ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. , a biotech/agtech R&D company engaged in the commercialization of nutritional and medicinal products derived from proprietary algal strains, has announced the execution of a letter of intent to produce its proprietary algae strain at Tianjin Norland Biotech (Norland) facilities in China. Norland is one of the largest producers of algae in China, […]

DSM and Evonik said that construction of their joint venture US$200m omega-3 fatty acid manufacturing facility at the Evonik site in Nebraska, US is underway and is proceeding according to plan. The 50:50 joint venture is headquartered at DSM Biotech campus in Delft, in Netherlands. Commercial quantities of DHA and EPA rich algal oil will […]

Oman has a great potential to provide algae for synthesis of biofuel, observers in the field of biology have stated. The Sultanate, with its wadis and seas, is an excellent source of algae that can be cultivated for lipids or fats from which biofuel can then be derived. Mohamed Gomaa, a PhD student from the […]

Biodiesel technology and engineering firm BDI-BioEnergy International AG officially broke ground Jan. 26 on its new algae biomass production plant at Hartberg Ecopark in the Austrian state of Styria. The company has been researching algae production for years and developed its proprietary algae reactor system under its wholly owned subsidiary, BDI-BioLife Science GmbH, which will […]

Supplier AstaReal has taken another step in trying to differentiate itself within the astaxanthin category by announcing it has achieved USP Ingredient Verification on its ingredient. According to the company, the parameters it needed to meet on its AstaReal L10 ingredient to obtain the certification were: Meeting its label or certificate of analysis claims for […]

The development of a protein source from algae for feed is one of the objectives of an EU funded €5.5m circular economy project – ALG-AD – being led by scientists at Swansea University in the UK. The idea is that nutrients produced anaerobic digestion of food and farm waste will be used to cultivate algae biomass […]

The global algae omega 3 ingredient market records a revenue of USD 431.5 million in 2016 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.5 % during the forecast period of 2018 – 2023. Algae as a source accounts for 18% of the global Omega 3 Ingredient market. The market is highly fragmented with […]

Plant-based health and wellbeing company Algae.Tec (ASX: AEB) has inked a binding heads of agreement to acquire a 19.9% stake in Australian pharmaceutical company NS Technologies Pty Ltd. Under the deal, Algae.Tec will also exclusively license NS Technologies’ patented delivery platform technology for use across any medical application developed by Algae.Tec. Algae.Tec has agreed to pay an […]

New startups entering the space of Global Algae Ingredient need to carefully pick their niches and genres so that they can compete on an equal footing with global companies who have an end to end development studios, production capabilities and global skills and experience backing them. Global Algae Ingredient will grow by 20-45% per year […]

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is mulling the lifting of the ban on the gathering, selling, and export of the large brown seaweed Sargassum to provide additional income to poor fisherfolk and to allow studies on its pharmaceutical benefits. The ban was because they serve as spawning grounds for fry species when […]

Florida-based Valensa International and parent company EID Parry have announced a new joint venture to develop new ingredients and non-GMO certifications on existing algae products. The joint venture is with Indian flavour, fragrance and food colour ingredients producer Synthite Industries. The agreement includes a $6.5 million investment to establish a new plant for the extraction […]