Novozymes
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Novozymes A/S was a global
to form Novonesis in January 2024.Prior to the merger, the company had operations around the world, including in China, India, Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.[2] Class B shares of its stock were listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchange.[3]
On 12 December 2023, it was announced that Nozozymes and Danish bioscience company Chr. Hansen had obtained regulatory approval for a merger,[4] and on the following day, the name of the combined company was revealed as Novonesis.[5]
History
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In 1925, the brothers Harald and Thorvald Pedersen founded Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium and Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium with the aim to produce
The current Novozymes was founded in 2000 as a spinout from pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.[6]
In the 2000s Novozymes expanded through the acquisition of several companies focusing on business outside the core enzyme business. Amongst them were the Brazilian bio agricultural company
In January 2016, the company spun out its biopharmaceutical operations into Albumedix.[11]
In June 2020, the business announced it would acquire Ireland-based PrecisionBiotics for $90 million.[12] In December of the same year Novozymes announced it would acquire Microbiome Labs in a $125 million deal.[13]
Ownership
The Novozymes
References
- ^ a b c d e f "The Novozymes Report 2022" (PDF). Novozymes. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b "The Novozymes Report 2014". Novozymes. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b NASDAQ OMX Nordic (5 April 2004). "NASDAQ OMX Nordic Novozymes Information". NASDAQ OMX Nordic. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Commission clears Novozymes and Chr. Hansen merger, subject to conditions". 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Novozymes and Chr. Hansen announce name of future combined company; Novonesis". 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b Novozymes Novozymes' history Archived 2015-03-31 at the Wayback Machine Page accessed August 31, 2014
- ^ Parameswaran, B et al (2013) http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/17451/1/JSIR%2072(5)%20271-286.pdf Industrial Enzymes - Present Status & Future Perspectives for India Journal of scientific and industrial research 72:271-286.
- ^ Susan Watts for the New Scientist, Issue 1671. 01 July 1989. Engineered enzyme washes whiter than white
- ^ Gelu Sulugiuc for Bloomberg News. 20 Dex, 2010 Novozymes Buys Merck Crop Business for $275 Million
- ^ Frank Vinluan for Xconomy 6 August 2014 Novozymes’ BioAg R&D Turns to Microbials to Boost Crop Yields
- ^ "Novozymes Spins Out Albumedix - GEN". GEN. 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Novozymes buys Irish probiotic maker PrecisionBiotics". Reuters. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Novozymes to buy U.S. Probiotics maker Microbiome Labs". Reuters. 18 December 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Fahey, Jonathan (April 22, 2010). "Are We Getting Closer to 'Clean' Ethanol?". Forbes.
- Forbes Magazine: "100 Corporations That Will Survive 100 Years" (January 28, 2009)