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Research funder · Denmark

Novo Nordisk Fonden

novonordiskfonden.dk/en

Grants since 2016
5 720
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
DKK 26.4B
Funded works, last 5 years
20.3k
Funded works, all time
44.3k

Grants

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

Engineered 2D Materials for Quantum Nanophotonics

Kurt Engelbrecht · Danish Technological Institute

DKK 229.2k

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Plant Science

BOvine Stem cell Suspension Growth (BOSSGrow)

Stig Skrivergaard · Aarhus University

DKK 2.1M

2026 · research · Enkeltsatsninger

The New Danish Museum of Science and Technology at Svanemølleværket

Bygnings- Og Udviklingsfonden Dtm 4.0

DKK 100M

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

Workshop to Establish European Women’s Cardiovascular Health Consortium

Manisha Nair · University of Copenhagen

DKK 183.7k

2026 · research · Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

Dysregulated O-Glycosylation Sets the Prediabetic Proinflammatory Stage

Thomas Daugbjerg Madsen · University of Copenhagen

DKK 11.9M

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Project grants for Plant Science

Adaptive laboratory evolution of kefir cultures for fast-track domestication to ferment plant milk (planfir)

Clarissa Schwab · Aarhus University

DKK 4.3M

2026 · prize · Novo Nordisk Fondens pris til Naturfagsundervisere på Læreruddannelsen

Maiken Rahbek Thyssen

Maiken Rahbek Thyssen

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Plant Science

OatAXein - Oat ArabinoXylan-protEIN covalent conjugates as new Nordic plant-based emulsifiers

Felix Abik · University of Helsinki

DKK 2.5M

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

Beyond Species Counts: Rethinking Biodiversity in a Changing World

Juan Ignacio Ramirez · University of Copenhagen

DKK 499.8k

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

1st International Symposium on Lipid Transporters (ISLiT2027)

Rosa Laura Lopez Marques · University of Copenhagen

DKK 373.4k

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Plant Science

From Lab to Field: Genomics-driven optimisation of Aureobasidium pullulans for sustainable grey mould control in strawberry

Mudassir Iqbal · Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

DKK 2.8M

2026 · research · Regenerative Medicine Catalyst Grants

Ossigel: a next generation human engineered tissue-graft for skeletal regeneration

Paul Bourgine · Lund University

DKK 8.5M

2026 · research · Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator

Neuro-Engineered Vision Restoration through Integrated Cortical Prosthetics (NEW-VISION)

Changsi Cai · University of Copenhagen

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Ascending Investigator Grant within Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology

Accelerating crop resilience with AI-enabled gene function prediction and stress regulatory networks

Marek Mutwil · University of Copenhagen

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Distinguished Investigator – Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine

Deciphering the Rules of Somatic Evolution: Linking DNA Damage, Repair, and Ageing across Mammals

Mikkel Heide Schierup · Aarhus University

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Plant Science

SIGS for effective control of potato late blight: examining the long- term effects on plant, pathogen and environment

Katie Stevens · Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

DKK 3.4M

2026 · research · Regenerative Medicine Catalyst Grants

Catalysing clinical translation of a cell therapy for Lewy Body Dementia

Agnete Kirkeby · University of Copenhagen

DKK 10M

2026 · research · Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator

B-cell-intrinsic T-bet programs the cytokine environment controlling CD8 T-cell responses

Søren Degn · Aarhus University

DKK 11.7M

2026 · research · Postdoc Fellowship for Research Abroad – Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine

Non-antibiotic Stresstors Triggering Antimicrobial Resistance in the Gut (STARsGut)

Ioanna Chatzigiannidou · University of Copenhagen

DKK 4.5M

2026 · prize · Novo Nordisk Fondens Naturtematiske Pædagogpris

Thomas Lyster

Thomas Lyster

2026 · research · Emerging Investigator Grant within Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology

OxyGreen: Solving challenges in green chemistry by (re-)design of copper enzymes

Tom Emrich-Mills · Norwegian University of Life Sciences

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

Tanycytes as Endocrine Gatekeepers of Central Metabolic State

Stefanos Stagkourakis · Karolinska Institutet

DKK 12.2M

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

HAMLET26: How to Apply Machine Learning in Experimental & Theoretical Physics 2026

Daniel Murnane · University of Copenhagen

DKK 95k

2026 · research · Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator

ImmunoEndoFate: Targeting Immunomodulatory Endothelial Fate and Epigenetic Memory in Metabolic Disease

Joanna Kalucka · Aarhus University

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Ascending Investigator Grant within Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology

SEEDQUAL – Structural quality markers for predictable hydrothermal processing and eating performance of whole legumes

Mathias Porsmose Clausen · University of Southern Denmark

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Plant Science

BitterBlockers: A sensory-receptomics approach to understand and mitigate bitter taste of rapeseed proteins

Ching Yue Chow · University of Copenhagen

DKK 2.9M

2026 · research · Ascending Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

Mapping diet-induced responses into metabolic risk modules: towards biomarker-driven dietary prevention of type 2 diabetes and complications

Clemens Wittenbecher · Chalmers University of Technology

DKK 12.2M

2026 · research · Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator

Brain-body interactions conferring the aging benefits of caloric restriction

Henning Fenselau · University of Copenhagen

DKK 24.9M

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

International Symposium on Playful STEAM in Early Childhood Education and Care

Camilla Finsterbac Kaup · University College of Northern Denmark

DKK 384.8k

2026 · research · Enkeltsatsninger

ENERGI-HUB - Mini energy park for student-centered development, teaching and communication

Aalborg University

DKK 53.1M

2026 · research · Distinguished Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

Understanding islet cell dysfunction in diabetes

Patrik Rorsman · University of Gothenburg

DKK 12.5M

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Plant Science

NutriFood - Harnessing Food Microbiomes for Phytase and Postbiotic-oriented Fermentation and Nutrient-Optimized Plant-based Foods

Marcel Houngbedji · University of Copenhagen

DKK 3.3M

2026 · research · Agriculture and Food Biotechnology | Project grants for Plant Science

FIGHT: Fighting Gout Fly through Genomics, Host Resistance, and Translational Breeding

Therese Bengtsson · Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

DKK 4.2M

2026 · research · MicroMAX Collaborative Research Grants

Understanding the dynamic structural changes of storage proteins during seed germination using In Situ serial crystallography

Jens Preben Morth · Technical University of Denmark

DKK 5M

2026 · research · Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

Nordic Health and Welfare Technology for Emerging Futures: Building Resilient Digital Welfare Systems

Signe Louise Yndigegn · IT University of Copenhagen

DKK 321.5k

2026 · research · Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

Novel growth factor signaling in the liver peroxisome heterogeneity and communication (LiverXComm)

Anna-Kaisa Ruotsalainen · University of Eastern Finland

DKK 10.5M