COPENHAGEN, Denmark,
May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part
of its Global Science Summit, the Novo Nordisk Foundation
issues an international open call for research projects to catalyse
science-based solutions to key global challenges. The programme
expects to hand out up to eight grants with a total awarding budget
of up to DKK 50 million (USD 7.1 million).
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is currently hosting its Global
Science Summit in Helsingør, Denmark, as part of the celebrations for its
100th anniversary.
The Summit focuses on the interplay between non-communicable
diseases, infectious diseases, and climate change as well as novel
breakthrough-enabling technologies. The Summit brings together
leading scientists, philanthropists and policymakers, with the
overarching purpose of paving the way for new scientific
breakthroughs that address these pressing issues.
In conjunction with the Summit, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is
issuing an international open call for research projects, with the
goal of catalysing science- and technology-based solutions to these
global challenges. The expectation is to award up to eight grants,
each with a budget of up to USD 1
million.
Professor Lene Oddershede, Senior
Vice President at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, said: "As we
celebrate our 100th anniversary, the Novo Nordisk
Foundation is more committed than ever to helping to fund the
scientific research needed to address the major globally complex
and interconnected challenges humanity faces. We hope that these
grants will achieve a lasting impact, and we encourage scientific
communities all over the world to apply."
Organisations participating in the Global Science Summit as well
as other relevant non-profit organisations will be invited to
assemble project collaborations, each consisting of 2-3 partners,
with the aim to explore a novel, focused and interdisciplinary idea
that relates to the themes of the Summit. Each proposal should
address at least two of the following thematic areas: climate
change, non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, and related
enabling technologies. Applicants don't need to have attended the
Global Science Summit to apply.
Further information is available on the Novo Nordisk
Foundation's website.
About the Novo Nordisk Foundation
Established in Denmark in 1924,
the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with
philanthropic objectives. The vision of the Foundation is to
improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the
planet. The Foundation's mission is to progress research and
innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and
infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions
to support a green transformation of society.
www.novonordiskfonden.dk/en
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