[CYAN] CYANOTECH CORP > 1.60 +0.26 ( +19.40%) Open > 1.30 Volume > 11050
Cyanotech Corporation engages in the cultivation, production, and sale of natural products derived from microalgae worldwide. Its products include BioAstin natural astaxanthin, a dietary antioxidant for use as a human nutraceutical and functional food ingredient to support and maintain the body's natural inflammatory response, as well as enhance skin, muscle, and joint health; and NatuRose natural astaxanthin for use as a feed ingredient for the aquaculture feed industry that provides natural pigmentation to aquaculture-raised shrimp, salmon, yellowtail tuna, and red sea bream, as well as for the animal feed industry, such as in poultry feed formulations to naturally pigment the yolk of chicken eggs. The company's products also comprise Spirulina Pacifica, a dietary supplement used for extra energy, a strengthened immune system, and as a source of antioxidant carotenoids; and Natural phycobiliproteins, which are fluorescent pigments used as tags or markers in various biological assays in the immunological diagnostics market. Cyanotech sells its products to manufacturers, formulators, and distributors in the health foods, nutritional supplements, and animal nutrition markets; and as packaged consumer products to distributors, retailers, and direct consumers, as well as online through its Web site, www.nutrex-hawaii.com. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
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