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Table 2: Marine biotechnology and related firms in Norway
Category Firm Product(s) and areas of Research
and Development interest
New types of composite
materials, biopolymers and
enzymes for industrial
use
FMC Biopolymer AS Biopolymers (alginates and carrageenans)
processed from seaweeds and microcrystalline
cellulose processed from speciality grades
of pulp. The operations of this company
also include products marketed under
the NovaMatrix trademark including
biopolymers and biomaterials for use in
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and biomedical
applications. NovaMatrix´s technology and
products are used in the development of novel
drug delivery therapies and its polymers are
utilized in the formation of biostructures for
tissue engineering, wound healing, implants
and advanced biotechnology applications.
Alginate, chitosan and hyaluronan have proven
properties suitable for parenteral administration
of challenging drugs and implants.
Ami Gro As Splitting fish protein into free amino acid by
using enzymatic methods
Aqua Biotech
Technology AS
Enzymes
Promar Aqua AS Algae production for medicinal use.
Maritex AS (subsidiary
of Tine dairy products)
Research on marine ingredients for use in
dietary supplements and fish and animal feed.
Includes the subsidiary company Tine Biomarin
Napro pharma AS Develop products from fish oils and omega
3 concentrates for sale to the nutraceutical
industry. Bulk marine and vegetable oils for
pharmaceutical use.
Natural ASA Licensing company selling solutions for
commercialising of marine products based
on fatty acids mainly for use in dietary
supplements.
Aker BioMarine ASA Supplier of krill oil and meal to nutraceutical,
aquaculture feed and the pharmaceutical
markets. Aker Biomarine holds 89.14 of
shares in Natural ASA and is interested in
potential developments in nutraceuticals
(dietary supplements and functional foods)
and nutraceutical applications of lipids,
product development, intellectual property
rights, research and development and product
commercialization. This company also has
significant interest in fishing including fishing
for Patagonian toothfish.
ProBio Nutraceuticals
AS
Firmenich Bjørge
Biomarin AS
Production of customised food additives based
on fish oils mainly for dietary supplements and
nutraceuticals.
Natural seafood extracts for production of
flavouring materials for the food, beverage and
pharmaceutical industries. This company is a
subsidiary of the swiss company Firmenich with
operations world wide.
Biohenk AS Fish waste treatment. Production of chitosan
from prawn shells. Sold mainly to the cosmetics
industry
Primex Biochemicals
AS (subsidiary of
Primex ehf Iceland)
Chitin derivatives and speciality marine
proteins. eg product ReduSan. Also supplies
partially hydrolysed marine proteins for various
applications in food and feed markets. Primex
is the successor of Genis ehf, which acquired
the Norwegian company Primex Ingredients
ASA in September 2001
Sigtun AS Bioactive molecular products based on mussels
Biopharma AS Dietary supplements based on marine
ingredients (import and sales)
Web address
www.fmcbiopolymer
and
www.novamatrix.biz/
www.fortuna.no
www.napro-pharma.no
www.natural.no
www.akerbiomarine.com
www.probio.no
www.firmenich.com
http://home.c2i.net/w-
200778/bgfabrik.htm
http://www.redusan.no/