Symposia

The Benzon Symposia are international conferences on front line research in medical, pharmaceutical, and related sciences funded by the Alfred Benzon Foundation. The purpose of the symposia is to bring together leading experts within a given field to present and discuss their research and to facilitate interaction between top international scientists and  younger scientists.

Benzon Symposium features 20-25 state of the art presentations by invited scientists, shorter oral presentations and poster presentations selected by the organizing committee from abstracts submitted by potential participants, preferentially younger scientists.

Benzon Symposia are awarded by the board of trustees to Danish scientists after application. The symposia are planned and organized by one or more members of the board of trustees of the Foundation in collaboration with the applicants. The symposia are held in Copenhagen. The maximum number of participants is 125 including invited speakers.

BENZON Symposia

Radisson Collection Hotel, Copenhagen, September 2-5, 2024

68th
Integration of Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics and AI to Revolutionize Personalized Medicine

Organizers: Matthias Mann, Lars Fugger and, and Finn Cilius Nielsen

BENZON Symposia

Copenhagen, September 4-7, 2023

67th
Bringing Circuit for Movement Together 

Organizers: Ole Kiehn, Claire Wyart, Auke Ijspeert, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, and Finn Cilius Nielsen

BENZON Symposia

Copenhagen, September 4-7, 2023

66th
Aquaporin 2022: Aquaporins in health and disease

Organizers: Lene Nejsum, Peter Agre, Jørgen Frøkiær, Robert Fenton, Rikke Nørregaard, Jeppe Prætorius, Birgitte Christensen, Finn Cilius Nielsen and Lars Fugger

Future symposia

Applications from research groups to host the Benzon Symposium No. 70 will be considered from: April 1st 2024 and can be sent directly to the foundation by e-mail.

Deadline for applications: May 1st 2024

Previous symposia:

No. 67 (2023)

Bringing Circuit for movement together


No. 66 (2022)

AQUAPORIN 2022: AQUAPORINS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE


No. 65 (2019)
TARGETING BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS: FROM BASIC RESEARCH TO NOVEL TREATMENT STRATEGIES

Organizers: Claus Storgaard Sørensen, Jos Jonkers, Andrew Tutt, Peter Bouwman, Finn Cilius Nielsen and Lars Fugger 


No. 64 (2018)

GLYCOTHERAPEUTICS – EMERGING ROLES OF GLYCANS IN MEDICINE

Organizers:Henrik Clausen, Hans H. Wandall, Steffen Thiel, James Paulson, Nico Callewaert, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Hans Bräuner-Osborne


No. 63 (2017)
NEW PARADIGMS OF PROTEIN ENGINEERING – APPLICATIONS IN MODERN MEDICINE

Organizers: Kristian Strømgaard, Morten P. Meldal, Christian A. Olsen, Stephan A. Pless, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Sven Frøkjær


No. 62 (2016)

BENZON SYMPOSIUM – GENOME INSTABILITY AND NEURODEGENERATION

Organizers: Lene Juel Rasmussen, Ian D. Hickson, Niels Borregaard and Finn Cilius Nielsen


No. 61 (2015)

BENZON SYMPOSIUM – STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY ON THE MOVE

Organizers: Bente Vestergaard, Lise Arleth, Joe Zaccai, Dmitri I. Svergun, Andreas Kjær, Egon Bech Hansen, Niels Borregaard and Sven Frøkjær


No. 60 (2014)
BENZON SYMPOSIUM  – NUCLEAR REGULATION BY UBIQUITIN
Organizers: Jiri Lukas, Jesper Svejstrup, Niels Borregaard and Finn Cilius Nielsen


No. 59 (2013)

BENZON SYMPOISUM – MEMBRANE PROTEINS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND DYNAMICS

Organizers: Claus J. Loland, Poul Nissen, Ulrik Gether, Finn Cilius Nielsen and Sven Frøkjær


No. 58 (2012)

BENZON SYMPOSIUM – ADIPOSE TISSUE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

Organizers: Susanne Mandrup, Sven Enerbäck, Ormond MacDougald and Niels Borregaard


No. 57 (2010)
ACUTE PAIN – PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHRONIFICATION
Organizers: Henrik Kehlet, Troels Staehelin Jensen, Arne Svejgaard & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 56 (2009)
FUNCTIONAL AND PATHOGENIC PROTEIN-AGGREGATION
Organizers: Daniel Otzen, Poul-Henning Jensen,
Sven Frøkjær and Niels Borregaard


No. 55 (2008)
TRANSCRIPTION, CHROMATIN AND DISEASE 
Organizers: Kristian Helin, Jesper Q. Svejstrup and
Arne Svejgaard


