Research funding and Novo Nordisk Foundation (Helsinki)

Time:28th of Aug, 11 AM
Location: Scandic Simonkenttä, Simonkatu 9, Helsinki

We are happy to invite you to discuss research funding in Finland and Novo Nordisk Foundation activities in supporting impactful scientific research in Nordic Countries. the Foundation awards grants for research within biomedicine, biotechnology, general practice and family medicine, nursing and art history at public research institutions.

Head of Operations Thomas Aslev Christensen, PhD, will outline the activities of Novo Nordisk Foundation in the Nordic countries and Finland. The foundation is a major research funder and supporter of impactful science. In 2017, the Foundation’s grants and payouts were the largest in its history, with DKK 5.8 billion awarded in grants and DKK 1.3 billion paid out

Registration for the event (at latest 23rd Aug)

https://www.lyyti.in/Tutkimusrahoitus_ja_Novo_Nordisk_Foundation_seminaari_288_6301

Outline of the programme

11.00 Coffee and light lunch
11.15 Opening words Jari Kuusisto, rector University of Vaasa
11.30 Thomas Aslev Christensen Head of Operations, PhD
- The purpose and strategy of the Novo Nordisk Foundation
- The role of foundations and the Novo Nordisk Foundation in Denmark and the Nordic countries
- Activities and Nordic programmes
- Applications and grants from Finland
- Research and impact assessment
12.30 Coffee break
13.00 Comments by the Finnish participants (tbc)
13.30 Discussion
14.00 Final remarks Johnny Åkerholm, Chairman of the board, University of Vaasa

Novo Nordisk Foundation in short In 2017, the Foundation’s grants and payouts were the largest in its history, with DKK 5.8 billion awarded in grants and DKK 1.3 billion paid out In 2017, almost 2,800 people were supported by Foundation grants (either fully or partly funded). More than 7,800 publications arising from research funded by the Foundation were published in 2014–2017. 80% were published in research journals International Benchmark Researchers in Denmark publish more journal articles per million population than researchers do in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway and most other European countries. Researchers in Switzerland published 5,184 publications per million population compared with 4,493 for Denmark in 2016. The recipients of Foundation grants published what is equivalent to 352 publications per million population, or almost 8% of the total publications from Denmark in 2016. Denmark produces a high number of publications per million population compared with other countries because of the high level of public research and a relatively high concentration of researchers in the population.