The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network

The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network (LFIN) is an initiative designed to strengthen Danish neuroscience by connecting people and disciplines. The network consists of approximately 40 early to mid-career scientists (from postdocs to junior faculty) working in Denmark and in any field of neuroscience (from basic to clinical). The network also includes investigators working in other disciplines who are keen to apply their expertise to a neuroscience research question. The network has two main goals: to develop new areas of multidisciplinary neuroscience research in Denmark and to help young investigators realise their scientific potential. To achieve these goals, LFIN engages in initiatives that foster the development of working relationships among network members that span scientific institutions and disciplines in Denmark. LFIN members receive several benefits including opportunities to establish collaborations and relationships enabling them to tackle new neuroscience research questions requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Members are eligible to apply for dedicated seed funding to support collaborative and interdisciplinary projects within the network. They also receive training related to their scientific career, such as workshops on grant writing, giving job talks, lab leadership and management, commercialisation of ideas, non-academic career paths, public engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Network membership lasts for four years, with 15 new members recruited every two years. LFIN members participate in two two-day meetings per year - one focusing on soft skills and career training, and the other taking the form of a scientific conference with a neuroscience focus. Members also arrange scientific outreach events throughout the year for the public.