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Arne Jacobsen's white factory

By Kathrine G. Bjerregaard, Cand.mag i historie og filosofi / Master of Arts, History and Philosophy (33 stories)

Novo has been the world's leading biotech company in enzymes and micro-organisms since it was established in 1925. That was when a technique was devised for extracting insulin from the pancreas of animals and using it to produce medicine. It all began on Fuglebakkevej, where Nørrebro and Frederiksberg meet. This was where Novo founded its insulin production, first in the basement of a family home and then in a deserted half-timbered dairy. Soon, bigger and better offices and production facilities were needed. So Arne Jacobsen was hired as a resident architect from 1934. He ended up being in charge of all the details, inside and out, for everything including the factory's outbuildings and interior design.

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