as nasdaq copenhagen nzym b industry biotechnology founded 2000 headquarters bagsv rd denmark key people henrik g rtler chairman peder holk nielsen president and ceo products enzymes microorganisms biopharmaceutical ingredients revenue dkk 12 459 million 2014 1 operating income dkk 3 384 million 2014 1 profit dkk 2 525 million 2014 1 number of employees 6 454 2014 1 parent novo a s slogan rethink tomorrow website www.novozymes.com novozymes is a global biotechnology company headquartered in bagsv rd outside of copenhagen denmark employing approximately 6 500 people by the end of 2014 . the company has operations in a number of countries around the world including china india brazil argentina united kingdom the united states and canada . 1 class b shares of its stock are listed on the nasdaq omx nordic exchange . 2 the company s focus is the research development and production of industrial enzymes microorganisms and biopharmaceutical ingredients . as of 2013 the company holds an estimated 48 % of the global enzyme market making it the world s largest producer of industrial enzymes . 3 contents 1 history 2 activities 3 ownership 4 references and footnotes 5 external links history edit in 1925 the brothers harald and thorvald pedersen founded novo terapeutisk laboratorium and nordisk insulinlaboratorium with the aim to produce insulin . in 1941 the company s predecessor launched its first enzyme trypsin extracted from the pancreas of animals and used to soften leather and was the first to produce enzymes by fermentation using bacteria in 1950s . 4 5 in the late 1980s novozymes presented the world s first fat splitting enzyme for detergents manufactured with genetically engineered microorganisms called lipolase . 6 the current novozymes was founded in 2000 in a demerger from pharmaceutical company novo nordisk . 4 in the 2000s novozymes expanded through acquisition of several companies focusing on business outside the core enzyme business . amongst them were the brazilian bioagricultural company turfal and german pharmaceutical chemical and life science company emd merck crop bioscience inc. 7 these acquisitions made novozymes a leader in sustainable solutions for the agricultural biological industry . 8 in january 2016 the company spun out its biopharmaceutical operations into albumedix . 9 activities edit the headquarters located in bagsvaerd denmark the company labels its core work as bioinnovation with the intention to use biotechnology to develop more sustainable solutions towards industries such as agriculture bioenergy household care textiles and the pharmaceutical industry . 1 in january 2014 novozymes was ranked the most sustainable company in the biotechnology sector in the sustainability yearbook 2014 for the fifth year in a row . 10 in 2009 forbes included novozymes as one of 100 corporations that will survive 100 years . 11 in 2012 novozymes was placed fourth in corporate knights global 100 ranking of the world s most sustainable corporations . 12 novozymes is a partner of and a supplier to companies such as procter & gamble and henkel . 13 14 other partners and customers include unilever cargill beta renewables and archer daniels midland . 1 ownership edit the novozymes a share capital is held by novo a s a wholly owned subsidiary of the novo nordisk foundation . in addition novo a s holds 5 826 280 b shares which overall gives novo a s 25.5 % of the total share capital and 70.1 % of the votes . 2 1 references and footnotes edit a b c d e f g h the novozymes report 2014 . novozymes . novozymes . 20 january 2015 . retrieved 11 april 2015 . a b nasdaq omx nordic 5 april 2004 . nasdaq omx nordic novozymes information . nasdaq omx nordic . retrieved 5 april 2014 . jonathan fahey 22 april 2010 . are we getting closer to clean ethanol . forbes . retrieved 12 february 2014 . a b novozymes novozymes history 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 http www.genengnews.com gen news highlights novozymes spins out albumedix 81252254 robecosam 22 january 2014 . industry leaders 2014 . robecosam . retrieved 5 april 2014 . klaus kneale 28 january 2009 . 100 corporations that will survive 100 years . forbes . retrieved 5 april 2014 . corporate knights 25 january 2012 . the gobal 100 world leaders in clean capitalism pdf . corpoate knights . retrieved 5 april 2014 . the procter & gamble company 28 october 2013 . p & g recognizes top performing global partners . retrieved 5 april 2014 . henkel 31 january 2013 . henkel presents awards to outstanding suppliers . retrieved 5 april 2014 . external links edit 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 v t e omx copenhagen 20 companies of denmark march 2016 a.p. m ller m rsk carlsberg chr . hansen coloplast danske bank dsv flsmidth & co. genmab gn store nord iss jyske bank nordea novo nordisk novozymes pandora tdc tryg vestas wind systems william demant retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title novozymes & oldid 743452641 categories biotechnology companies of denmarklife science companies based in copenhagencompanies based in gladsaxe municipalitycompanies established in 19251925 establishments in denmarkdanish brandshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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