With Denmark as its centre of gravity, the Foundation’s focus is to improve the lives of people through better health, education and the development of a knowledge-based sustainable society.
Through its grant-awarding and commercial activities, the Foundation contributes to society by:
- Promoting excellent research and innovation
- Fostering the development of talent across different life stages and scientific fields
- Developing new medicines and other clinical aids and interventions
- Developing patient-centred and research-based care and disease prevention
- Developing innovative products and solutions supporting sustainable development
- Helping to develop world-class education
- Creating jobs and growth
- Supporting organizations, systems and infrastructure to catalyse knowledge-based societal development
- Helping people in vulnerable groups