Aker BioMarine
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| Private (: ) | |
| Industry | Marine biotechnology |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
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Key people
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Trond Brandsrud (CEO) Kjell Inge Røkke (chair) |
| Revenue | 469 million kr (2012) |
| NOK –35 million (2012) | |
| NOK –66 million (2012) | |
| Website | www.akerbiomarine.com |
Aker BioMarine is a Norwegian fishing and biotech company providing krill products through a fully documented and secured catch and process chain. Based in Oslo, Aker BioMarine is part of the Aker Group The company also created ECO-HARVESTING or Eco-Harvesting.
Aker BioMarine was established as an independent enterprise in 2006, building on years of deepwater fishing experience as part of Norway‘s Aker Group. Its previous business activities were, with theexception of the biotechnology company Natural, previously organized under Aker Seafoods Holding, a 100 percent subsidiary of Aker ASA. In 2003, Aker BioMarine began what it is best known for: harvesting and processing Antarctic krill. Traditionally, harvesting krill in a commercially viable and environmentally sound way was difficult. Aker claims it has solved this problem through its proprietary Aker ECO-HARVESTING™ technology.
Aker BioMarine produces krill products rich in omega-3s phospholipids. Krill is mainly used for the production of krill meal and krill oil, which in turn is used for animal or aquaculture feed and for human consumption through health products and omega-3 supplements.
The company has registered Superba™ as the company’s brand name for nutraceuticals and Qrill™ as the company’s brand name for its krill meal and krill oil products for aquaculture.
As for research, a 2009 study of Superba™ krill oil found that it gave a substantially larger reduction of fat in the heart and the liver than omega-3 from fish oil. A clinical study in children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) suggests that Superba™ krill oil offered significant improvements in both clinical scores and in identified EEG patterns as compared to typical ADHD EEG patterns. In one study, krill-fed salmon acquired 11% greater body weight than that of the fish in the control group.
In 2011, Superba™ krill oil earned GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status after an independent panel of recognized experts determined it to be safe for use as a human food ingredient. In one study, krill-fed salmon acquired 11% greater body weight than that of the fish in the control group.
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