HM The King of Denmark becomes patron of The Brain Prize
The Lundbeck Foundation, which is behind the world's largest prize in neuroscience, The Brain Prize, is pleased to have received today the information that His Majesty The King of Denmark will become patron of the prize.
HM The King of Denmark will become patron of The Brain Prize, which is the world's largest prize in neuroscience. The prize is awarded annually by the Lundbeck Foundation to some of the world's leading researchers in neuroscience.
Lene Skole, CEO of the Lundbeck Foundation, is delighted with the news, which comes on the very day that HM The King will present the prize to this year's recipients.
"On behalf of the Lundbeck Foundation and The Brain Prize, I would like to thank HM The King for this wonderful support. We are incredibly proud and honoured that the Royal House has chosen to grant us this patronage, and we are delighted by the recognition this sends to the entire research community and especially to the field of neuroscience," says Lene Skole.
The Brain Prize is the world’s largest neuroscience research prize, and it is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation. The Brain Prize recognises highly original and influential advances in any area of brain research, from basic neuroscience to applied clinical research. Recipients of The Brain Prize may be of any nationality and work in any country in the world since it was first awarded in 2011. The Brain Prize recipients are presented with their award by HM The King of Denmark at a ceremony in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
The Lundbeck Foundation is an enterprise foundation encompassing a comprehensive range of commercial and philanthropic activities – all united by its strong purpose; Bringing Discoveries to Lives. The Foundation is the long-term and engaged owner of several international healthcare and medtech companies – Lundbeck, Falck, ALK, Ellab, Ferrosan Medical Devices and WS Audiology– and an active investor in business, science and people through its commercial investments in the financial markets; in biotech companies based on Danish research and through philanthropic grants to science talents and programmes in Danish universities. The Foundation’s philanthropic grants amount to more than DKK 500m annually primarily focusing on the brain – including the world’s largest personal prize awarded in neuroscience, The Brain Prize.
