Case Study: Novozymes builds a stronger protein design ML brand with Kaggle

Novozymes crowdsources 47,262 solutions with Kaggle

Novozymes, a global biotechnology company, sought to develop a model for accurately predicting the thermostability of enzyme variants. Lacking internal resources and wanting to protect intellectual property, the company needed to find new approaches to protein design. They partnered with Kaggle to access its global data science community through a research competition.

Kaggle implemented a public competition that attracted over 2,900 participants from 101 countries, who made more than 47,000 submissions. This open collaboration provided Novozymes with a wealth of new methods and inspiration for enzyme design. The results significantly raised Novozymes' profile in the data science world, helping to attract top talent and solidifying their industry presence.

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