Nordisk Industrifond (Nordic Industry Fond) was founded by the Nordic Ministers of Industry on 1 July 1973. 10 million NOK was set aside to the first program period targeted projects on technological development within environment, health, transport, materials, and energy.
A trip down the memory lane
A lot has happened since 1973. For 50 years we have connected innovative minds from businesses, academics and politics with the power of Nordic collaboration. From the founding until today, the Nordic countries have had their most innovative era with several countries ranking in the absolute top of the most innovative countries in the world.
We are looking forward to celebrate this over the months to come.
Our celebration includes a special anniversary site where we take a look into the archives and show pieces of our work over the past 50 years.
Did you know that we explored the use of artificial intelligence within cancer treatment already back in 1985? You can read about this and much more in the months to come. We will also invite all our stakeholders to our main anniversary event taking place on 2 November. Save the date already now!
Nordic Next
History is an important aspect for learning, however, as an innovation organization, looking forward is the main component of our DNA. We will use our anniversary to celebrate and learn from the past while at the same time take a step into the future. We look forward to discuss future innovations with all our partners throughout the year.
