Biotech can provide solutions to the global food crisis. Here’s how

Jan 17, 2023

Global food systems account for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Image: Pexels.

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen

Chief Executive Officer, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Ester Baiget

President and Chief Executive Officer, Novozymes

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