Affiliates
The Science Cluster connects a wide range of institutions, researchers and infrastructures supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Initiatives
Affilliated Partners
Since 2007, the Novo Nordisk Foundation has established research centres and infrastructures through major strategic grants. .
These are independent entities where world-class researchers work work towards shared scientific goals — in close collaboration with universities, hospitals and industry.
Together, they form the backbone of the Science Cluster ecosystem.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Centers
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Centres are key pillars of the Science Cluster — each advancing its field, and together driving scientific progress across disciplines.
The Center explores the molecular mechanisms and gene-environment interactions that underlie causes of diabetes and obesity with the ultimate aim of contributing to the development of new ways of treating and preventing diabetes and obesity.
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The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, ReNEW, works to gain a deep understanding of stem cell biology in organ development, tissue repair and disease mechanisms, which is essential to harness the therapeutic potential in stem cell medicine.
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The Center develops novel and innovative technologies for cell-based production of a broad range of chemicals and pharmaceuticals as a contribution to promoting the transformation from an oil-based chemical industry to a more sustainable bio-based industry.
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Proteins are deeply involved in diseases processes. Understanding disease at a protein level is therefore imperative in order to develop future generations of diagnostics and treatment.
The Center develops knowledge and technology that can be used to capture and recycle carbon dioxide (CO2).
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The Center facilitates close collaborations between the Broad Institute and Danish researchers investigating the genetics and gene regulation of common complex disease, including type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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The aim of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI) is to revolutionize and accelerate vaccine development in Denmark by bridging the gap between academic research and industry innovation.
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NQCP is a 12-Year Quantum Computing Programme to Transform Life Sciences Through Global Research and Collaboration. The objective is to establish a world-leading quantum ecosystem that will enable the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing technology to solve important challenges in the life sciences.
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Centre for Childhood Health works to ensure that all children in Denmark grow up in good health and well-being while developing and maintaining a healthy weight.
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Infrastructures
State-of-the-art infrastructures provide access to specialised equipment, methods and expertise — enabling researchers to focus on discovery rather than rebuilding capabilities.
Challenging scientific questions in structural biology using crystallography.
The Danish National Biobank at Statens Serum Institut gives scientists a comprehensive overview of and access to millions of biological samples in Denmark’s health care system for the first time.
State-of-the-art technology giving researchers new opportunities to study the structure of proteins in detail.
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State-of-the-art biological mass spectrometry-based proteomics facility in Copenhagen.
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Develops and operates a national infrastructure for personalised medicine, including infrastructure for whole genome sequencing and a supercomputer system for data analysis and storing the information in a national genome database.
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