Lars Bo Køppler

Novozymes A/S engages in the research and development of biotechnology solutions, which produces industrial enzymes and microorganisms. Its business areas include agriculture, bioenergy, biopharma, food and beverage, household care, leather, pulp and paper, textile and wastewater solutions. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Novo Nordisk Fonden provides basis for the commercial and research activities conducted by the companies. It also supports scientific and humanitarian purposes activities. It awards grants for research within biomedicine, biotechnology, general practice and family medicine, nursing, and art history at public research institutions. It bridges gap between the discoveries made by researchers in biomedicine and biotechnology and their commercial application. The company was founded by August Krogh, Marie Krogh, Harald Pedersen, Hans Christian Hagedorn, August Kongsted and Thorvald Pedersen in 1922 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.