The Novo Nordisk Foundation Nordic Diabetes Prize

Diabetes in focus

The Prize is awarded jointly by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Scandinavian Society for the Study of Diabetes (SSSD).

It was established in 1979 as the Jacob E. Poulsen Grant. Poulsen (1907-1988) was a senior hospital physician, a key figure in the history of the Foundation, and Chair of the Board from 1976 to 1979.

The grant was established to recognise his lifelong contribution to treatment and research related to diabetes and his inspirational example to young physicians and researchers.

In 1996, the name was changed to the Novo Nordisk Foundation Lecture. In 2025, it became the Novo Nordisk Foundation Nordic Diabetes Prize.

The Prize is accompanied by DKK 600,000, of which DKK 500,000 is a research grant and the rest a personal award.

The recipient is invited to hold a lecture to coincide with the annual SSSD conference.