Dana Lim
The story behind Dana Lim, and the foundation that today owns the company and supports Danish research and charity.
Kai Leopold Hansen
Founder, 1929
In the spring of 1928, Kai Leopold Hansen got the idea for a revolutionary new and strong type of glue. With the help of good friends, he established a small glue production, and already the following year, in 1929, the Dansk Limfabrik in Nørregade 56 in Køge became a reality. Kai Hansen had no doubts about the name of the invention, because everywhere there was a focus on Danish work and Danish products.
Dana Lim was born, and soon the famous yellow tube followed, which eventually became one of Denmark's best-known trademarks. Now Dana Lim is also known in the rest of Scandinavia and Europe as a leading producer of glue, jointing and putty compounds, which sets new standards for functionality, quality and user-friendliness.
When Kai Hansen died on 30 October 1952, Dansk Limfabrik was passed on to his childhood sweetheart Anne Margrethe Hincheli, who subsequently established Kai Hansen Foundation. Since then, the foundation has been the sole owner of the business, which has now changed name to Dana Lim A/S.
The Kai Hansen Foundation is behind the Dana Lim Award. The award is aimed at scientific research that promotes Danish business or society. The annual award ceremony is regarded in the research community as a coveted recognition, and since the first award in 1955, the prize has been awarded to a large number of different research projects. In addition to the Dana Lim Prize, the Kai Hansen Foundation awards an amount to charity each year.
Anne Margrethe Hincheli
Founder of Kai Hansen Foundation
A selection of recipients of the Dana Lim Award over the years.
200,000 DKK (≈ 53,700 EUR)
Morgan Thomsen, PhD in Neuroscience, Psychiatry of the Capital Region of Denmark, in support of a project on the treatment of alcohol dependence.
200,000 DKK (≈ 26,800 EUR)
Physician Niels Gadsbøll, Holbæk Hospital, in support of “Medical research in home-based monitoring and treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation.”
500,000 DKK (≈ 67,100 EUR)
Physician William Herrik Nielsen, Rigshospitalet, for research into new strategies to improve quality of life and physical capacity in patients with a mechanical heart.
In addition to the Dana Lim Prize, the Kai Hansen Foundation annually awards an amount to charity.
Chairman of the Board
Board member
