On Friday March 22nd, more than 200 business leaders, customers, partners and friends of Novozymes stopped by Novozymes to bid farewell to Steen Riisgaard and welcome Peder Holk Nielsen as Novozymes new CEO.

A typical household is packed with products made from oil. Novozymes emptied a household of all oil based products to draw attention to the fact that there is an alternative: a biobased economy based on plants and waste.

Hvorfor er det fedt at arbejde for Novozymes? Mød en række elever der giver sit bud på et svar

The chairman of the board of Novozymes explains the election process of Novozymes' new CEO and the challenges that lie ahead.

Peder Holk Nielsen, Novozymes' CEO as of April 1st, discusses what will be three priorities for Novozymes going forward.

Peder Holk Nielsen explains why Enzyme Business returned strong growth in Household Care, why Bioenergy sales were disappointing, and discusses future prospects for the business.

Thomas Nagy explains how a Novozymes-supported venture to produce and market bioethanol-based cooking fuel is already transforming the local economy.

Innovation is at the heart of Novozymes, and Per Falholt explains how a robust pipeline and a market-leading position can be maintained amid growing competition.

Thomas Videbæk speaks of positive developments in BioAg, and how BioBusiness is growing, although not always as expected.

2012 was a challenging but ultimately rewarding year for Novozymes. CEO Steen Riisgaard takes a bird’s-eye view of the developments.

Responsible management of wastewater is essential to industrial manufacturers, municipalities, and society. Novozymes leads the way in providing microbial solutions for biological wastewater treatment through world-class innovation and services.
For more information, visit www.novozymes.com/wastewater or follow the Novozymes Wastewater Team on Twitter @NZB_Wastewater.

As the world becomes more focused on sustainability, ensuring that the cleaning products we use are safe for people and the environment is becoming increasingly important. Novozymes is the leading supplier of enzymes and beneficial microorganisms that naturally improve the efficiency of cleaning solutions in an increasing number of applications. Our technologies enable cleaning of stains from carpet and hard surfaces and elimination of organics that produce bad odor.

When Jeevan Jeevanandam came to work, little did he know that his new colleagues had planned a surprise party, and he would find himself hugging the site president in India. All because he's employee number 6000.

Heron Lake BioEnergy becomes a top performing plant with the help of Novozymes Avantec®

Novozymes has four values. Here, cartoonist Thierry Capezzone transforms Unlock passion into a series of drawings.

Novozymes has four values. Here, cartoonist Thierry Capezzone transforms Connect to create into a series of drawings.

Novozymes has four values. Here, cartoonist Thierry Capezzone, transforms the value Trust and earn trust into a series of drawings.

Novozymes has four values. Here, cartoonist Thierry Capezzone is transforming one of them, Dare to lead, into a series of drawings.

It took seven hours for cartoonist Thierry Capezzone to interpret and transform Novozymes' four values into a series of drawing.

Novozymes’ bioblasting solution is the basis of the new technology that one of England’s leading retailers is touting to promote their long-lasting school cardigans.

Novozymes uses nature’s own technologies – enzymes, other proteins and microorganisms – to help meet the world’s consumption needs while saving energy and resources and lowering CO2 emissions.

CleanStar Mozambique launches the world's first sustainable cooking fuel facility.
The biofuel manufacturing plant enables innovative food and household energy venture to improve family health, increase farmer incomes and nutrition, and protect Mozambique's forests.

Danish Novozymes and Chinese Shengquan finalized an enzyme supply deal to commercialize cellulosic ethanol during the visit in Denmark of President to the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao.
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Danish Novozymes and Chinese Shengquan finalized an enzyme supply deal to commercialize cellulosic ethanol during the visit in Denmark of President to the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao.

Novozymes inaugurates a 200 million dollar enzyme plant in Blair Nebraska to meet the need for enzymes for production of conventional and advanced biofuels in the US.

Novozymes uses nature’s own technologies - enzymes, microorganisms and proteins - to help meet the world’s consumption needs without depleting our planet’s resources.

Novozymes uses nature’s own technologies - enzymes, microorganisms and proteins - to help meet the world’s consumption needs without depleting our planet’s resources.

Novozymes' animal-free hyaluronic acid can help people who suffer from osteoarthritis, a common disease that causes severe pain in the joints.

Novozymes' Executive Management reflect on the past year and what lies ahead.

Novozymes once again invited the entire value chain within household care to meet and discuss how to create a pathway for sustainability and drive consumer change: the Copenhagen Household Care Sustainability Summit 2011.

Meet the "Zymers" from Milwaukee, who became part of Novozymes in late 2010. They are slowly but surely adjusting to Novozymes’ bright green color, to European sizes being quite small, and to "Zymer" as part of Novozymes’ vocabulary.

Steen Buskov is passionate about everything he does, whether it's trying out experiments at home in his family of seven or exploring new ideas at work, where his colleagues call ham both Superman and The King.

Novozymes and CleanStar Ventures jointly establish an integrated food–energy business in Mozambique that will replace thousands of charcoal-burning cookstoves.

Novozymes’ state of the art facility in China is dedicated to produce the first fully Q7 cGMP compliant hyaluronic acid for use in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

Lars Pilebo who works as a manager in Regulatory Affairs in Bagsværd, Denmark, is full steam ahead. He grew up in Thailand, loves to travel and being active is a vital part of his life.

Luo Jieren works as a customer solutions application scientist and spends 75% of his time travelling to help Novozymes’ customers get the best results with our products.

Was the enzyme that led to Savinase found on the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard's grave? Get the answer from the very scientist who took that specific soil sample 43 years ago

Meet Sherry Olsen. Sherry is a dedicated sales representative for Novozymes BioAg. Trust is one the most important values when working closely with customers. "when it is important to the customer it is important to me" Sherry says.

Blaze Evity and Stainzyme Plus Evity premiere at the 8th World Surfacants Congress in Vienna.

CEO Steen Riisgaard announces the 2nd Copenhagen Household Care Sustainability Summit at CESIO, Vienna

Blaze Evity and Stainzyme Plus Evity premiere at the 8th World Surfactants Congress in Vienna

Brazil's economy is growing and with this comes a middle class that is likely to invest more money in convenience products such as washing machines. This creates interesting opportunities for Novozymes.

Food and beverages are two basic, all-important industries whose products reach many consumers every day.

In the first half of this century the world population will grow to around 9 billion, and the global demand for food, feed, and fiber will nearly double.

Visit a textile mill in Istanbul to see how Novozymes' technologies can benefit production and create a more sustainable production process.