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Ester Baiget

Ester Baiget

CEO of Novozymes

Aug 20, 2026

22:57
Have you finished extracting all of the obvious benefits from that in terms of synergies? Uh, and what next for the combined company?
23:04
Oh, we're not done.
23:05
We're just starting to see the tipping point of the amazing combination and the power of biology.
23:11
We see the powerful combination of enzymes and microbes together in dairy, uh, not only enabling a higher yield, higher productivity, cost savings for our customers, but higher protein, uh, taste, texture, palatability, pro- extending the shelf life.
23:27
We see the combination also in a white, uh, higher protein or low sugar, lower salt, uh, bre- ba- baking goods.
23:36
We see the com- the power of the combination in a new innovation coming in, in beverages where we're growing in a, in a difficult market with innovation.
23:45
We see the com- the power of the bigger company in emerging geographies and having the muscle and collecting the fruits of the investment we've made in commercial resources, getting closer to the market in commercial re- geographies and, uh, in emerging geographies and getting that capitalizing to growth.
25:11
And, um, i- in terms of the way that the company's using AI, if at all, how big a role is it playing in terms of research and development in, um, developing chemical processes and, and speeding up getting new products to, to market?
1:48
I know that you went to university at Tarragona, but I don't know anything else about your upbringing.
1:52
Thank you.
1:53
Thank you, Steve, for this beautiful introduction.
1:56
Tell me more about who you are and where you're coming from.
2:00
Um, I'm Spanish.
2:01
I'm Catalan, too.
2:02
I'm both.

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So with Dow?

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