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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.

Read more about our strategy for 2030
Grants

Apply for grants

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

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Prizes

Nominate your candidate

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.

Research support

Latest news about The Lundbeck Foundation

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The Brain Prize nominations 2026

1 May – 1 September 2025:
Nominate a candidate for The Brain Prize.
The prize is the world’s largest in the field of neuroscience.,
awarded by the Lundbeck Foundation.

The Lundbeck Foundation invests

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

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Strategic ownerships

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

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Invest

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

Invest

Science stories

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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.

  • Hearts and Minds Festival 2025

    Heart and Minds Festival 2025

    19-21 september

    Dokk1, Hack Kampmanns Plads 2, 8000 Aarhus C

    Hearts & Minds is a health-focused festival with interdisciplinary perspectives. The festival’s events are a mix of knowledge sharing, art, culture, and activity, taking place at Dokk1 in Aarhus. The goal is to create shared experiences through unconventional, inspiring, and engaging science communication that makes learning both fun and social.

See our events
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