KEARNY, N.J. and LA JOLLA, Calif., June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Avoca, Inc., a division of Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc., has formed a supply agreement with Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI), a privately held company developing and commercializing… Continue reading Avoca Signs Supply Agreement with Synthetic Genomics, Inc. to Become Domestic Source of Natural Astaxanthin
Daily Archives: June 20, 2014
Avoca Enters Supply Agreement with SGI
KEARNY,N.J.—Avoca signed a supply agreement with Synthetic Genomics (SGI) to extract and commercialize natural astaxanthin from a strain of algae developed by SGI… Continue reading Avoca Enters Supply Agreement with SGI
Combating Algae One Dollar At A Time
Toxic algae blooms contributed to closing some of Oregon’s lake, ponds and reservoirs for a combined total of more than 700 days in 2013 alone.
Tawnya Peterson, who works at the Institute of Environmental Health at… Continue reading Combating Algae One Dollar At A Time
NDI Notification for Algae Omega-3 Firm Means Full Steam Ahead for U.S. Supplements
Qualitas Health (Jerusalem, Israel) has filed a new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification to FDA for the company’s Almega PL algae-derived omega-3 oil. This is the first NDI notification for an omega-3 ingredient specifically derived from the microalgae species Nannochloropsis oculata. Qualitas’s NDI notification pertains to Almega PL only… Continue reading NDI Notification for Algae Omega-3 Firm Means Full Steam Ahead for U.S. Supplements
KDHE adds 2 lakes to Blue-Green Algae Warning
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) samples publicly accessible bodies of water for cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, when the agency is alerted to a potential algae bloom in Kansas lakes. When harmful algal blooms are present, KDHE,… Continue reading KDHE adds 2 lakes to Blue-Green Algae Warning
A new study links continents and plate tectonics to the rise of oxygen on Earth
The rise of oxygen is one of the biggest puzzle in Earth’s history. Our planet’s atmosphere started out oxygen-free. Then, around 3.5 billion years ago, tiny microbes called cyanobacteria (or blue-green algae) learned out to carry out photosynthesis… Continue reading A new study links continents and plate tectonics to the rise of oxygen on Earth
Public to stay away after potentially toxic algae found at reservoir
Visitors to a reservoir in Dundee have been warned to stay away after potentially toxic algae was found in the water.
Recent sampling has identified high… Continue reading Public to stay away after potentially toxic algae found at reservoir
Nutritionist to Discuss Potential of Insects in Pig Feed
UK – By 2020, we could be feeding insects and algae to pigs, says Mick Hazzledine of Premier Nutrition. At the BPEX Innovation Conference next week, he will present some alternative feed… Continue reading Nutritionist to Discuss Potential of Insects in Pig Feed
Liverpool lake closed amid toxic blue algae fears
Liverpool environment chiefs have closed lakes in Newsham Park after they were found to be contaminated with blue-green algae. Tests by the Environment Agency confirmed the presence of the algae after complaints from residents… Continue reading Liverpool lake closed amid toxic blue algae fears
High-CO2 world threatens seabed life
Environmental change is transforming many parts of the north-east Atlantic seabed, and according to a newly-published paper this will almost certainly get worse in the coming decades.
For the first time, the paper’s authors… Continue reading High-CO2 world threatens seabed life