Sep 28 2010 --- POLARIS, with 15 years expertise in nutritional lipids, based in France (Pleuven, 29) has just purchased the company OCEAN NUTRASCIENCES in Quebec.

OCEAN NUTRASCIENCES is a company specialized in the scientific valuation of marine biomasses into raw materials intended for the sector of the nutraceutics. The Quebec company develops, makes, values (clinical studies) and markets marine ingredients (shellfish, algae and fish) exempt from organic solvents. It has a strong expertise in the development of biochemical processes and state-of-the-art equipments.

OCEAN NUTRASCIENCES Canada is located in the maritime region of Bas-St-Laurent in the province of Quebec. This strategic location allows obtaining an optimal volume of strictly controlled fresh raw materials.

This acquisition allows POLARIS to value innovative marine active ingredients for the sectors of nutraceutics, food and cosmetics, the key sectors of its activity.

POLARIS therefore insures the distribution and marketing of the range of products of OCEAN NUTRASCIENCES as the Northern shrimp hydrolysates which target the decrease of the risk factors associated to cardiovascular diseases. These products are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory complexes containing astaxanthine, amino acids and Omega 3 (EPA and DHA) polyunsaturated fatty acids in the form of triglycerides and phospholipids.

Since 1994, Polaris teams have developed and launched on the market several innovations to improve the quality, the stability and the formulation of marine origin omega 3s, and other oils with high nutritional value. The ingredients emphasized by Polaris are based on clinical studies and apply to various targets as the nutrition of the pregnant women, eye health … Since 1998, POLARIS is collaborating with the world leader of rich in Omega 3s marine oils, the Norwegian company EPAX.

POLARIS values marine active ingredients with high added value and leads a politics of respect for marine resources with its Friend of the Sea certification. POLARIS also developed a patented ‘Qualitysilver’ process which stabilizes polyunsaturated oils whether they are marine or vegetable.