Our vision is to contribute significantly to research and development that improves the lives of people and the sustainability of society.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is an independent Danish enterprise foundation. It supports philanthropic purposes using funds deriving from its ownership of and investment in companies and other financial assets. It operates independently of any other interests than those described in the Foundation’s objects.

The Foundation has two objectives:

1) to provide a stable basis for the commercial and research activities of the companies in the Novo Group (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S)

2) to support scientific, humanitarian and social causes.