A few weeks ago, we shared our thoughts on what Europe needs to become a leader in industrial biotech with ministers from all 27 EU countries. Yesterday, we got to bring that conversation home. Danish Minister of Business Affairs Morten Bødskov, Mayor of Gladsaxe Kommune Trine Græse, and their delegation visited our headquarters to see our labs and pilot plant in action.
They saw where ideas from around the world are turned into real products – from early R&D to full industrial scale – and how we work with customers bringing us brilliant innovations to scale up using our world-leading precision fermentation technology.
We also discussed why this matters: precision fermentation can create new jobs, strengthen supply chains and food security, and make food production more sustainable. Supply chains everywhere are under pressure – especially in agriculture – with rising demand, falling yields, and volatile prices. Innovation like this can help turn the tide.
And of course, we couldn’t let our guests leave without a taste: BLG protein drink samples made from beta-lactoglobulin through precision fermentation, with a uniquely fresh taste and smooth mouthfeel thanks to its full solubility in water.
Thank you, Minister Bødskov, for your visit and interest – and thanks to Mayor Trine Græse for her ongoing support to business development in Gladsaxe.
We hope our work can help shape a broad EU Biotech Act, so that novel proteins such as BLG can not only be produced and sold in the US. Our world-leading technology can and should contribute to creating the next generation of food production, for stronger, more resilient supply chains in Europe and beyond.
