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Pioneering plant microbiome research: Julia Vorholt receives 2025 Novonesis Biotechnology Prize from the Novo Nordisk Foundation

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Copenhagen, Denmark – 13 March 2025: Professor Julia Vorholt’s work has changed how we think about plant health. Her innovative research on plant microbiomes holds the potential to transform agriculture. For her achievements, the microbiologist is receiving the Novonesis Biotechnology Prize. Plants are not alone. Just as humans rely on gut bacteria for digestion and […]

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

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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 […]

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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’

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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