April 19th 2024
At-home testing and wearable tech will put supplements to the test as consumers measure and track their cardiovascular, liver, and blood sugar health.
Amarin Pharma petitions Supreme Court to review lower court decision on omega-3 supplements
July 31st 2019Amarin Pharma has filed a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review a decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to uphold a 2017 decision of the International Trade Commission (ITC) not to investigate Amarin’s complaints against manufacturers of omega-3 EPA concentrates.
Aker BioMarine secures new patent for Flexitech technology
July 23rd 2019The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted the Aker BioMarine's patent application 15/040,330, which covers Aker’s Flexitech technology, used to make Superba 2 and Superba Boost krill oil products at its Houston facility.
Amarin will file citizen petition to FDA asserting ethyl ester omega-3s are not legally supplements
July 17th 2019In comments submitted to FDA, Amarin Pharma, maker of the omega-3 drug Vascepa, stated its intentions to file a citizen petition to FDA asserting that ethyl ester omega-3s are not legally allowed to be marketed as dietary supplements.
Cognizin citicoline and DHA combo may improve learning, memory after stroke
June 6th 2019In a new animal study, researchers tested the effects of a supplement combination of Kyowa Hakko’s Cognizin-brand citicoline and omega-3 fatty acid DHA (DSM’s life’sDHA brand) in mice who were subjected to bilateral common carotid artery occlusion, resulting in cerebral ischemia.
Amarin settles lawsuits with Coromega and Omax Health
May 9th 2019Amarin Pharma Inc., maker of high-concentration EPA-only omega-3 drug Vascepa, has reached a settlement with omega-3 dietary supplement companies The Coromega Company, Inc., and Omax Health, Inc over complaints the drug company filed in October of 2018.
Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy prolongs gestation and increases birth weight of infants
April 26th 2019A recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition shows that fish oil supplementation during the third trimester of pregnancy increased gestational age, size of gestational age, and the birth weight of infants.