Novo Nordisk and Aarhus University announce scholarship programme

Novo Nordisk has announced a new partnership with Aarhus University that will see a total of nine PhD students offered three-year research scholarships.

The collaboration agreement is designed to strengthen protein technology research and development, with work to take place at the university's science and technology faculty and at Novo Nordisk's research and development department in Malov.

Dubbed the Aarhus Novo Nordisk Science and Talent Network, the programme will run for five years and will give students an opportunity to combine highly theoretical training with practical, industry-relevant problems.

The first three PhD students are expected to begin their research in 2017, with a joint steering committee consisting of members from both Aarhus University and Novo Nordisk to have overall responsibility for the programme.

Peter Kurtzhals, senior vice-president for global research at Novo Nordisk, said: "With this agreement, we are building an important relationship with some of the best research environments at Aarhus University in areas of technology that are significant to Novo Nordisk."