Genencor is one of the world’s most established biotech companies and a leading producer of industrial enzymes used to make products and manufacturing processes more sustainable.
We create enzymes and other biobased inventions used by manufacturers to increase the productivity and environmental benefits of nearly 400 consumer and commercial products, such as foods, beverages, animal nutrition, fabrics, household cleaning and fuel for vehicles.
With our biobased innovations, we and our partners have pioneered eco-friendly products and manufacturing processes needed to meet the demands of a rapidly expanding world population. Our mission is to have a significant impact on the sustainability of every household globally.
Our Technologies
Our technologies and innovations cover every aspect of the process, from development to fermentation to large-scale production to worldwide distribution.
- Designing and operating cell factories—14 production sites in the United States, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa to ensure worldwide manufacturing capabilities for large-scale production and delivery of high value enzyme products for global applications.
- Large scale enzyme manufacturing—one-step scale-up from lab scale (14 liters) to industrial scale (350,000 liters).
- Enzyme innovation: discovery, development and application—3,600 approved or pending patents; over 100 new patents filed each year.
- Protein and peptide expression—systems for making virtually any protein or peptide at industrial scale through cost-efficient fermentation and state-of-the-art molecular tools.
- Protein engineering—enzyme performance optimized to customer applications.
- Metabolic pathway engineering—redesigning microorganisms’ pathways to optimize production of proteins and biochemicals.
- Fermentation, recovery, and formulation—full capability to develop an efficient process, from fermentor to product, for virtually any application.
- Supply-chain excellence—global manufacturing and distribution infrastructure to ensure product quality and on-time delivery worldwide.
Our Awards
Genencor has consistently been honored with awards for its technological excellence, business performance and culture.
- Sustainable Biofuels Technology Award at the World Biofuels Conference (2011)
- Frost & Sullivan’s “New Product Innovation Award for Enzymes for Biofuel Production” (2009)
- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ “Sustainable Energy Award.” (2009)
- Named No. 1 Best Medium-Sized Company to Work for in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. (2005)
- Named No. 1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle (2005)
- R&D 100 Technology Award for STARGEN™ (2005)
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List (2005)
- R&D 100 Technology Award with partner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (2004)
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List (2004)
Quick Facts
- A leader in industrial enzymes with 380 distinct commercial products
- 3,500+ owned and licensed patents and applications
- ~ 1,500 employees worldwide
- Partnering with 50 universities to conduct research
- 14 production sites in USA, Europe, Asia, Africa & South America
- 4 R&D centers in USA, Europe and China
