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Nature 447, 12-13 (3 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447012a; Published online 2 May 2007

Denmark launches big push for protein power

Alison Abbott

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Copenhagen centre will focus on human disease.

A major centre dedicated to protein research is to be built in Denmark thanks to the largest ever donation to Danish research. The Novo Nordisk Foundation, which owns various healthcare and biotechnology companies, this week announced that it would provide 600 million kroner (US$110 million) to fund the project at the University of Copenhagen.