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Bringing Discoveries to Lives

Towards 2030, we will double our regular grants for research in Denmark, build a clearer and more strategic focus on the brain, expand our portfolio of long-term ownership within the field of healthcare and take initiatives to strengthen the collaboration between research and business.

Grants

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We annually grant more than DKK 500 million to healthcare science.

Prizes

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We give prizes to researchers and companies contributing to unique brain research.

The Lundbeck Foundation

What we have funded

Get an insight into the latest research we have supported and get inspired for your application.

Latest news about The Lundbeck Foundation

The Lundbeck Foundation invests

Âé¶¹Éç BioCapital

We support the commercialization of groundbreaking science in biotechnology through investments and active collaboration, both in Denmark and internationally.

Strategic ownerships

We are a long-term owner of healthcare companies, based in Denmark, with the potential to become international leaders.

Invest

We manage the Lundbeck Foundation’s funds across various asset classes to secure stable returns and ensure financial preparedness.

Touch and pain

David Ginty and Patrik Ernfors are awarded The Brain Prize 2026 for pioneering work on the cellular architecture of somatosensation, revealing how the nervous system detects and processes stimuli such as touch and pain.

The Brain Prize 2026 - Portraits

2026

PURPOSE

We create powerful ripple effects that bring discoveries to lives through investing actively in business and science at the frontiers of their fields

Events

The Lundbeck Foundation holds ongoing events for all that have an interest in brain research.

  • LFIN 2026

    13th - 14th april 2026

    The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network (LFIN) was established in 2023 and consists of approximately 50 researchers.

Brain Awareness Week 2026