Olav Thon Foundation

Olav Thon Foundation (unofficial name; in Norwegian : Olav Thon Stiftelsen ) is an economic and philanthropic foundation in Oslo , Norway , and the largest in this country.

The foundation was established in Oslo on December 10, 2013, when Olav Thon transferred his shares to the Olav Thon Group . This makes the foundation a major player in the Norwegian economy and one of Norway's largest property owners.

In addition to managing the group, the purpose of the foundation is to support research in the fields of mathematics and science and medicine. In total, the foundation is to distribute fifty million Norwegian kroner annually, half of which goes to research. This takes place, among other things, with up to ten annual research prizes with prize money of 500,000 kroner each for outstanding scientific achievements by Norwegian and foreign researchers and an annual international research prize with prize money of five million kroner.

Award winners

The international research award of the Olav Thon Foundation has been awarded since 2015 .

2015: Judith Campisi of the Buck Institute in Novato , California, for her groundbreaking discoveries in understanding cellular senescence , a process by which cells lose their ability to divide when stressed .
2016: Jean-Pierre Changeux from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, for his pioneering work in molecular biology and neuroscience .
2017: Jan Hoeijmakers from Erasmus University Rotterdam , The Netherlands, for his work on DNA repair
2018: Riitta Hari from Aalto University , for her contributions to brain research
2019: Lene Vestergaard Hau from Harvard University , for her work on laser research
2020: Vilhelm Bohr from the National Institute on Aging , for his work on DNA repair

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet: Olav Thon opprettar Norges største stiftelse 10 December 2013.
↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung : Norway's richest man is giving away his fortune December 12, 2013.
↑ Olav Thon Stiftelsen's faglige priser and støtte til forskning 2017 - Universitetet i Oslo. In: uio.no. Retrieved December 21, 2017 (Norwegian).
↑ News: Olav Thon Foundation grants the 2018 international research award to Academician, Professor Emerita Riitta Hari - Aalto University. In: aalto.fi. January 17, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .
^ The Olav Thon Foundation announced this year's awards. (PDF; 202 kB) In: olavthonstiftelsen.no. Olav Thon Stiftelsen, January 10, 2019, accessed on January 19, 2019 .
↑ This year's winners of the Olav Thon Foundation 2020. In: olavthonstiftelsen.no. Olav Thon Stiftelsen, January 16, 2020, accessed on January 16, 2020 .

Web links

Olav Thon Stiftelsen (Norwegian)

[lottstift-1] Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet: Olav Thon opprettar Norges største stiftelse 10 December 2013.

[2] Neue Zürcher Zeitung : Norway's richest man is giving away his fortune December 12, 2013.

[3] Olav Thon Stiftelsen's faglige priser and støtte til forskning 2017 - Universitetet i Oslo. In: uio.no. Retrieved December 21, 2017 (Norwegian).

[4] News: Olav Thon Foundation grants the 2018 international research award to Academician, Professor Emerita Riitta Hari - Aalto University. In: aalto.fi. January 17, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .

[5] The Olav Thon Foundation announced this year's awards. (PDF; 202 kB) In: olavthonstiftelsen.no. Olav Thon Stiftelsen, January 10, 2019, accessed on January 19, 2019 .

[6] This year's winners of the Olav Thon Foundation 2020. In: olavthonstiftelsen.no. Olav Thon Stiftelsen, January 16, 2020, accessed on January 16, 2020 .