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Atrium Biotechnologies has acquired AquaCap Pharmaceutical, a developer and manufacturer of liquid filled capsules, and intends to deliver the novel technology to more dietary supplement formulators.
Daily selenium supplements, in combination with traditional anti-retroviral therapy, may control the viral load associated with HIV and boost the numbers of immune cells, says research.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are looking to target antioxidant properties from Mate tea for use as functional beverage ingredients.
Vitiva is introducing a natural rosemary-based ingredient called SyneROX 4 that is intended to protect sensitive PUFA oils from degradation during processing and storage.
Germany-based BASF has reported that its solubilizate co-enzyme Q10, Solu Q10, has excellent bioavailability, compared to a small number of other delivery forms for the nutrient.
Canadian manufacturer Prime Nutrisource has developed a proprietary capsule technology it calls a "scentless softgel", designed to entirely mask the negative smell and flavor of some dietary supplement ingredients.
A new collaborative industry research project proposed by Leatherhead and The University of Reading could open up more opportunities for peptides and oligosaccharides used in combination to promote growth of probiotic bacteria in the gut.