[USA] Remember when biofuels from algae were supposed to save the world? We at TriplePundit do, as earlier this decade we frequently received announcements boasting, “This renewable algae biofuel will change the world in six months!” Continue reading Could omega-3s from algae save the world’s oceans?
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Fermentalg announces healthy finance update, New CFO
[France] French company Fermentalg has announced operating income of €0.7m for the first half of 2015, on the same day as introducing its new Chief Financial Officer Andrew Echatti. Continue reading Fermentalg announces healthy finance update, New CFO
Students from Reed College explains Dinoflagellates’ bioluminescent behaviour
Bioluminescence is a phenomenon in which an organism produces and emits light. This ability can be seen in wide range of disparate organisms, the most common example being the firefly. Our focus is on the bioluminescent behavior of dinoflagellates. Dinoflagellates are sometimes called “Pyrrohophyta,” meaning ‘fire plants’ because of some species’ ability to chemically produce Continue reading Students from Reed College explains Dinoflagellates’ bioluminescent behaviour
Omega-3 insights magazine: Algal-based omega-3s
[Global] Beyond dietary intake, the consumption of fish oil products was the go-to omega-3 source for many years. Alternatives such as Continue reading Omega-3 insights magazine: Algal-based omega-3s
Solazyme Becomes More Disciplined In Its Use Of Cash
Active cash management remains the name of the game for the algae-based specialty products and renewable oils company, Solazyme (NASDAQ:SZYM). Announced during the Q3 2014 earnings conference call, the company plans to reduce its cash outlays for 2015 in light of the slower-than-expected ramp at its Continue reading Solazyme Becomes More Disciplined In Its Use Of Cash
Alltech’s Algae Process
Alltech Algae in Winchester, Kentucky, is one of the largest algae production facilities in the world. It houses a variety of sizes and types of fermenters for growing heterotrophic algae. This is a tour of their end-to-end process for Continue reading Alltech’s Algae Process
Fermentalg granted patent for mixotrophic process to breed microalgae
French firm Fermentalg has announced that it has been awarded a new active ingredient patent to protect its state-of-the-art technology for its mixotrophic process to breed microalgae.
Microalgae is increasingly being used Continue reading Fermentalg granted patent for mixotrophic process to breed microalgae
Algae makes a health breakthrough
The consumption of algae by livestock and poultry may provide a solution to one of the great deficiencies in the modern human diet.
What has scientists and health professionals excited is that Continue reading Algae makes a health breakthrough
New Active Ingredient Patent Means Mixotrophic Process Validated
LIBOURNE, FRANCE–(Marketwired – Sep 10, 2014) – Fermentalg (EURONEXT PARIS: FALG), an industrial biotechnology company that specializes in the production of oils and proteins from microalgae, has announced that it has been awarded a Continue reading New Active Ingredient Patent Means Mixotrophic Process Validated
New Active Ingredient Patent Means Mixotrophic Process Validated
LIBOURNE, FRANCE–(Marketwired – Sep 10, 2014) – Fermentalg (EURONEXT PARIS: FALG), an industrial biotechnology company that specializes in the production of oils and proteins from microalgae, has Continue reading New Active Ingredient Patent Means Mixotrophic Process Validated