ArcticZymes

ArcticZymes has a rich history leveraging its access to the marine Arctic; identify novel cold-adapted enzymes for use in molecular research, diagnostics, and manufacturing.

The majority of our products originate from organisms living in the cold Arctic ocean off the coast of Northern Norway. The preconditions for survival in these waters are “life systems” supporting life at very low temperatures. In our products we see that displayed in high specific enzyme activity at low temperatures. Commonly – but not always – associated with a higher degree of heat-lability than usual for similar enzymes.

The combination of low temperature activity and the unique heat-inactivation possibility integrates extremely well with current molecular biology protocols and offers substantial quality – and work-process advantages.