IET members, On campus group members from Politeknik Brunei and University Technology Brunei as well as some non members visited the Sinar Suria Bio-Center, MC Biotech Sdn Bhd on the 4th August 2017.
Participants had the opportunity to view the first class facility for the production of large scale cultivation of the Microalgae Haematococcus pluvialias. The facility was completed in mid-2016 and concentrates on cultivation, drying and packaging of the dried algae biomass after which they are exported to Japan for extraction and further processing. The target product extracted from the Microalgae called Astaxanthin, a beta-carotenoid (same family as Vitamin A). It is one of the strongest anti-oxidants in the market and gained international acclaim after being featured on the 2012 Dr. Oz show with Dr. Joseph Mercola. Its boasts anti-oxidant activity 5550 times stronger than Vitamin E.
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