In Brief: Martek Biosciences patent
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Martek Biosciences patent: Company announces Aug. 28 that it has received a patent number for "the blending, in infant formula and nutritional supplements, of microbially-derived arachidonic acid (ARA) oil with low eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) fish oils." Martek explains that "fish oil is a potential competitive source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to Martek's algae-derived DHA oil" and that "DHA and ARA are two primary components of Martek's proprietary infant formula ingredient, Formulaid"...