Novo Holdings and DLG Group Join Forces to Advance Sustainable Crop Production
Novo Holdings and DLG Group Join Forces to Advance Sustainable Crop Production
COPEHAGEN, Denmark, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Holdings and DLG Group today announced a strategic partnership to advance sustainable agriculture and food systems. The initial phase includes Novo Holdings acquiring 25% of the shares in Sejet Plant Breeding (Sejet), a leader in agricultural innovation owned by DLG Group.
2024年6月27日，丹麦哥本哈根 / PRNewswire - Novo Holdings和DLG Group今天宣布建立战略伙伴关系，推进可持续农业和食品系统。初始阶段包括Novo Holdings收购DLG集团旗下农业创新领军企业Sejet Plant Breeding （Sejet）25%的股份。
Since 1947, Sejet has been a leading contributor to agricultural innovation, developing and delivering essential genetics of field crops such as wheat and barley that enable farmers to produce greater output with fewer resources. Sejet is one of Europe's most advanced plant breeding companies and employs some of the most talented plant breeders in the region.
自1947年以来，Sejet一直是农业创新的主要贡献者，开发和交付包括小麦和大麦在内的主要作物遗传基因，使农民能够使用更少的资源产生更大的产出。Sejet是欧洲最先进的植物育种公司之一，拥有该地区最有才华的植物育种师。
Utilising the newest breeding technologies, the mission of Sejet is to breed novel and improved crop varieties that adapts to current and future growing conditions. The goal is to create crop varieties that combine robustness with productivity, thereby reducing the CO2 footprint of the arable land. Plant breeding also plays a crucial role in enhancing disease resistance, improving nutrient and water efficiency, and increasing the quality of crops for both animal feed and human consumption.
Sejet的使命是利用最新的育种技术培育具有现有和未来生长条件适应性的新颖且改进的作物品种。目标是创造结合强健性和生产力的作物品种，从而减少耕地的碳排放。植物育种还在提高抗病性，改进营养和水分利用效率以及提高动物饲料和人类消费作物的质量等方面起着至关重要的作用。2Novo Holdings和DLG集团合作的最初目标是扩大Sejet的现有业务，并投资于可以加速作物品种发展的新技术。其次，合作旨在增加Sejet在欧洲市场的份额。
The initial aim of the partnership between Novo Holdings and DLG Group is to scale up Sejet's existing business and invest in new technologies that can accelerate crop variety development. Secondarily, the partnership aims to increase Sejet's market share in Europe.
支持绿色转型的植物育种
Plant breeding to support the green transition
On average, plant breeding enhances agricultural yields by about one percent annually*[1] and facilitates the development of future climate-resilient plants, capable of nourishing the world's expanding population. New genomic techniques, such as CRISPR, can very effectively speed up the breeding process and enable the introduction of new traits beneficial for both cultivation, quality, and climate.
平均而言，植物育种每年约可增强农业产量约1%[1]，并使未来适应气候的作物品种的开发变得更容易，从而能够满足全球不断增长的人口需求。新的基因组技术，如CRISPR，可以极大地加快育种过程，并使有益于栽培、品质和气候的新特性得以引入。
植物育种已成为政治议程和农业企业的重要议题，因为它有助于全球农业生产更可持续地发展，最终支持农业部门的绿色转型，并确保当地粮食供应。目前，新基因组技术的使用受到欧盟法规的限制，但预计在可预见的未来将被解除管制。
Plant breeding has become a significant topic on the political agenda and within the agribusiness, as it contributes to more sustainable crop production worldwide, ultimately supporting the green transition in the agricultural sector, and ensuring local food supply. The use of new genomic techniques is currently limited by EU regulations but is expected to be deregulated within the foreseeable future.
DLG Group首席运营官Jesper Pagh表示：“与世界领先的生命科学投资公司Novo Holdings合作是我们公司和农民所有者的一项重要举措，也是我们公司的一次重要合作机会。我们有一个共同的愿景，即推进可持续农业和食品系统，以满足全球人口不断增长的需求，同时也考虑到生物多样性、人们和地球。邀请Novo Holdings进入Sejet是我们所预期的第一步，这是一个包含互补技能和共同承诺的成功长期合作的标志，以创造更可持续的农业未来。”
Jesper Pagh, Group COO, DLG Group, said: "Joining forces with a world-leading life science investor such as Novo Holdings is a great opportunity and an important step for our company and farmer owners. We have a shared ambition of advancing sustainable agriculture and food systems to feed the growing population globally, while also considering biodiversity, people, and the planet. Inviting Novo Holdings into Sejet is an obvious first step in what we anticipate will become a successful and long-term partnership comprising complementary skills and a shared commitment to create a more sustainable future for agriculture."
Novo Holdings是一个控股和投资公司，负责管理Novo Nordisk Foundation的资产和财富。Novo Holdings的目标是通过利用Novo Nordisk Foundation的资产获得有吸引力的长期回报，从而提高人民的健康性以及社会和地球的可持续性。Novo Holdings完全归Novo Nordisk Foundation所有，是Novo Nordisk A / S和Novonesis A / S（Novozymes A / S）的控股股东，并管理着一个长期回报的投资组合。除了管理广泛的股票、债券、房地产、基础设施和私募股权资产组合外，Novo Holdings也是全球领先的生命科学投资者。通过其种子、风险投资、增长、亚洲、全球卫生投资和主要投资团队，Novo Holdings投资于各个发展阶段的生命科学公司。截至2023年底，Novo Holdings的总资产达到了1,490亿欧元。关于DLG Group和Sejet DLG Group是一家欧洲领先的食品、能源和住房企业，满足人民和社会的一些最基本的需求。该公司由2.5万名丹麦农民合作拥有。虽然我们的根源是丹麦，但我们具有全球视野。DLG Group过去仅在丹麦经营，但在过去20年中，DLG Group已大幅增长，在18个国家开展业务，并向全球70个国家销售。
Aleks Engel, Partner, Planetary Health Investments, Novo Holdings, said: "We are thrilled to announce our partnership with DLG Group, a company that has been at the forefront of agricultural innovation for more than a century. Sejet's proven track record of innovation and profitability, coupled with its robust customer contracts, aligns perfectly with our strategic goals. The anticipated deregulation in European plant breeding presents a unique opportunity to leverage Sejet's expertise as an innovation platform. This partnership signifies our commitment to advancing agricultural technologies to feed the world sustainably."
