COPENHAGEN, Denmark,
April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Leading scientists, philanthropists, and policymakers from
around the world are coming together in Denmark at the Global Science Summit, hosted
by the Novo Nordisk Foundation as part of the organisation's
100-year anniversary. The goal is to explore the interaction
between the world's biggest health and sustainability challenges
and pave the way for new scientific breakthroughs.
Speakers include Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health
Organization; Mr. Bill Gates,
Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr. Catherine
Kyobutungi, Executive Director of the African Population and Health
Research Center; and Dr. John-Arne Røttingen, CEO of Wellcome.
The summit is taking place on 6-7 May
2024 in Helsingør and focuses on the growing global burden
of non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, and climate
change, and the interplay between them.
Through keynote speeches and panel discussions, participants
will share insights on how changes in climate are impacting food
systems and the spread of disease, how cities and communities
around the world are developing resilience and solutions, and how
technology can help translate advances in research into real-world
innovations.
"At the Novo Nordisk Foundation, we work to improve the health
of people and the planet," says Mads
Krogsgaard Thomsen, CEO of the Foundation. "These are
closely connected but, all too often, scientific research occurs in
silos and the outcomes don't meet the needs of a world facing
complex challenges.
"By bringing together around 150 leading experts from across
disciplines, sectors, and geographies, we hope to catalyse the
development of new knowledge that can lead to transformative,
accessible solutions for people facing disease, food insecurity,
and the devastation wrought by climate change."
New knowledge on global crises
The world faces many crises, from the threat of new pathogens
and the rapid growth of cardiometabolic diseases to conflicts, debt
crises, and climate change, many of which are interrelated. In
parts of the world, climate change, conflict, poverty, and
unsustainable agricultural practices are driving high levels of
acute food insecurity and undernutrition, compromising immune
levels.
There is also growing evidence that cardiometabolic diseases
(such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease
leading to heart attack and stroke) interact with infectious
diseases in complex ways that influence the risk and severity of
both types of disease. For example, having diabetes increases both
the risk of developing tuberculosis and the risk of dying from
it.
The goal of the Global Science Summit is to enable the exchange
and development of knowledge about these interactions and about the
financial or technological barriers to implementing solutions,
ultimately leading to innovations that benefit those who need them
most.
In conjunction with the summit, the Novo Nordisk Foundation will
issue an international open call for research projects related to
the theme, with the goal of catalysing science-based solutions to
global challenges. Further information will be available on the
Novo Nordisk Foundation's channels from 6 May.
About the Novo Nordisk Foundation
Established in Denmark in 1924,
the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with
philanthropic objectives. The vision of the Foundation is to
improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the
planet. The Foundation's mission is to progress research and
innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and
infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions
to support a green transformation of society.
www.novonordiskfonden.dk/en
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