About The Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science (Selskabet for Naturlærens Udbredelse, abbr. SNU)
After his discovery of electromagnetism, Hans Christian Ørsted embarked on a longer lecture tour, during which he learned that in both England and France, there existed societies where anybody could attend lectures on the newest discoveries in physics and chemistry and their potential industrial applications. He therefore founded The Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science in 1824 and began giving open lectures in Copenhagen. The society has had many prominent members, including the brewer family Jacobsen (J. C. Jacobsen founded Carlsberg) and Niels Bohr, who was President of the Society for many years. The Society continues to focus on disseminating new and ground-breaking science and rewards both outstanding research and excellent dissemination with H.C. Ørsted medals.

About Ørsted 
The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted is inspired by Hans Christian Ørsted's curiosity for understanding nature, and H.C. Ørsted's discovery of electromagnetism is the foundation for the modern generation of electricity, which is at the core of the green energy company Ørsted. Ørsted develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Ørsted ranks #1 in Corporate Knights' 2020 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,000 people.

About the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters - and Hans Christian Ørsted
Through its more than 275-year history, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters has played a key role in Danish research and has both today and over time had significant researchers, such as Niels Bohr, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin as members. Hans Christian Ørsted was not only a member of the Academy, but also played a key role in the scientific world of the time, e.g. as a secretary to the Academy for more than 35 years (1815-1851).

About the Carlsberg Bequest in honour of brewer J. C. Jacobsen
The Carlsberg Foundation established 1 October 1938 the Carlsberg Bequest in honour of brewer J. C. Jacobsen. Based on the charter the Carlsberg Bequest supports talent development of younger people as well as small and larger projects, contributing to communicating and promoting the understanding of science and its impact in society, especially focusing on the youth. J.C. Jacobsen was a big admirer of H.C. Ørsted and began attending his lectures at a very young age.