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The LEO Foundation Award 2010 – Gold Award
Grantee: Dr. Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen
Amount: DKK 1,000,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2010
Geography: Denmark
Presented to young Danish dermatology researcher and MD Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen for his important contributions to the field of skin disease and contact allergy science.
Dr. Thyssen’s research provides conclusive evidence that the Danish initiative to regulate nickel exposure, started in 1990, has succeeded in decreasing the prevalence of nickel allergy in Danish women. His findings, published in The New England Journal of Medicine last year, hold global relevance and may contribute to interventions in other nations, including the US.
The LEO Foundation elects new Board members
…medical specialist in biochemistry, internal medicine and medical endocrinology with an extensive career in medical and clinical science. Schwarz sits on various scientific boards and is an experienced reviewer for…
The LEO Foundation appoints two new members of its Board of Trustees and gets new vice chairman
…Karin Jexner Hamberg, Senior Vice President, Medical & Regulatory Science, H. Lundbeck A / S, Denmark. At the same time, existing board member Eivind Kolding has been appointed new vice…
Let’s Get Personal: Individual (Skin) Health in the World of Precision Medicine
Grantee: Ken Arnold, Medicinsk Museion
Amount: DKK 1,700,000
Grant category: Education and Awareness Grants
Year: 2026
Geography: Denmark
The university museum Medicinsk Museion will create a new major exhibition exploring precision health through science, culture, and history, including a focus on skin as a visible and personal organ and barrier. The goal is to enhance public understanding of personalized medicine and its ethical, social, and scientific perspectives. Target groups include the general public, students, and health professionals with an expected 500,000 visitors over the exhibition lifetime of ten years.
Annual Report 2020: Resilience and commitment in an extraordinary year
…overarching areas: philanthropic activities, engaged ownership and financial investments. Click to view the Annual Report 2020 Philanthropic activities – an extraordinary year for science and research In 2020, the LEO…
Olivier Bohuon steps down from the Board of Directors at LEO Pharma
…Founded in 1908 and owned by the LEO Foundation, LEO Pharma has devoted decades of research and development to advance the science of dermatology, setting new standards of care for…
The LEO Foundation appoints Peter Haahr as new CEO
…pipeline, a wide range of therapies and a pioneering spirit. Founded in 1908, LEO Pharma has devoted decades of research and development to advance the science of dermatology, setting new…
Jesper Brandgaard new Chairman of the Board of Directors of LEO Pharma
…therapies and a pioneering spirit. Founded in 1908, LEO Pharma has devoted decades of research and development to advance the science of dermatology, setting new standards of care for people…
The LEO Foundation announces closing of Nordic Capital’s investment in LEO Pharma
…robust R&D pipeline, a wide range of therapies and a pioneering spirit. Founded in 1908, LEO Pharma has devoted decades of research and development to advance the science of dermatology,…
Award winner with a curious mind combines sophisticated technology with excellent skin research
…e.g., JID, FASEB J, Nature, Cell and Science Translational Medicine. Beate Lichtenberger Principal Investigator, the Medical University of Vienna, Austria 2016 – present Principal Investigator at the Skin & Endothelium…