Algae

Algaia attracts AgTech investment: ‘The algae trend is here to stay’

28-Mar-2019 By Flora Southey

French biomarine group Algaia say it is “benefitting from a pool of investors” having announced AgTech firm Sapec will take a 31% stake in the business.

New study sheds more light on blood sugar management properties of algae polyphenols

25-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Supplementation of capsules containing a polyphenol blend from two types of algae and the mineral chromium picolinate may help normalize blood sugar levels, new study reveals.

Riding on ‘whole food’ trend, AlgaTech launches whole-algae ingredient

13-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Israeli astaxanthin maker AlgaTech added a new ingredient to its portfolio, the whole-algae AstaPure Arava, named after the desert in which the company grows its microalgae.

New algae player debuts with highly refined EPA ingredient

19-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

Chinese/American company Lyxia has debuted as a new player in the algae omega-3s space with a highly refined EPA ingredient from a photosynthetic strain.

ADM expands presence in algal DHA space with launch of powder form

13-Nov-2018 By Adi Menayang

Archer Daniels Midland Company, or ADM, launched a new powder format for its Onavita DHA algal oil.

Astaxanthin firms BGG, Solix join forces on new, Colorado-based company

17-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

Two players in the astaxanthin realm, Chinese company BGG and US firm Solix Algredients, will combine to form a new ingredient supplier based in Colorado.

Nutraceuticals from microalgae: Many achievements ... but challenges remain

31-Aug-2017 By Tim Cutcliffe

Algae have long been touted as a source of novel functional ingredients and bioactive compounds, and while great progress has been made in commercialising certain nutraceutical ingredients, there are many challenges ahead. In this special edition article...

EU project aims to improve extraction and cultivation of microalgae

31-Jul-2017 By Emma Jane Cash

A new €5m European project aims to make it cheaper and easier to enrich food, nutraceuticals and cosmetics with microalgae.

Algatech aiming for multiple new algae-derived ingredient launches over next few years

16-May-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Israel’s Algatechnologies is targeting a Q3 launch for a new algae-derived ingredient, with more launches to follow in 2018, the company’s director of marketing and sales told NutraIngredients-USA.

Qualitas hits finish line with launch of algal omega-3 finished products

01-Mar-2017 By Hank Schultz

After a long road that included figurative famines and an actual flood, Qualitas Health is hitting the market in Texas with a line of finished products featuring its algal omega-3 ingredient.

The photo-fermented combination: Allmicroalgae scales-up microalgae production

24-Nov-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Portuguese supplier Allmicroalgae has taken calls to scale up production of microalgae to heart, with a project to combine big-volume fermentation with high-value photosynthesis methods now in swing.

Special edition: Algae

Expert says algae's promise still huge despite disappointments in ingredient development

23-Aug-2016 By Hank Schultz

Algae companies have a habit of over promising and under delivering. According to one longtime expert in the field, that’s almost by default, resulting from the organisms’ almost unlimited potential and the limited ability of current technology to realize...