| Country |
Company |
Summary |
| Australia |
Cerylid Biosciences |
Cerylid Biosciences Ltd (Cerylid) was an Australian biotechnology company engaged in the discovery of novel lead compounds for development as new medicines. |
| Denmark |
Genencor International B.V. |
Genencor discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers eco-friendly, efficient enzyme product solutions for the agri processing, cleaning and textiles, food and feed, consumer, and industrial markets. It also develops innovative advancements for the biofuels, biodefense, and biosafety industries. Genencor is a division of Danisco, which produces and supplies of ingredients, feed ingredients, sweeteners and sugar. Danisco's 2007 sales totalled 18,778 million kr (Danish Kroner). |
| Denmark |
Novo Nordisk A/S |
Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care, manufacturing pharmaceutical products and services. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. The biopharmaceuticals segment includes discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of products within the therapy areas haemostasis management (NovoSeven), growth hormone therapy, hormone replacement therapy and other products. In 2007, sales totalled approximately $7.7 billion USD. |
| France |
Clarins |
Clarins' principal activity is the production and distribution of high-quality cosmetic products. It incorporates plant extracts in the formulas of its skincare and body care products. 2007 sales were approx $1.4 billion USD. |
| Germany |
Bayer AG |
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. It produces health care and agricultural products, chemicals and polymers. Its 2007 sales were Û32,385 million. A substantial proportion of the Bayer Group's financial resources is invested in research and development. In addition to in-house research and development activities, especially in the health care business, various research and development collaborations and alliances are maintained with third parties involving the provision of funding and/or payments for the achievement of performance milestones. |
| Germany |
Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) |
The DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures) is the most comprehensive Biological Resource Centre in Europe. Services include the collection, maintainance, storage and worldwide shipment of microorganisms, cell lines, and plant viruses, but also their identification and characterization and the deposit of biological material for patent purposes and safe deposit. |
| Germany |
Henkel KGAA |
Henkel is organised into three globally operating business sectors: laundry and home care; cosmetics and toiletries; and adhesive technologies. Its 2007 sales amounted to approximately $18 billion USD. |
| Germany |
IWW Rheinisch-Westfalisches Institut fur Wasserforschung Gemeinnutzige |
The IWW water centre is a research and consulting centre for drinking, process, industrial and waste water, including technology, analytics, science and consulting in catchment, treatment and distribution. |
| Germany |
Symrise |
Symrise is a producer of synthetic flavours, fragrances, aroma chemicals and cosmetics. The company formed in 2003 through the merger of Haarmann & Reimer GmbH and DRAGOCO. 2007 sales totalled almost Û1275 million, and the company invests about 8% of its sales into research and development. |
| Iceland |
Lysi HF |
Lysi creates products based on marine lipids, including children's cod liver oil, oil used as feed ingredient in aquaculture and squalane, a transparent odourless oil used mainly in the cosmetics industry. |
| Japan |
Chisso KK |
Chisso is a chemical company producing fertilisers, PVC, plasticisers, polypropylene, synthetic fibres and fine chemicals. |
| Japan |
Higashimaru Shoyu Company Ltd |
Higashimaru Shoyu Company Ltd manufactures soy sauce. |
| Japan |
Lion Corporation |
Lion manufactures toothpastes, toothbrushes, soaps, cleansers, hair- and skin-care products, cooking-related products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. 2007 sales totalled ´341 billion. |
| Japan |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc produces, inter alia, petroleum-derived chemicals, fertilisers, synthetic resin, dyes, pharmaceutical products, food additives and detergents. Net sales in 2008 totalled ´519 billion. |
| Japan |
Nippon Paper Industries |
Nippon Paper Group's principal activity is to manufacture paper, pulp and paper related products. The Group is also involved in the distribution and manufacture of lumber and construction materials and other business including logistics and soft drink sales. It was formed in 1993 when Jujo Paper merged with Sanyo-Kokusaku Pulp. 2008 sales were over ´1,211 billion. |
| Japan |
Nippon Soda |
Nippon Soda manufactures basic and fine chemicals, agrochemical, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and consumer product chemicals such as caustic soda, potash and sodium cyanate, feed additives, dye stuffs, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and water treatment chemicals. Its 2008 sales totalled ´158 billion. |
| Japan |
Nippon Suisan Kaisha |
principal activities are the fishing and fishing related operations such as fish raising, and processing sea foods. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Marine Product; Food product; Distribution; Fine chemical & foods and Other. Marine product includes fishing, cultivation, purchase, processing and sale of seafood, frozen products, fat and meal. Food product includes production and sale of frozen foods, shelf-stable foods and other processed foods. Distribution includes cold-storage, freezing and transportation of cold merchandise. Fine chemical & foods includes production and sale of inspection reagents and general medicines. Other includes construction, repair, operation and engineering of ships. 2007 sales totalled ´533 billion. |
| Japan |
Tokuyama Corp. |
Tokuyama incorporates a broad array of businesses ranging from organic and inorganic chemicals to plastics, cement/building materials, electronics materials, and medical fields. Sales for 2008 totalled ´307 billion. |
| Netherlands |
DSM NV |
Koninklijke DSM NV produces biotechnological and chemical products, with pharmaceuticals recently having become its biggest end-use market. DSM also produces 12 food specialities and bakery ingredients. The Company is based in The Netherlands and operates worldwide, employing around 23,000 people. In 2007, net asles amounted to Û8757 million. It invests around 5% of its annual turnover in research and development. |
| Netherlands |
Loders-Croklaan |
Loders Croklaan is a key global producer of oils, fats and nutritional ingredients, researching, exploring and developing new applications for these ingredients for the food, feed and health industries worldwide. It is part of the IOI Group, a Malaysian company whose core business is the cultivation of oil palm and rubber. Loders Croklaan sales totalled $1,098 million in 2007. |
