Biodiversity

Answers in the extreme

Genencor researchers collaborate with internationally respected scientists to explore the world’s most extreme environments - from frigid Antarctica to arid deserts to underwater volcanoes.

Genencor seeks microbes that flourish in extreme environments, because their enzymes are well-suited to perform under the extremes of pressure, temperature, acidity, or alkalinity required by many industrial processes.

Genes for jeans

For instance, from an 'extremophile' discovered in one of our expeditions, our scientists developed an innovative, easy-to-use enzyme product that treats denim to produce the popular stonewashed look.