Feb
24 2010

Norwegian Omega-3 oil from Calamari hits the market

Pharma Marine Group, founded by Omega-3 industry veteran Leif Gjendemsjø, has recently introduced Calamarine™ a line of eco-friendly high DHA Omega-3 ingredients for use in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals and functional food items. Derived from the byproducts of food-grade calamari (Cephalopoda), Calamarine™ Omega-3 oils offer a highly sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative.

Calamari naturally contains high levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). An increasing body of research supports DHA as the more efficacious option for addressing most of the common health conditions supported by Omega-3 supplementation.

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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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Jan
07 2010

Omega-3 from squid byproducts emerging

The number of products bearing squid-sourced omega-3s are growing as more suppliers come onboard and its reputation grows as a green source of DHA-rich omega-3s, according to nutraingredients-usa.com

The latest comes from Missouri-based CardioTabs.

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Dec
15 2009

Roe of fish is best natural source of omega-3

The roe of hake, lumpsucker and salmon is the best dietary source of Omega 3, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Almería (UAL). The scientists analysed the eggs, or roe, of 15 marine animals, and found all of these contained high levels of these fatty acids, which are essential to the human body.

Until now there had been no precise understanding of the nutritional potential of the roe of marine animals, but a team of researchers from the UAL has now shown that this is one of the best natural sources of Omega 3 fatty acids, which are essential for ensuring the correct development of a wide variety of metabolic functions in the human body.

The results, published in the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, show that Omega 3 fatty acids are present in all fish roe, but especially in the eggs of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda), mackerel (Scomber scombrus), squid (Loligo vulgaris), cuttlefish (Sepia sp.), lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus), hake (Merluccius merluccius) and salmon (Salmo salar).

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Dec
15 2009

Omega-3 entered into Phase 3 clinical programs in Japan

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, Japan, “Takeda”) and Pronova BioPharma ASA (OSE: PRON.OL) (Lysaker, Norway, “Pronova”) today announced that the advancement of TAK-085 (Compendial name: omega-3 acid ethyl esters 90 (Ph. Eur.)) for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia into phase 3 clinical programs in Japan.

Takeda and Pronova entered into a license and supply agreement and Pronova granted Takeda an exclusive development, marketing and distribution right in Japan. TAK-085 is a highly concentrated preparation of the ethyl esters of omega-3 fatty acids which are predominantly a combination of ethyl esters of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

TAK-085 has already been approved and is commercially available in the U.S. (marketed as LovazaTM), for the treatment of the adult patients with high triglyceride levels -and major European countries including Italy, France, Germany, Spain and U.K., for the treatment of adjuvant treatment in secondary prevention after myocardial infarction, in addition to other standard therapy (e.g. statins, antiplatelet drugs, betablockers, ACE inhibitors) and adult patients with high triglyceride levels.

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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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Nov
16 2009

Taiwan indigenous algae strain rich in DHA content discovered, researchers say

A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has discovered an indigenous algae that is rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) , containing 10 times as much of the omega-3 fatty acid as existing DHA supplements such as fish oil. The indigenous DHA-rich algae strain, called BL10, was discovered after the team isolated, cultivated and identified marine microalgae from 10 marine habitats around Taiwan.

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Nov
06 2009

Using Fish to Harvest Algae for Oil and Protein

LiveFuels, based in California, is using their 10 million dollar in funding to try things differently in growing and harvesting algae.  It feeds the algae to the fish and lets the fish work on harvesting it. After the fish fatten up, they are caught in nets and processed for oil and protein used in animal feed.  LiveFuels is testing different breeds of fish and researching when would be the optimum time to harvest the fish.

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Nov
04 2009

Omega-3 awareness gets its own day in March

Scientific evidence of the health benefits of omega-3’s are now so firmly established that omega-3 expert Carol A. Locke, MD, with a team of world-renowned doctors, has spearheaded the first ever International Omega-3 Awareness Day on March 3rd, 2010

The Omega-3 Day team invites people all over the world both within the healthcare profession and in the public to join in this international effort to save and change lives.

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