Feb
12 2010

Marine Biotechnology Company is Fastest Growing Small Business in Nutraceutical Industry with Krill Oil

Krill oil manufacturer Azantis Inc. received the 2009 Growth Award from the industry leading Nutrition Business Journal and The NBJ Summit. Azantis grew its 2009 sales more than 300 percent in a highly competitive market.

Azantis received the 2009 Growth Award in the category Small Companies: Revenues Under $10 Million.

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Dec
15 2009

Aker BioMarine awarded public grant for research on krill oil

Aker BioMarine has been awarded a three-year NOK 8 million research grant from the Research Council of Norway’s Food Programme. The biotechnology company will use the funds to continue its ambitious documentation program on Superba™ Krill products. Aker BioMarine was one of five receivers out of an application pool of 37 companies.

The research grant allows us to further intensify our ambitious pre-clinical and clinical research on Superba™ Krill, says Dr. Hogne Vik, Aker BioMarine’s EVP of Documentation. We have been extremely pleased with the results we have seen in our research so far, and this grant contributes to even better documentation for Superba™ Krill – one of very few dietary supplements that is supported by product-specific scientific documentation.

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Nov
23 2009

New Patent for Chemical-Free Krill Oil Extraction

Tharos, a Chile-based consultancy firm,  has developed a new patent for krill oil extraction.

The chemical-free process relates to a processing layout for obtaining krill oil with  DHA and EPA in the phospholipids fraction, with astaxanthin and neutral lipids, used for human health applications, and a byproduct of the process being a low fat content krill meal.

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Sep
02 2009

Aker BioMarine to be exclusive supplier of company’s Superba™ Krill Oil to Schiff Nutrition International

The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine has signed an agreement to be the exclusive supplier of the company’s Superba™ Krill Oil dietary supplement to the market leader Schiff Nutrition International. The agreement is a major breakthrough for Aker BioMarine in the US market.

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Aug
20 2009

Solid start in USA for Superba Krill

The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine shipped 15 metric tons (MT) of Superba Krill to the US market in the second quarter of 2009. Of this tonnage, 4.8 MT were sales recorded in the second quarter.

”The shipment is a key milestone. An additional 16 MT will be ready for delivery this August,” says Hallvard Muri, Aker BioMarine President and CEO.

”Aker BioMarine is stepping up international marketing and sales efforts, which include a pilot launch of direct sales to consumers in the United States. The pilot launch will indicate the commercial potential for Superba™ and our direct sales model in the US market. We are also seeking a cooperative agreement with a partner holding a strong position in the US market,” says Mr. Muri.

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Jun
30 2009

Superba Krill Oil found to be better than fish oil

The nutraceutical Superba Krill Oil, rich in omega-3 phospholipids, gives substantially more reduction of fat in the heart and the liver than omega-3 from fish oil. This is demonstrated in a new preclinical study performed for the biotechnological company Aker BioMarine.

The study has been performed by internationally acknowledged research groups in Italy. Under supervision by dr. Sebastiano Banni and dr. Vincenzo Di Marzo, the effect of Superba Krill Oil and omega-3 fish oil was investigated in obese zucker rats.

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