Aleks Engel，Novo Holdings Planetary Health Investments合伙人说：“我们很高兴宣布与DLG Group合作，该公司已经在农业创新方面处于前沿超过一个世纪。 Sejet在创新和盈利方面经过验证，再加上其强大的客户合同，完全符合我们的战略目标。预计欧洲植物育种的放松管制将提供一个独特的机会，能够利用Sejet作为创新平台的专业知识。这一合作意味着我们致力于推进农业技术，以可持续的方式满足全球人口对粮食的需求。”我们非常高兴宣布与DLG Group合作。该公司已经处于农业创新的前沿超过一个世纪。Sejet在创新和盈利方面的良好记录，加上其强大的客户合同，完全符合我们的战略目标。欧洲植物育种的预期放松管制为利用Sejet作为创新平台的专业知识提供了独特的机会。该合作意味着我们致力于推进农业技术以实现可持续发展。
About Novo Holdings A/S
关于新威集团（Novo Holdings A/S）
Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company that is responsible for managing the assets and the wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The purpose of Novo Holdings is to improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the planet by generating attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Novo Holdings is the controlling shareholder of Novo Nordisk A/S and Novonesis A/S (Novozymes A/S) and manages an investment portfolio with a long-term return perspective. In addition to managing a broad portfolio of equities, bonds, real estate, infrastructure and private equity assets, Novo Holdings is a world-leading life sciences investor. Through its Seeds, Venture, Growth, Asia, Planetary Health Investments and Principal Investments teams, Novo Holdings invests in life science companies at all stages of development. As of year-end 2023, Novo Holdings had total assets of EUR 149 billion.
Novo Holdings是管理Novo Nordisk Foundation资产和财富的持有和投资公司。 Novo Holdings的目的是通过产生Novo Nordisk Foundation资产的有吸引力的长期回报来改善人们的健康和社会以及地球的可持续性。Novo Holdings完全归Novo Nordisk Foundation所有，是Novo Nordisk A / S和Novonesis A / S（Novozymes A / S）的控股股东，并管理具有长期回报前景的投资组合。除管理广泛的股票，债券，房地产，基础设施和私募股权资产组合外，Novo Holdings是世界领先的生命科学投资者。通过其Seeds，Venture，Growth，Asia，Planetary Health Investments和Principal Investments团队，Novo Holdings投资于各个发展阶段的生命科学公司。截至2023年年底，Novo Holdings的总资产为1490亿欧元。
About the Novo Nordisk Foundation
关于 Novo Nordisk 基金会
Established in Denmark in 1924, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with philanthropic objectives. The vision of the Foundation is to improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the planet. The Foundation's mission is to progress research and innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions to support a green transformation of society.
成立于1924年的丹麦诺沃诺德基金会（Novo Nordisk Foundation）是一家企业基金会，具有慈善目标。该基金会的愿景是改善人们的健康以及社会和地球的可持续性。该基金会的使命是推进心脏代谢和传染病的预防和治疗研究和创新，以及推进知识和解决方案，支持社会的绿色转型。
About DLG Group and Sejet
DLG Group和Sejet公司简介
DLG Group is a leading European company operating within Food, Energy and Housing, fulfilling some of the most basic needs of people and society. The company is cooperatively owned by 25,000 Danish farmers. Although our roots are Danish, we have a global outlook. From previously operating exclusively in Denmark, DLG Group has grown significantly over the past 20 years, with operations in 18 countries and sales to 70 countries across the world.
DLG Group是一家领先的欧洲公司，从事食品，能源和住房业务，满足人民和社会的一些最基本需求。该公司由25000名丹麦农民合作拥有。虽然我们的根源在丹麦，但我们具有全球视野。DLG Group过去是在丹麦独家经营，但在过去的20年中，公司已经显着增长，在18个国家开展业务，并向全球70个国家销售。
Driven by our desire to enable a better future for future generations, we develop and deliver solutions and products that can help our customers and owners transition to a greener future, while transforming our own operations.
出于我们希望为未来的下一代打造更美好未来的愿望，我们开发和提供可帮助我们的客户和业主转向更绿色未来的解决方案和产品，同时改变我们自己的运营的解决方案和产品。
Sejet is a company within the DLG Group. Since 1947, Sejet has developed new and improved crop varieties which are adapted to today's requirements, to the benefit of agriculture and plant breeders. It is today one of Europe's leading and most modern plant breeding companies with its own breeding program and a large representation program abroad.
Sejet是DLG Group的一个子公司。自1947年以来，Sejet已经开发了新的和改进的作物品种，这些作物品种适应了当今的要求，有利于农业和植物育种者。它是欧洲领先和最现代化的植物育种公司之一，拥有自己的育种计划和广泛的海外代表计划。
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Northern Superior宣布Philibert的maiden NI 43-101采矿约束资源评估中，推断类别拥有1,708,809盎司黄金和指示类别拥有278,921盎司黄金，在1.10g/t的条件下。此外，Northern Superior's在2023年8月8日发布的新闻稿中提到此次找到黄金储量。
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