nanomaterials that can be...

Mathematical modelling is an important tool for predicting the trajectory of disease outbreaks; for example, in connection with a virus pandemic. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme seeks to support cross-disciplinary research with the...

Proteins from plants, fungi and microorganisms must replace the demand for animal-based protein in our foods. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme will support research that will work towards achieving this goal. Increasing strain...

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded DKK 60 million each to five researchers from Rigshospitalet, the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark for ambitious projects that address global challenges within health...

The Novo Nordisk Foundation will help researchers to improve understanding of how gut microbiota affect our health by awarding nearly DKK 60 million to focus on an insufficiently explored theme within research on diet...

The Foundation is providing DKK 120 million for research that will make crops more resilient to plant diseases and climate change. A growing population coupled with a need to reduce the impact of food...

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded DKK 120 million for research on persistent bacterial infections and the potential transmission of the influenza A virus from pigs to people. The research will enhance understanding of...

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is opening for applications for the Challenge Programme 2020 on 14 October. DKK 480 million is earmarked research within healthcare, biotechnology, and – as something new – natural and technical...

Advancing biomass utilization and biosustainability requires improving understanding of the microbial degradation of plant biomass. Through its Challenge Programme, the Novo Nordisk Foundation will help by supporting research on microbial secretomes and the plant...