Novozymes, one of the largest producer of industrial enzymes, has opened its new research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore today.
The centre will undertake protein engineering work for Novozymes’ global requirements and will act as a resource base for the company’s global discovery projects.
“Our Indian management team has found a facility that can accommodate both the needs of the Indian business in order to deliver on our growth promise and the growing demand for global shared services. We believe that this space creates a prominent landmark for Novozymes in India and is geared to accommodate the growth of Novozymes in India in coming years,” G S Krishnan, Novozymes’ Regional President - India, said.
The facility will serve as an application technology excellence centre for the company’s global juice and wine industry requirements, he added.
This R&D centre will also innovate food applications for the Indian market by undertaking research to understand local needs in India, the company release said.
“We have created a modern research center for Novozymes in India. This center will play an important role in our efforts toward discovering new applications and technologies globally and locally,” Per Falholt, executive vice-president for research & development of the company, said.
