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Gift of the Sea Marine Bio Industry and Algae
The algae industry is the largest marine bio industry.
Humans have been using seaweed for a long time for diverse purposes such as food and industrial uses.
Seaweed has long been used for food and medicine in Asia, including Korea, and the West has been using seaweed to make valuable chemicals. Seaweeds are being utilized for future food, sources of functional materials, and new energy resources, and research on such uses is being conducted more actively and has been attracting attention as an important biological resource in the modern society.
Algae are categorized into 3 kinds, including green algae, brown algae, and red algae. Fucoidan, also known as the Gift of Sea and is being studied as a source of cure of disease. Also, alginic acid, carrageenan, and agar are widely used in food, medical, cosmetics, and industrial fields.
In addition to seaweed, there are microalgae, an important material for the economy and industries. This is a type of plankton. Microalgae are categorized into phytoplankton and zooplankton, among which phytoplankton are unicellular algae belonging to the primary producers of organic matter and energy via photosynthesis. It grows faster than terrestrial organisms and is an organism that produces useful substances such as proteins, fats, sugars, and extractives as primary metabolic products. Industrial applications of the organism include food, cosmetics, medicine, bioactive energy, and biofertilizers.
Haewon Biotech is a specialized company that produces and processes large algae and microalgae-based on the research of marine life. From macroalgae, seaweed polysaccharides such as sulfated-fucan (fucoidan), low molecular weight alginic acid, and algae sugar mannitol were turned into materials. In addition, microalgae were developed as materials such as omega-3 and the antioxidant astaxanthin.
Haewon Biotech is researching diverse marine biological resources and expanding its field via materialization, standardization, and clinical trials.
Haewon Biotech will always strive to improve the life and quality of human beings by leading the marine bio-industry based on continuous research and development.
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