The Novo Nordisk Foundation
The Novo Nordisk Foundation was founded in 1989 through the merging of three foundations: Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium, Nordisk Insulinfond and Novos Fond. The history of these foundations dates back to 1923 and 1926 where the first two were established and to 1951 where the last one was established. Since its establishment, the Novo Nordisk Foundation has become one of the largest Danish private contributors of funding within the health sciences, including biomedicine and the life sciences.
The Foundation has a long tradition for awarding scientific project grants in particular within physiology and endocrinology, as well as for making considerable contributions to other scientific, humanitarian and social causes. The foundation mainly supports research in Denmark and with regards to endocrinology research also in the other Nordic countries.
