Novo Nordisk Foundation

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Novo Nordisk Foundation

Summary

Novo Nordisk Foundation is a foundation[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Novo Nordisk Foundation is located in Gentofte Municipality[3].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation is in the country of Denmark[4].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's image is recorded as 20171005 Novo Nordisk Fonden kontor Hellerup 0035 (37067541564).jpg[5].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's instance of is recorded as foundation[6].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's logo image is recorded as Novo Nordisk Foundation logo.svg[8].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Hellerup[9].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000099227627[10].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 293189586[11].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88211449[12].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's postal code is recorded as 2900[13].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Holdings[14].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's industry is recorded as foundation[15].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Lars Rebien Sørensen[16].
  • +1989-01-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Novo Nordisk Foundation[17].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's official website is recorded as https://www.novonordiskfonden.dk[18].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's topic's main category is recorded as Q138501424[19].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's director / manager is recorded as Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen[20].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's CVR number is recorded as 10582989[21].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+295'}[22].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's Legal Entity Identifier is recorded as 529900UTAHSVRYZL0380[23].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's OpenCorporates ID is recorded as dk/10582989[24].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Novo Nordisk Fonden'}[25].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's legal form is recorded as erhvervsdrivende fond[26].
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation's owner of is recorded as Novo Holdings[27].

Body

Founding

+1989-01-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Novo Nordisk Foundation[17].

Identity

Novo Nordisk Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Novo Nordisk Fonden'}[25].

Leadership

Novo Nordisk Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Lars Rebien Sørensen[16]. Board members include Steen Riisgaard[28], a chief executive officer[29], b. 1951[30], of Kingdom of Denmark[31]; Liselotte Højgaard[32], a physician[33], b. 1957[34], of Kingdom of Denmark[35], awarded the Niels A. Lassen Prize[36]; Lars Rebien Sørensen[37], a manager[38], b. 1954[39], of Kingdom of Denmark[40]; and Lars Munch[41], a businessperson[42], b. 1959[43], of Kingdom of Denmark[44]. Its director / manager is recorded as Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen[20].

Operations

Novo Nordisk Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Hellerup[9]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Holdings[14].

Industry

Novo Nordisk Foundation's industry is recorded as foundation[15].

Why It Matters

Novo Nordisk Foundation ranks in the top 2% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

References

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  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Danish Central Business Register. datacvr.virk.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . novonordiskfonden.dk. novonordiskfonden.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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