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Biological Resources and Biotechnical Research

Greenland is home to many unique biological discoveries and has a number of extreme and special ecological niches. One example is the ikaite tufa columns in the Ikka Fiord. So far no other alkaline, low-saline and low temperature environment has been discovered in the World. Molecular analysis of the bacterial diversity in ikaite columns show that approx. 1/3 of the isolates represent new species or genera.

These biological resources provide ample opportunities for biotechnical research, screening for enzymes with an industrial potential and commercial utilization by the pharmaceutical industry, detergent industry and other biotechnology sectors.

In the autumn of 2006 Greenland’s parliament passed a law enabling the research and utilization of Greenlandic biological resources with industrial potential. This enables the international biotechnical industry to make use of the unique biological resources in their products by obtaining a commercial licence.

For more information on the research and commercial utilization of Greenlandic biological resources, please contact the Department of Industry at ip@gh.gl