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Growing Awareness and Increased Investments Lead to Growth of Biotechnology Applications in the Food & Beverage and Dietary Supplements Sector, Reveals Frost & Sullivan

MUMBAI, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Frost & Sullivan's Food & Beverage Focus 2009 Annual Executive MindXchange on Biotechnology Applications in the Food & Beverage and Dietary Supplements Sector The Indian food processing industry has seen some spectacular product devel...

EU Committee Approves New Food Applications for Martek's life'sDHA(TM)

COLUMBIA, Md., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DHA omega-3 innovator and maker of the life'sDHA(TM) brand of DHA, Martek Biosciences (Nasdaq: MATK ), announced today that it has received a unanimous positive vote from the Standing Committee On The Food Chain and Animal Health ...

EU Committee Approves New Food Applications for Martek's life'sDHA™

life'sDHA Now Approved for Use in Bakery Products, All Dairy Products, Cereal Bars, Beverages Columbia, MD (Vocus) July 16, 2009 -- DHA omega-3 innovator and maker of the life'sDHA ™ brand of DHA, Martek Biosciences, announced today that it has received a unanimo...

EFSA Issues Positive Safety Statement for the Use of Chromium Picolinate in EU Food Supplements

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes no safety concerns for the use of chromium picolinate in food supplements, in response to Nutrition 21's Application to market Chromax(R) chromium picolinate in Europe . PURCHASE, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nutrition 21, Inc. ...

FDA Appointed Arthritis Advisory Committee Recommends U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval for KRYSTEXXA(TM) for Refractory Chronic Gout

Savient to Host Conference Call and Webcast on Wednesday, June 17 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT ) announced today that the Arthritis Advisory Committee appointed by the U.S. Food and Drug Admini...

Industry Expert Reveals Cutting Edge Biotechnology Science for Nutraceutical and Functional Food Applications

KIRKLAND, Wash., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakthrough biotechnology research is providing new applications for nutraceutical and functional foods in cognitive health and diabetes, two leading health concerns among consumers. Leading industry expert, Peter Leighton, CEO of Advana Science, www.adva...

Opus Environmental Introduces Innovative Food Waste Elimination Equipment to U.S. Food Industry

Opus Environmental brings a new technology to the food service industry which the company says eliminates food waste at the point of generation, and saves users money. West Chicago, Ill. (PRWEB) May 1, 2009 -- Opus Environmental (Opus) will begin manufacturing equip...

Nearly 70 Percent of Health Professionals Support Biotechnology's Use in Food Products

Biotechnology Recognized as a Tool to Make Soyfoods Even Healthier ST. LOUIS, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent research reveals that 82 percent of healthcare professionals believe soy to be beneficial to the diet. And, the majority recognizes agricultural biotechnology as a method to make food...

EnWave Successfully Commercializes nutraREV(TM) Food Dehydration Technology

Innovative B.C. Technology Promises to Revolutionize Food Processing Industry VANCOUVER, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - EnWave Corporation (TSX-V: ENW) ("EnWave" or "the Company") today announced that it has completed the first sale of its continuous nutraREV(TM) food dehydration ...

Video: Accera Launches Axona(TM), First Medical Food Therapy to Help Manage Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Accera, Inc., a biotechnology company delivering breakthrough therapies in central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today launched Axona(TM) in the United States for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Axona is a first-in-class medical food for the clinical dietary...

USDA Boosts Food Safety Research with Purchase of Waters ACQUITY TQD System

UPLC/Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Intended for Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis of Poultry and Livestock MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT ) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research S...

Martek, General Mills Collaborate on Microencapsulation Technology for Food Applications

COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) omega-3 innovator and maker of the life'sDHA(TM) brand of DHA, Martek Biosciences announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with General Mills for a patented microencapsulation technology. Microencapsulation i...

MultiVu Video Feed: U.S Food and Drug Administration (Fda) Approves Latisse(TM) --

First and Only Treatment Approved by the Fda For Hypotrichosis of Eyelashes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LATISSE(TM) (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% as a novel treatment for hypotrichosis of the eyelashes. Eyelash hypotrichosis is another name for ha...

