INVITATION TO INFORMATION MEETING | 2 MAY 2017

The Novo Nordisk Foundation awards grants for research within biomedicine, general practice and family medicine, nursing and art history, biotechnology and early stage innovation. The Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded DKK 4.2 billion in grants in 2016, and the foundation plans to increase grants funding in 2017.

At the information meeting representatives from the foundation will present its funding programmes and answer questions from future applicants.

10.00 – 10.05 Welcome: Ole Steen Nielsen, Vice-dean, Health, AU 

10.05 – 10.20 Introduction to the Novo Nordisk Foundation: Niels-Henrik von Holstein-Rathlou, CSO, Novo Nordisk Foundation   

10.20 – 10.50 Pre-graduate scholarships and postdoctoral grants Tina Thorslund, Scientific Officer, Novo Nordisk Foundation 

10.50 – 11.20 Investigator grants and fellowships, project grants and programmes: Niels-Henrik von Holstein-Rathlou and Tina Thorslund, Novo Nordisk Foundation 

11.20 – 11.50 Innovation and commercialization of research Christina Trojel-Hansen, Associate, Novo Seeds 

11.50 – 12.00 Closing comments 

Where: AIAS auditorium, building 1632, room 201, Høegh-Guldbergs gade 6B, 8000 Aarhus C

When: 2 May 2017, 10.00 – 12.00.

Registration is not necessary