No. 54 (2007)
GLYCOSYLATION: OPPORTUNITIES IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Organizers: Ole Hindsgaul, Henrik Clausen, Monica M. Palcic and Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 53 (2006)
THE NEW BIOLOGY OF THE GASTRIN-CHOLECYSTOKININ FAMILY OF HORMONES
Organizers: Jens F. Rehfeld, Jens Bundgaard, Anders H. Johnsen, Rolf Håkanson and Arne Svejgaard


No. 52 (2005)
CELLULAR RESPONSES TO DNA DAMAGE
Organizers: Jiri Bartek, Jiri Lukas, Jan Hoeijmakers and Arne Svejgaard


No. 51 (2004)
NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTERS: Basal Function and Drug Targets 
Organizers: Ulrik Gether, Orla Miller Larsson, Peter Høngaard Andersen, Arne Schousboe, Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen and Sven Frøkjær


No. 50 (2003)
THE LIPOCALIN PROTEIN SUPERFAMILY
Organizers: Bo Åkerström, Darren Flower, Jean-Philippe Salier and Niels Borregaard


No. 49 (2002)
MULTIPLE SCHLEROSIS: Genetics, Pathogenesis and Therapy
Organizers: Arne Svejgaard, Alastair Compston, Rikard Holmdahl, Per Soelberg Sørensen and Lars Fugger


No. 48 (2001)
DRUG METABOLISM: REGULATION AND IMPORTANCE
Organizers: Henrik Enghusen Poulsen, Kim Brøsen, Steffen Loft, Urs Meyer, F.F. Kadlubar, P.F. Guengerich, Sven Frøkjær, Arne Svejgaard


No. 47 (2000)
MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY OF ION CHANNELS
Organizers: Jan Egebjerg, Søren-P. Olesen, Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 46 (1999)
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INNATE IMMUNITY
Organizers: Niels Borregaard, Peter Elsbach, Tomas Ganz, Peter Garred & Arne Svejgaard


No. 45 (1998)
BRAIN BARRIER SYSTEMS
Eds.: Olaf Paulson, Gitte Moos Knudsen & Torben Moos


No. 44 (1998)
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF AGEING
Eds.: Vilhelm Bohr, Brian Clark & Tinna Stevnsner


No. 43 (1997)
PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN DRUG DELIVERY
Eds.: Sven Frøkjær, Lona Christrup & Poul Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 42 (1997)
RATIONAL MOLECULAR DESIGN IN DRUG RESEARCH
Eds.: Tommy Liljefors, Flemming Steen Jørgensen & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 41 (1996)
CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION DURING ISCHAEMIA AND REPERFUSION
Eds.: Stig Haunsø, Jan Aldershvile & Jesper Hastrup Svendsen


No. 40 (1996)
HLA AND DISEASE – THE MOLECULAR BASIS
Eds.: Arne Svejgaard, Søren Buus & Lars Fugger


No. 39 (1995)
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF 7TM RECEPTORS
Eds.: Thue W. Schwartz, Siv A. Hjorth & Jette Sandholm Kastrup


No. 38 (1994)
SCHIZOPHRENIA – AN INTEGRATED VIEW
Eds.: Rasmus Fog, Jes Gerlach, Ralf Hemmingsen & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 37 (1993)
BRAIN LESIONS IN THE NEWBORN – HYPOXIC AND HAEMODYNAMIC PATHOGENESIS
Eds.: Hans C. Lou & Jørgen Falck Larsen


No. 36 (1993)
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES IN DRUG RESEARCH – STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS
Eds.: Klaus Bock, Henrik Clausen & Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen


No. 35 (1992)
DNA REPAIR MECHANISMS
Eds.: Vilhelm A. Bohr, Karsten Wassermann & Kenneth H. Kraemer


No. 34 (1992)
ISOTONIC TRANSPORT IN LEAKY EPITHELIA
Eds.: Hans H. Ussing, J. Fischbarg, 0. Sten-Knudsen, E. Hviid Larsen & Niels J. Willumsen


No. 33 (1991)
NEW LEADS AND TARGETS IN DRUG RESEARCH
Eds.: P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, S. Brøgger Christensen & H. Kofod


No. 32 (1991)
DRUG RESEARCH RELATED TO NEUROACTIVE AMINO ACIDS
Eds.: Arne Schousboe, Nils H. Diemer & Helmer Kofod


No. 31 (1990)
BRAIN WORK AND MENTAL ACTIVITY
Eds.: Niels A. Lassen, David H. Ingvar, Marcus Raichle & Lars Friberg


No. 30 (1990)
REGULATION OF HEPATIC FUNCTION
Eds.: Niels Grunnet & Bjørn Quistorff


No. 29 (1989)
NEUROPEPTIDES AND THEIR RECEPTORS
Eds.: Thue Schwartz, Linda Hilsted & Jens Rehfeld


No. 28 (1989)
FRONTIERS IN DRUG RESEARCH – CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
Eds.: B. Jensen, Flemming S. Jørgensen & H. Kofod


