06.01.06
Advanced BioNutrition Corp. (ABN), Columbia, MD, has been named the worldwide exclusive licensee of a patent issued to the University of Hull (Great Britain) and the Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group (AFSG) of Wageningen University and Research Centre (previously known as ATO). The U.S. patent No. 6,977,166, entitled “Method of Producing an Oil Including Docosahexaenoic Acid,” describes a novel method for producing an oil containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by fermentation of the microalgae Crypthecodinium cohnii. This method involves the use of efficient semi-continuous and continuous production methods and a low cost fermentation substrate to produce algae containing high levels of a DHA-rich oil. A patent has also been issued in the U.K.