Tag Archive for: agriculture

Novo Holdings and DLG Group join forces to advance sustainable crop production

Novo Holdings and DLG Group today announced a strategic partnership to advance sustainable agriculture and food systems. The initial phase includes Novo Holdings acquiring 25% of the shares in Sejet Plant Breeding (Sejet), a leader in agricultural innovation owned by DLG Group. Since 1947, Sejet has been a leading contributor to agricultural innovation, developing and delivering […]

Climate resilient crops: Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Wellcome Trust award a grant of up to DKK 585 million to the ‘Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for Sustainability’

Harnessing environmental DNA, a new pioneering research project sets out to transform future cropping systems and to develop resilient crops in the face of climate change. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of up to DKK 585 million over seven years, co-funded with the Wellcome Trust, to the Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for […]

REDUCED secures EUR 6 million financing led by Novo Holdings to scale its natural food ingredients business

REDUCED, a Copenhagen-based company that uses fermentation technology to transform food and agriculture industry side streams into natural food ingredients, today announced it has secured EUR 6 million in new financing. The funds were raised from a range of investors, including new investment from Novo Holdings and the Nordic flavour house Einar Willumsen, as well […]