Novo Nordisk Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Pioneer Innovator Grant for Research Commercialisation 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Pioneer Innovator Grant for Research Commercialisation
The Pioneer Innovator Grant is designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of novel academic and science-based ideas emerging from research institutions in Nordic countries.
Benefits of Pioneer Innovator Grant for Research Commercialisation
- The total granting budget for the Pioneer and Distinguished Innovator Grants is DKK 190 million per year, to cover both the Health and the Sustainability areas.
- Each Pioneer Innovator Grant can be of maximum DKK 1.2 million for a period of 1 year.
Pioneer Innovator Grant for Research Commercialisation Requirements
The research project must comprise a main applicant and has the option of including co-applicants when deemed relevant. Please refer to the Application Guidelines for the full set of criteria.
The Main Applicant:
- The main applicant must be a faculty member, a researcher or a student employed at a university, hospital, or other research institution in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden).
Co-applicant(s):
- Co-applicants can be included in the project, but not required.
- Co-applicants may come from the same hosting institution as the main applicant or from different university, hospitals, or research institutions locally and abroad.
Hosting Institution:
- A Pioneer Innovator Grant must be administered by a non-profit organisation.
- A Pioneer Innovator Grant cannot be given to a company.
- Projects from incubator development programs and projects where IPR is owned by a university’s holding institution, are eligible to apply if:
- The administrating institution is the university
- The project and its findings are anchored in academia
- The project has not resulted in the establishment of a company (given company has not established a CVR/company number)
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
15 September, 2026
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