No. 27 (1988)
OUTFLOW OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Eds.: Fl. Gjerris, S.E. Børgesen & P. Soelberg Sørensen


No. 26 (1987)
NMR SPECTROSCOPY IN DRUG RESEARCH
Eds.: Jerzy Jaroszewski, Kjeld Schaumburg & Helmer Kofod


No. 25 (1987)

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS IN SECRETION
Eds.: Niels A. Thorn, M. Treiman & Ole H. Petersen


No. 24 (1986)

VIRAL CARCINOGENESIS
Eds.: Niels Ole Kjeldgaard & Jes Forchhammer


No. 23 (1985)
THE SYMPATHO-ADRENAL SYSTEM – PHYSIOLOCY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Eds.: Niels Juel Christensen, Ole Henriksen & Niels A. Lassen


No. 22 (1985)
DRUG RECEPTORS AND DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN CELLS
Eds.: Jens S. Schou, Arne Geisler & Svend Norn


No. 21 (1984)
CARDIOVASCULAR SHUNTS – PHYLOGENETIC, ONTOGENETIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
Eds.: Kjell Johansen & Warren Burggren


No. 20 (1983)
NATURAL PRODUCTS AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Eds.: P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, S. Brøgger Christensen & H. Kofod


No. 19 (1983)
GENE EXPRESSION – THE TRANSLATIONAL STEP AND ITS CONTROL
Eds.: Brian F. Clark & Hans U. Petersen


No. 18 (1982)
HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELLS – CHARACTERIZATION, PROLIFERATION, REGULATION
Eds.: Sv.-Aa. Killmann, E.P. Cronkite & C.N. Muller-Berat


No. 17 (1981)
OPTIMIZATION OF DRUG DELIVERY
Eds.: Hans Bundgaard, Anne Bagger Hansen & Helmer Kofod


No. 16 (1980)
MOLECULAR GENETICS IN YEAST
Eds.: D. von Wettstein, J. Friis, M. Kielland-Brandt & A. Stenderup


No. 15 (1980)
WATER TRANSPORT ACROSS EPITHELIA – BARRIERS, GRADIENTS AND MECHANISMS
Eds.: Hans H. Ussing, Niels Bindslev, Niels A. Lassen & 0. Sten-Knudsen


No. 14 (1979)
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT IN ERYTHROCYTES – RELATIONS BETWEEN FUNCTION AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Eds.: Ulrik V. Lassen, Hans H. Ussing & Jens Otto Wieth


No. 13 (1978)
SPECIFIC EUKARYOTIC GENES – STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION
Eds.: Jan Engberg, Hans Klenow & Vagn Leick


No. 12 (1978)
GABA-NEUROTRANSMITTERS – PHARMACOCHEMICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Eds.: P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, J. Scheel-Krüger & H. Kofod


No. 11 (1977)
OSMOTIC AND VOLUME REGULATION
Eds.: C. Barker Jørgensen & E. Skadhauge


No. 10 (1976)
DRUG DESIGN AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
Eds.: H. Bundgaard, P. Juul & H. Kofod


No. 9 (1975)
CONTROL OF RIBOSOME SYNTHESIS
Eds.: N.O. Kjeldgaard & 0. Maaløe


No. 8 (1974)
BRAIN WORK – THE COUPLING OF FUNCTION, METABOLISM AND 1974 BLOOD FLOW IN THE BRAIN
Eds.: David H. Ingvar & Niels A. Lassen


No. 7 (1974)
SECRETORY MECHANISMS OF EXOCRINE GLANDS
Eds.: Niels A. Thorn & O.H. Petersen


No. 6 (1973)
REGULATION OF HEPATIC METABOLISM
Eds.: Frank Lundquist &- Niels Tygstrup


No. 5 (1972)
TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN EPITHELIA
Eds.: H.H. Ussing & Niels A. Thorn


No. 4 (1971)
OXYGEN AFFINITY OF HEMOGLOBIN AND RED CELL ACID BASE 1971 STATUS
Eds.: M. Rørth & P. Astrup


No. 3 (1970)
ION HOMEOSTASIS OF THE BRAIN – THE REGULATION OF HYDROGEN AND POTASSIUM ION CONCENTRATIONS IN CEREBRAL INTRA- AND EXTRACELLULAR FLUIDS
Eds.: B.K. Siesjö & S.C. Sørensen


No. 2 (1969)
CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY – THE TRANSFER OF MOLECULES AND IONS BETWEEN CAPILLARY BLOOD AND TISSUE
Eds.: Christian Crone & Niels A. Lassen


No. 1 (1968)
THE ROLE OF NUCLEOTIDES FOR THE STRUCTURE AND CONFORMATION OF ENZYMES
Eds.: H.M. Kalckar, H. Klenow, M. Ottesen & Agnete Munch-Petersen