Video: Allergan Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval of Latisse(TM) -- First and Only Treatment Approved by the FDA for Hypotrichosis of Eyelashes

New Prescription Product Increases Length, Thickness and Darkness of Eyelashes IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LATISSE(TM) (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% as a nove...

World's First Low Radiocarbon Food May Reduce Risks of Cancer and Birth Defects, and Possibly Even Slow the Aging Process

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- An Ohio-based company has successfully grown the first Low Radiocarb(TM) food, in this case soybeans, with significantly lower levels of harmful radioactive carbon-14 than normally found in food. Infants and children nourished with safer, low radiocarbon LifeBl...

Consumers Looking to Sustainable Food Production to Feed Global Population

Latest IFIC Survey Also Shows Stable Attitudes on Using Biotechnology for Food Production Washington, D.C. (Vocus) October 23, 2008 -- As food prices soar and the need to feed more people with fewer resources becomes increasingly challenging, new International Food Inf...

CFO of China Yingxia Emphasizes Growth in Organic and Health Food Segment in Interview by The Wall Street Transcript

HARBIN, China, Oct. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Yingxia International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYXI) ("China Yingxia" or "the Company"), a leading provider in the health and nutritional food industry engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of nutritional food p...

Human Trial Results Show Plant Extract Tops Drug at Regulating Blood Sugar Levels; Huge Market Seen for Newly Developed Food Additive Emulin™

Human trials show that Emulin(TM), a plant-based extract, is better than metformin, the leading Type 2 diabetes medication, at controlling blood sugar levels in human beings. Winter Haven, FL (PRWEB) September 16, 2008 -- A newly developed plant extract can regulate blo...

Is GMO Food and Organic Food an Either/Or Proposition?

Benefits of GMO Foods Versus Organic Food featured in Conversations about Plant Biotechnology Video Available Online St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) August 11, 2008 -- Today, the Conversations about Plant Biotechnology Web site expanded its video offering to include biotech video...

Medicsight Receives Brazilian State Food and Drug Administration Approval for ColonCAD Software

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (Amex: MGT ), and an industry leader in the development of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and image analysis software, today announced that it has received approval from the Brazilian regu...

PerkinElmer Expertise and Solutions Integral to Food Safety Monitoring for the Beijing Games : Methods, Applications Expertise and Instrumentation Deployed in Mobile Laboratory

PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced that its analytical solutions are being used by the Beijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring (BFSM) in a mobile laboratory supporting the Beijing Games. PerkinElmer instrumentation, software...

Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power

Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other. According to an article in the August issue of Microbiology Today, this technology has an added bonus: leftover enzymes can be used to scave...

Dietitian Mary Lee Chin Comments on Proven Value and Safety of Food Biotechnology in New Online Video

Extensive tests and evaluations result in 12-years of safe use. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 8, 2008 -– In a new online video and podcast released today, dietitian Mary Lee Chin describes the process of food biotechnology, as well as the safety and benefits of gen...

China-Biotics, Inc. to Present at China's 3rd Annual Food Safety Technology Forum 2008

SHANGHAI, China, July 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China-Biotics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHBT) ("China-Biotics," "the Company"), a leading Chinese firm specializing in the manufacture, research, development, marketing and distribution of probiotics products, today announced Dr. Shugua...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Tolvaptan, an Investigational Treatment for Hyponatremia

PRINCETON, N.J., Jun. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee on Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs voted to recommend the approval of tolvaptan, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.'s (OPDC) investigational treatment for patients wi...

Allegiance Equity Corporation announces collaboration with Canadian Dairy Commission and Guelph Food Technologies Corporation for Alzheimers and Dementia formulation GG-XT

(TSX-V "ANQ") Canadian Dairy Commission funds formulation of two beverages with GG-XT at Guelph Food Technologies. TORONTO, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - The Canadian Dairy Commission has funded the formulation of two dairy beverages with ...

