Genencor International
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| Genencor International | |
| Slogan | Innovative by Nature |
|---|---|
| Type | private subsidiary |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Key people | Robert Mayer, Chairman & CEO Michael Arbige, Vice President, Technology |
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Products | Purafect, Properase, Spezyme |
| Revenue |  $380 Million USD (2005) |
| Employees | 1,500 (2005) |
| Website | http://www.genencor.com/ |
Genencor International, a division of the Danish food ingredient company Danisco is a leading biotechnology corporation, which was founded in 1990 as a joint venture between Cultor, Inc. and Eastman Kodak, Inc. The name Genencor originates with Genencor, Inc., the original joint venture between Genentech and Corning Incorporated, which was founded in 1982. It is considered to have pioneered the field of industrial biotechnology, as distinct from traditional applications of biotechnology to health care and agriculture.
Genencor ranks number 12 in revenues in the List of biotechnology companies.
