A private foundation grant of DKK 885 million will enable the University of Copenhagen to set up a new research centre focusing on metabolism, obesity and related diseases:The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research.
- This type of public-private interaction can create new growth and welfare in Denmark, says Science Minister Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, and continues:
- The Centre will research into the causes of many of the lifestyle diseases that are becoming increasingly common in the western world. In this way we can be better at preventing and treating obesity, diabetes etc., and at the same time we are promoting the basis for growth and jobs in an area where Denmark has an international position of strength, says Science Minister Charlotte Sahl-Madsen.