SEATTLE, the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, announces publication of an article looking at what makes algae a unique platform for cannabinoid production, as well as how the new agreement with Solarvest fits into FSD Pharma’s plans to become a leading cannabis producer. FSD Pharma Inc. recently […]

India-based spirulina startup Prolgae recently developed spirulina-based vegan treats in the form of chocolate cookies and bars. Spirulina, a nutrient-dense algae, is considered a superfood due to its high level of antioxidants, B vitamins, iron, copper, and manganese. It became popular among health and fitness enthusiasts after it was successfully used by NASA as a […]

Made by innovative French company Odontella, a new product called Veggie Marine Salmon is made from microalgae and said to cook and taste just like salman Odontella was founded in 2016 by a team of experts in microalgae and human nutrition and specialises in developing nutritious, sustainable products based on microalgae. Source: https://bit.ly/2U8XhVY

A Japanese algae farm, whose microalgae products can be used in the production of biofuels, has become the first in the world to attain certification to the new ASC-MSC Seaweed (Algae) Standard. Euglena  has achieved certification against the standard for its farm producing microalgae on Ishigaki island in Okinawa, Japan, following an audit by Amita, an […]

Seaweed has huge potential in immunity applications but research much continue to establish mechanisms of action and standardize extracts, says the head of food at Olmix Group. French seaweed specialist Olmix Group works with wild-harvested macro algae or seaweed, extracting bioavailable compounds from red, green and brown variants for use in dietary supplements, functional foods […]

UK’s Advanced Medical Solutions Group, a maker of surgical and wound care products, has acquired Israeli startup Sealantis, which develops medical adhesives that mimic the process that allows algae stick to rocks in water. The startup was set up on the basis of technology developed at Israel’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The deal is for […]

UK sports drink Lucozade Sport is to trial plastic-free sports drinks and gels: turning to edible seaweed packaging Ooho. Created by materials engineering startup Skipping Rocks Lab, the Ooho packaging can naturally biodegrade in four to six weeks or can be eaten. More

Osaka City University has announced that it has succeeded in developing a new biofuel cell system with the functions of a solar cell and the ability of carbon dioxide conversion. Utilizing the photosynthesis function of spirulina, a biomass of dark-green unicellular microalgae, this solar-light driven biofuel cell generates electricity by consuming CO2 in water as source […]

Ten French companies have shown interest in developing and cultivating the algae industry in Saudi Arabia, with the aim of establishing an effective network capable of meeting the enormous future food and chemical needs. As a result, Riyadh and Paris have entered into a new phase of cooperation in the algae industry. The project will begin […]

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced its intention to place a new faculty member at its facility in Kodiak. The move is part of the growing seaweed industry in Alaska. Kodiak has recently ventured into the world of seaweed cuisine through Blue Evolution, which turns seaweed into pasta products and has hired harvesters in […]

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions in the US have found that a freshwater strain of microalgae Auxenochlorella protothecoides can degrade and utilise non-food plants like switchgrass. This increases the potential of this type of algae to be used for biofuel. This work paves the way for future designer engineering of plant carbon utilisation to […]

The European Commission (EC) has extended the use of micro algae oil after BASF, Nutraveris and Mara Renewables notified the Commission of their intention to market the oil as a novel food. The ruling allows the use of oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium sp. strain T18 in food supplements, food intended for infants and young […]

U.S. based largest organic seaweed farm, Springtide Seaweed is partnering with College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor to create and operate a saltwater research and production facility on the school’s campus.   The company will use the new saltwater lab to isolate and culture seed stock for a host of North Atlantic seaweed farms, experiment with local […]

Israeli biotechnology company Algatech, which grows and processes special species of microalgae, has developed a new product for the treatment of fatty liver disease. The new product is based on the pigment fucoxanthin, which is found in high concentration in algae, and studies showed it has great efficacy in treating fatty liver. The products will […]

The sustainable alternative to red meat may be tiny, green and slimy. As one of the most nutritious foods on the planet, microalgae could create opportunity for humans on several levels. Algae are organisms that are aquatic and photosynthetic but lack stems, root and leaves. The two broad categories of algae are macroalgae and microalgae. […]

Canadian-owned seaweed company Arramara intends to resubmit applications to harvest seaweed on the Irish west coast, following a Government ruling protecting “traditional” rights. The company, which was bought from the State by Canadian multinational Acadian Seaplants for an undisclosed sum in 2014, said it could take well over a year for the revised applications to be lodged. […]

Mechanical harvesting of sub-tidal seaweed was set to begin in Bantry Bay. Operations by BioAtlantis Aquamarine Ltd, using the Atlantis Explorer (Callsugn EIPQ2) are expected to continue for the duration of the licence until 2024. Harvesting will take place in Areas A, B, C, D and E of the licence area. Source  

The slow development of DHA Algae Oil market in China, only part of the well-known brands of baby food companies using microalgae DHA, other stronger baby food companies and health care products companies are actively developing microalgae DHA products. It is expected that with the general increase in living standards of our people and health-consciousness, […]

DARe (Darussalam Enterprise) hosted a Brunei-Korea talk to promote technology intensive venture business programme at its iCentre in Anggerek Desa. The afternoon session at the KHub began with a presentation on micro algae (spirulina) cultivating and manufacturing through solar energy by Dr Lee Jung-Seok from Sunbiotech. This was followed by two more presentations – Cosmetic […]

A graduate student in animal science at the University of California, Davis, Roque is experimenting with a cow named “ginger” and monitors everything from the animals’ food rations to the somatic cells in their milk — indicators of inflammation or stress.  The research is into reducing methane emissions from livestock by supplementing their diets with a […]

The Energy Department will invest a total of $78 million to fund early-stage bioenergy research and development projects. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a statement  that DOE seeks to improve the conversion of algae, energy crops and various waste streams into biofuels, biopower and bioproducts through the four new funding opportunities. DOE will award up to $28 million under the BioEnergy Engineering […]

Reducing carbon emissions in order to prevent climate change requires developing new technologies for sustainable and renewable biofuel production. Molecular hydrogen is regarded as one of the most promising energy carriers due to its high energy density and clean, carbon-free use. A research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered an efficient way […]

Hydrogen might burn clean, producing only water as a by-product, but currently over 90% of the hydrogen produced in the US comes from fossil fuels. Although algae can produce hydrogen using photosynthesis, it was believed that this only occurred for a few minutes at dawn, resulting in limited amounts of the gas. However, tests by […]

Regulations and consumer needs have expanded the market for food products labelled green. However, affordable technological tools to produce vegetables sustainably are not readily available. To compound the challenge, European vegetable suppliers have neither the knowledge nor the willingness to change their cultivation methods. The EU-funded VegaAlga (Sustainable agricultural eco-system: business and technological solution for […]

OriginClear Inc. and AlgEternal Technologies, a vertically-integrated producer of non-fuel high value products from microalgae, recently announced a formal licensing partnership, capping five years of continuous operation of OriginClear’s first-generation Smart Algae Harvester™ at AlgEternal’s LaGrange, Texas headquarters. Following exhaustive testing, AlgEternal first selected OriginClear’s EWS technology in 2013. In 2015, AlgEternal found that by using OriginClear’s technology […]