| New Zealand |
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research |
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research is New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation specialising in sustainable management of land resources optimising primary production, enhancing biodiversity, increasing the resource efficiency of businesses, and conserving and restoring the natural assets of our communities. Landcare Research explicitly recognises that where m_tauranga M_ori has contributed or developed as a result of collaboration with M_ori, then the IP remains in iwi, hap_ or wh_nau ownership. They maintain due regard for the Waitangi Tribunal Claim WAI 262 relating to the ownership of indigenous flora and fauna, including living and dead collections. |
| Republic of Korea |
Korea Food Research Institute |
Being the hub of Korean food science and technology, the Korean Food Research Institute (KFRI) is a government-affiliated research institute established in 1988 for the purpose of food research and development and the distribution of its achievements. |
| Republic of Korea |
Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI) |
MOERI (formerly KORDI, the Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute) has a pivotal role in contributing to the knowledge-based maritime industry and to support government research policies. |
| Spain |
Lipotec SA |
Lipotec researches, designs and produces advanced active ingredients for cosmetics, encapsulated actives and liposomal formulas. In 2007, Lipotec had $23.3 million USD in sales with 200 employees. |
| Spain |
Pharmamar |
PharmaMar is the world leader biopharmaceutical company of the Zeltia Group, committed to advancing the treatment of cancer through the discovery and development of new marine-derived medicines. Zeltia's include pesticides, vaccines, life saving drugs, paints and other decoration materials, clinical diagnostic kits etc. The Group has a research and development division that incorporates the areas of drug discovery, chemistry of natural products and synthesis and has over 580 patents in its portfolio. 2007 sales totalled Û85.5 million. |
| Sweden, UK |
AstraZeneca |
AstraZeneca is a leading pharmaceutical company developing medicines against cancer, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal problems, infections and respiratory problems. 2007 sales totalled $14 billion USD. In 2007, its product portfolio included 11 medicines with annual sales of more than $1 billion each, with investment in R&D at more than $5 billion. |
| Switzerland |
Roche |
Roche is a leading healthcare company with a broad spectrum of innovative medical solutions. For more than 100 years, Roche has been active in the discovery and development, manufacturing and marketing of novel healthcare solutions. 2007 sales totalled 47 billion CHF. |
| UK |
GlaxoSmithKline |
GSK is a research-based pharmaceutical company focusing, inter alia, on anti-infectives, drugs for the Central Nervous System, respiratory system and gastro-intestinal/metabolic system, over-the-counter medicines and oral care products. As the second largest pharmaceutical company in the world, based on net income, the company had sales of £22.7 billion and made a profit of £7.8 billion in 2007. |
| UK, Netherlands |
Unilever |
Unilever is a multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever had a worldwide revenue of £27.6 billion in 2007. |
| USA, Canada |
A/F Protein |
A/F Protein is the world's only producer of commercial quantities of Antifreeze Proteins purified from natural sources. |
| USA |
Aqua Bounty Technologies |
Aqua Bounty is a discovery-driven biotechnology company dedicated to the improvement of productivity in aquaculture. Its objective is to improving productivity in commercial aquaculture by applying revolutionary discoveries in the life-sciences to transform the economics of seafood production by radically shortening production horizons and extending yields through the use of leading edge molecular technologies. Its 2007 sales were $USD292,088. |
| USA |
DuPont |
DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. It operates in six segments: The Agriculture and Nutrition segment leverages biotechnology and food chain knowledge. The Coatings and Color Technologies segment develops and markets coating ingredients. The Electronic and Communication Technologies segment provides materials for flexible printing and color proofing system. The Performance Materials segment provides polymer materials. The Safety and Protection segment delivers solutions to protect people, property, operations and the environment. The Other segment includes nonaligned and developmental businesses, such as bio-based materials. The Group operates in 80 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Sales in 2007 totalled $29.3 billion USD. |
| USA |
Magellan BioScience |
Magellan BioScience Group, Inc. is an innovative discovery company pursuing untapped sources of chemical diversity and identifying lead candidates derived from microorganisms for the development of new chemical entities. With more than two decades of experience, Magellan has developed numerous proprietary media for the culture of marine microbes and is an $80 million company (2008). |
| USA, Spain |
Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana |
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. 2007 sales were $24 billion USD. |
| USA |
New England Biolabs |
New England Biolabs is a world leader in the production and supply of reagents for the life science industry. NEB now offers the largest selection of recombinant and native enzymes for genomic research and continues to expand its product offerings into areas related to proteomics and drug discovery. Annual revenue is between $25 to $50 million USD in sales. |
| USA |
Rigel |
Rigel discovers and develops novel, small molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory/autoimmune diseases and cancer, as well as viral and metabolic diseases. 2007 sales totalled $12 million USD. |
| USA |
Verenium (formerly Diversa) |
Verenium Corporation (formerly known as Diversa Corporation) is a leader in the development and the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol, an environmentally-friendly and renewable transportation fuel, as well as higher performance specialty enzymes for applications within the biofuels, industrial, and animal nutrition and health markets. Verenium intends to develop integrated solutions for the emerging cellulosic ethanol industry. 2007 sales totalled over $46 million USD. |
| USA |
ZyGEM |
ZyGEM(tm) Corporation Limited is a rapidly growing biotechnology company with innovative enzyme-based products and technologies developed from our exclusive collection of microorganisms from extreme environments. |
