Protecting biodiversity

A spoonful of soil

Rest assured that isolating microorganisms from nature has little or no impact on the environment. Just a spoonful of soil may contain millions of microorganisms. And a single microorganism provides the source to develop a potential new product.

Genencor also collaborates with internationally respected scientists to gather and preserve soil and water samples. By preserving all samples, we avoid a costly and disruptive expedition every time we need a new product candidate.