The first stage of Novozymes Innovation Campus in Lyngby north of Copenhagen was initiated in bright sunlight yesterday.

The CEO of Novozymes, Peter Holk Nielsen, and Mayor of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Sofia Osmani, broke ground for the building. The building will measure 30,000m2 and initially employ 800 scientists and business developers. It is expected to open in 2019. In addition, enzymes were placed in the earth for future use.

‘The construction teams are now moving in, but this is about much more than bricks and steel. This is a long-term investment in our future. Here, researchers will find biological answers to the challenges of a growing and warming world by exploring new frontiers in nature’, says Peder Holk Nielsen.

The construction is expected to last until late 2018 with the opening to take place early 2019. The low rise buildings will be designed to house open, modern workspaces, and will be surrounded by a park, which will be open to the public.

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