Dow AgroSciences, Martek Biosciences Form Alliance to Bring Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Food Industry

COLUMBIA, Md. and INDIANAPOLIS, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow AgroSciences LLC and Martek Biosciences Corporation today announced a collaborative agreement to jointly develop and commercialize a canola seed that produces the omega-3 fatty acid, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Under the te...

Sturgeon and Caviar From Aquaculture: United Food Technologies AG Hands Over Turnkey Plant

WEINHEIM, Germany, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Caviar has become one of the rarest and most valuable delicacies. However in view of the over fished sturgeon populations in the wild, the huge demand can only be satisfied with sustainable aquaculture. United Food Technologies AG (UFT) has many years ...

Medicsight Announces Chinese State Food and Drug Administration Approval for MedicRead Colon Workstation

NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (AMEX: MGT ), and an industry leader in the development of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and image analysis software which assists in the early detection and diagnosis of disease, today...

Visionsense Announces Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) Clearance for VSII - Visionsense Stereoscopic Vision System

ORANGEBURG, N.Y., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionsense Corp. announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of the new VSII -- Visionsense Stereoscopic Vision System. The system is based on a miniature 3.4 mm distal ("chip-on-a-stick") stereoscopic 3D camera targeting Minimal Invasive laparoscopic and endosco...

GRAS Status Opens Door to U.S. Food Industry

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phosphagenics Limited ("Phosphagenics") (ASX: POH, AIM: PSG, OTCQX: PPGNY) today announced that an independent panel ("the panel") of food safety experts unanimously concluded that Phosphagenics' patented Phospha E(R) is Generally Recogn...

PPD Confirms Takeda's NDA Filing of Alogliptin with U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Triggers $15 million milestone payment WILMINGTON, N.C., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today confirmed that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited's new drug application (NDA) for alogliptin, a highly selective DPP-4 inhibitor for the treatment of t...

SemBioSys signs option agreement for safflower-produced food ingredient

TSX symbol: SBS CALGARY, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (TSX: SBS), a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of therapeutic proteins for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has signed an option agreement wit...

Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Supports U.S. Food and Drug Administration Decision for Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications in Children under Two Years of Age

MADISON, N.J., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ), supports today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to no longer recommend use of over-the-counter cough and cold products in children under age two. "This decision is consist...

Start Licensing, Inc. Welcomes FDA's Finding of Safety of Food From Cloned Animals

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Start Licensing, Inc. ("Start"), a joint venture of Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:) and Exeter Life Sciences supports the final risk assessment released by the US Food and Drug Administration on January 15. The assessment concluded that meat and da...

Statement on the Release of the European Food Safety Assessment on the Safety of Food Derived From Clones and Their Offspring in the Food Supply

Statement by Mark Walton, Ph.D., President, ViaGen January 11, 2008 WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "In light of the European Food Safety Authority's strong endorsement of the safety of food from clones and their offspring, we urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration t...

Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly Submit New Drug Application for Investigational Antiplatelet Drug, Prasugrel, with U.S. Food and Drug Administration

If Approved for Marketing in the United States, Trade Name Will be Effient(TM) TOKYO and INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (TSE: 4568) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) today announced that on Wednesday, Dec. 26...

Rabobank Releases Annual North American Food & Agribusiness Outlook

Consumer Trends, Animal Protein Exports, and Biofuels Key Issues in 2008 NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Changes in consumer trends, country of origin labeling and developments in biofuels are some of the issues addressed in Rabobank's 2008 North American Food & Agribusiness Outlook. The O...

New Drug Application for Tolvaptan, Otsuka's Investigational Novel Oral Treatment for Worsening Heart Failure and Hyponatremia, Accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a new drug application (NDA) for the company's investigational oral once-daily medication tolvaptan, a selective V2-vasop...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves ABILIFY(R) (aripiprazole) as the First Medication for Add-On Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

- ABILIFY Used With Another Antidepressant Can Help Adults Living With Depression Who Have Failed to Achieve Adequate Symptom Relief -(1) PRINCETON, N.J. and TOKYO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY ) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced tod...