Norway’s hunt for enzymes

We need better and more efficient products that are less wasteful and less polluting. Biotechnology gives us some interesting possibilities. The development of new enzymes – biological catalysts – will contribute to building a strong bio-economy.

In a bio-economy, biotechnology promotes the sustainable use of biological resources to make, for example, products and energy.

Via biotechnology, raw material from the sustainable harvesting of biomass is turned into new products and environment-friendly energy. Bio-products from aquaculture, forestry and other industries can be converted to food, feed, bio-fuel, bio-gas, plastics, medicines, chemicals and other valuable goods.

Research undertaken in the NorZymeD project aims to find enzymes that can be used in both the land and marine-based industry sectors. Enzymes as bio-catalysts are being increasingly used by industry, and the need for both more and better enzymes is steadily growing.

The project involves participants from Norway’s most important biotechnology and bio-based industries.

• National Science Week 2015
• National Science Week 2015 in Bergen (in Norwegian)
• NorZymeD
• Research Council of Norway: BIOTEK2021