Housed in the NC Biotech Center, Algaen Corporation is focused on utilizing microalgae to develop, produce, and market cutting-edge products and innovative technologies for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. he firm has developed a biofuel production system using oil rich microalgae as a feedstock. Principals are also looking at nutraceutical products involving omega-3 fatty acids and astaxanthin. The effort is to employ product development capabilities and innovative manufacturing technologies to commercialize microalgae-based high-value products for human health and nutrition. Achieved products include AlgaBerryâ¢, natural antioxidant-astaxanthin, and omega-3 fatty acids. By using microalgae as an alternative expression system for production of recombinant therapeutic proteins, vaccines and enzymes, the firm are able to produce high quality protein products with cheaper cost in large quantit
