One of the largest private funders globally of independent skin research. Providing philanthropic grants to support the best international research.
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15 Aug 2025
We're no longer posting updates here, but we'd love to stay in touch. Follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news, open calls, funding application deadlines, and stories from the LEO Foundation: linkedin.com/company/leo-fou…
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29 Apr 2025
🫧Have you made an unexpected discovery during your research? And are you an existing LEO Foundation grantee?
Apply for our Serendipity Grants now! Deadline for applying: 24 June 2025 (16:00 CEST)📅
🔗Read more about the program and application process on our website.
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The LEO Foundation Award recognizes promising young talents &hopefully provides a boost to their future careers.
The @LEOFondet Award EMEA region is worth USD 100,000.
Deadline: 3 April 2025
The award winner will be presented during the #ESDR2025.
leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
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14 Mar 2025
Meet one of the recipients of our Research Grants from 2024.
Prof. Kenji Kabashima from Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, received a grant of DKK 4 m.
Deadline for the next competition for research grants: 2 April👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
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3 Mar 2025
Meet one of the recipients of our Research Grants from 2024.
Assoc. Prof. Tamia Harris-Tryon from @UTSWMedCenter, received a grant of DKK 2.9 m.
Deadline for the next competition for research grants: 2 Apr👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
Let’s pave the way for curing skin diseases.
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21 Feb 2025
Meet one of the recipients of our Research Grants from 2024.
Professor @J_R_Brewer from @SyddanskUni, received a grant of DKK 4 million.
Deadline for the next competition for research grants: 2 April👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
🧪Let’s pave the way for curing skin diseases.
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12 Feb 2025
Meet one of the recipients of our Research Grants from 2024.
Professor Beth McLellan from @EinsteinMed, received a grant of DKK 4.1 million.
Deadline for the next competition for research grants: 2 April👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
🧪Let’s pave the way for curing skin diseases.
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7 Feb 2025
💡What if bacteria on your skin could be reprogrammed to improve skin health?💡
For scientist @NastassiaKn synthetic biology isn’t just about research – it’s about solving real problems at a microscopic level to improve lives. Read full interview here: tinyurl.com/3h47ryhn
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5 Feb 2025
🔔OPEN CALLS🔔
New funding opportunities are available! See all opening grants below.
Please share, if you know a researcher looking for funding! 🚀
Learn more here 👉leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
#FundingOpportunities #Grants #ResearchFunding #OpenCalls
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23 Jan 2025
Your skin’s microbiome is a hidden world of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that protect, balance, and defend. It's as unique as your fingerprint and vital for skin health. Let’s talk about skin!
#letstalkaboutskin
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21 Jan 2025
Make sure to read the application guide before applying for the LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships!📄
See and download the application guide for the Dr Abildgaard Fellowships here 👉leo-foundation.org/en/wp-con…
(Remember the deadline for Fellowships applications is 2 Apr 2025)
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16 Jan 2025
📣Are you ready to start your own research group? Apply for LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships 2025!
💰12M DKK funding over 5 years. 📆Deadline: 2 April 2025 at 16:00 CEST 👉Apply: leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
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8 Jan 2025
In this interview @Satoru_MD, who recently received the LEO Foundation Award in Region Asia-Pacific, talks about his research vision and fascination with skin:
leo-foundation.org/en/2025/0…
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2 Jan 2025
Happy New Year to everyone from all of us at the LEO Foundation!🎊🎉
📢Ready for 2025? Our open calls for grants and awards are just around the corner! Check out all openings and deadlines below and find more information on our website👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
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18 Dec 2024
Remember to apply for our Education & Awareness Grants📣
🗓️Deadline for applications: 22 January 2025.
Read more about the grant and apply here👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
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16 Dec 2024
In the third and final round of 2024, the LEO Foundation awards 15 international scientists with a research grant. The funding – totaling just over DKK 56 million (EUR 7.5 million)– supports cutting-edge research in the field of skin research🌟tinyurl.com/52jzv7ab
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10 Dec 2024
The LEO Foundation has awarded nearly 3 million DKK to three projects aimed at fostering scientific interest in children, youth, and the public.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhst5ap
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6 Dec 2024
CONGRATULATIONS to @Satoru_MD Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Dermatology at
@KyotoU_News in Japan, on winning the LEO Foundation Award 2024 in Region Asia-Pacific👏🏆💐Read more here: tinyurl.com/45zycne7
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4 Dec 2024
Meet one of the recipients of our Research Grants from 2024.
Assoc. Prof. Xiaoyang Wu from @UChicago received a grant of DKK 4 m.
Deadline for the next competition for research grants: 8 Jan: leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
🧪Let’s pave the way for curing skin diseases.
#dermtwitter
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3 Dec 2024
Coming up: Deadline for self-nominations for the LEO Foundation Award – Region Americas!
Deadline: 9 Jan 2025 👉 leo-foundation.org/en/grants…
Photos here show last year’s winner of the LEO Foundation Award – @DrShrutiNaik, Associate Professor at the @IcahnMountSinai in New York👇
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