Paris, France—Algaia S.A. has announced the completion of a €2.2 investment round to fuel its double-digit growth, according to a press release. Also fueling that growth: A new range of seaweed-based texturing solutions named VegAlg, designed to help the shape, structure, and juiciness of plant-based burgers. Over the past three...
Kibbutz Ketura, Israel—Algatech Ltd. has licensed the rights and intellectual property related to the production of Beta-1,3-glucans from microalgae Euglena gracilis from U.S. biotechnology company F3 Platform Biologics, according to a press release. Dr. Brad Cox, a fermentation expert who has helped develop F3’s capabilities, will lead the Euglena project...
Copenhagen, Denmark, and Basel, Switzerland—Lonza, a pharma contract manufacturing company, and Chr. Hansen, a bioscience company, are teaming up for a joint venture in the development and manufacturing of live biotherapeutic products for pharma and biotech customers, according to a press release. The release says that the companies are creating...
Des Moines, IA—In a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial on Kemin BetaVia Complete, a strain of Euglena gracilis, people using BetaVia Complete had 70% fewer upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) symptoms, nearly four fewer sick days and 10 fewer URTI symptom days over a 90-day period, according to a press release. The release...
Astaxanthin, a naturally occurring carotenoid pigment, is a powerful antioxidant with a multitude of health and beauty benefits. Known for its distinctive red pigment, astaxanthin reduces free radicals in the body and protects cells against oxidation (1). Astaxanthin is used for eye support, brain health and immune support. Astaxanthin can...
Salt Lake City, UT — The Natural Algae Astaxanthin Association (NAXA) has filed a citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking the agency to make the determination that Cardax’s ZanthoSyn product is misbranded and adulterated. The petition states that ZanthoSyn “does not meet the definition of...
Reviva Labs 705 Hopkins Road, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, www.revivalabs.com Peptide Facial Skin Prep with Hyaluronic Acid Today’s beauty news has been “talking up” the importance of infusing trace minerals into skin cells to “energize” them. Seaweed and sea algae provide a high concentration of minerals and trace minerals that stimulate...
New York, NY — Algatech expands into the U.S. with the opening of Algatech Inc. in New York City. The subsidiary will assist the customers located in the North American Market, including the U.S., Canada and Mexico and Ken Seguine has been appointed as the Head of Algatech US. “I’m...
Houston, TX — Qualitas Health has announced a long term, strategic partnership with the commercial crop producer Green Stream Farms in an effort to triple its algae production. This will allow the firm to achieve enough critical mass to become a sustainable omega-3 alternative worldwide at a commercial scale. “We...
Paris, France — AIDP, Inc. and Algaia, S.A. have announced their entrance into a distribution partnership to market Algaia’s alginates, naturally-occurring polysaccharides produced from brown algae, as well as other specialty marine-based solutions to customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The arrangement was finalized at Vitafoods in Geneva,...
