Novozymes has signed a deal with Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality to acquire a 140,000 square meter site in Lyngby. The site is located 13 kilometers north of Copenhagen, close to the highway to Elsinore and seven kilometers from its headquarters in Bagsværd.

Novozymes’ goal is to build a new campus dedicated to research and business development. - This is an investment in the future, where the new innovation campus will be a cornerstone for our global research. Novozymes is driven by innovation and this center will help strengthen our growth through developing ground-breaking biotechnology, says Per Falholt, Executive Vice President for R&D at Novozymes.


Facts:
The site is 140,000 square meters. The first building phase consists of a 30,000 square meter construction, with room for 800 employees in research and development and other business areas.

This first phase is expected to meet Novozymes' space needs until the year 2023. Later expansion is possible, to room a total of 2,000 -2,500 employees. The low rise buildings will be designed to complement the location. The project preserves local forest, and will establish a park and nature trail which, like the entire area around the new innovation campus, will be open to the public.

Novozymes will run the learning center which will be open for pupils, students and other visitors to learn about biology and nature. The center will be built in conjunction with the campus and in harmony with the surrounding nature.