Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme
Supports high-risk interdisciplinary research ideas before strong early-stage data exists.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation's Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme funds early-stage, untested, high-risk/high-gain research ideas that genuinely require collaboration across disciplines and cannot be advanced within a single field. Research must align with NNF's three strategic focus areas — Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, and Natural and Technical Sciences — and carry clear potent…
Funds early-stage, untested, high-risk interdisciplinary research ideas spanning Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, and Natural and Technical Sciences with potential impact in human health or sustainability, hosted at Danish institutions.
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