Marine Biotechnology, Algology, Seaweed, Beta-Carotene.
Employees: 25
Main Markets:
Pharnaceutical Companies.
Overview
NATURE BETA TECHNOLOGIES (NBT) LTD. was founded to commercialize
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the algal research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in
Rehovot. The company mass cultivates Dunaliella, an algal species
originally discovered in the Dead Sea and in the Bardawill lagoon
in the Sinai Desert. The algae is the richest source of the
carotenoid, beta carotene which has been shown to be an important
natural anti free radicals and anticancer agent.
NBT, which is now owned by Nikken Sohonsha, grows the algae in
large openponds and harvests it by centrifugation. The algae are
then dehydrated into a dry powder, containing the essential
stereoisomers of beta carotene used in health foods,
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and sent to Japan where the
product is formed into tablets and packaged.
