Microalgae – Spirulina – nutraceutics – cosmetics – healthcare
What we do? Healthy functional products and ingredients from microalgae
AlgoSource identifies and extracts molecules of interest from microalgae to objectify and market bioactive properties with high added value (bulk or finished products, including Private Label). As a source of proteins, lipids and micronutrients, microalgae represent a natural and effective alternative to components derived from chemistry for the nutraceutical, cosmetics and health-nutrition sectors. Over 25 years, AlgoSource has acquired perfect mastery of all stages of the value chain, from selection of the best strains of microalgae to extraction of their active ingredients.
Microalgae – Spirulina – nutraceutics – cosmetics – healthcare
Our expertise: the extraction of molecules of interest
AlgoSource has over 25 years of experience in selection, cultivation, extraction and formulation of functional ingredients from microalgae.
In particular, the company has developed real know-how related to Spirulina and its principle active ingredient, phycocyanin, for which it has patented a cold extraction method that excludes the use of solvents or chemicals, to preserve all of its original bioactive properties. From this expertise came an exceptional and effective product of natural origin: Spirulysat®
In addition to this historic strain, AlgoSource is working on other microalgae to extract the best molecules of interest for the cosmetics and health nutrition sectors. From Chlorella to Scenedesmus, without forgetting Tetraselmis or Isochrisis, AlgoSource conducts research on a dozen strains simultaneously, each offering functional ingredients of very high added value.
Lastly, to best protect these molecules of interest without subjecting them to a thermal change which could damage their bioactive activity, AlgoSource has developed exceptional mastery of a cold sterilization process, including in small volumes.
Choosing microalgae
means going back to the source
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are microscopic single-cell life forms, present in aquatic environments for 4 billion years. They share an extraordinary power with the plant world: photosynthesis, i.e., the ability to use sunlight to attach carbon dioxide, make it living matter and release oxygen. So then, they made it possible for earth’s atmosphere to be created and, thus, for life to develop on our Planet.
Choosing microalgae means going back to the source
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are microscopic single-cell life forms, present in aquatic environments for 4 billion years. They share an extraordinary power with the plant world: photosynthesis, i.e., the ability to use sunlight to attach carbon dioxide, make it living matter and release oxygen. So then, they made it possible for earth’s atmosphere to be created and, thus, for life to develop on our Planet.
Our expertise: the extraction of molecules of interest
AlgoSource has over 25 years of experience in selection, cultivation, extraction and formulation of functional ingredients from microalgae.
In particular, the company has developed real know-how related to Spirulina and its principle active ingredient, phycocyanin, for which it has patented a cold extraction method that excludes the use of solvents or chemicals, to preserve all of its original bioactive properties. From this expertise came an exceptional and effective product of natural origin: Spirulysat®
In addition to this historic strain, AlgoSource is working on other microalgae to extract the best molecules of interest for the cosmetics and health nutrition sectors. From Chlorella to Scenedesmus, without forgetting Tetraselmis or Isochrisis, AlgoSource conducts research on a dozen strains simultaneously, each offering functional ingredients of very high added value.
Lastly, to best protect these molecules of interest without subjecting them to a thermal change which could damage their bioactive activity, AlgoSource has developed exceptional mastery of a cold sterilization process, including in small volumes.
The question of microalgae
What are microalgae?
We’re all familiar with the algae that we find on beaches in the summer, such as seaweed or kelp, collected by farmers who use it as natural fertilizer in the fields of Brittany and Normandy, or else those that we Eat, like nori sheets which are used to wrap the well-known Japanese makis with their beautiful shiny black colour.
But are you familiar with microalgae, those tiny little organisms which are, nonetheless, among the first living beings to appear on Earth? Are they part of the same family as the algae or macroalgae that we see on the beaches? What is their role and above all, how can they be used?
Here are some answers to these questions; you’ll discover that small size can be synonymous with great strength!
They chose microalgae
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