Cyanotech Explained

Cyanotech Corporation
Type:Public
Traded As:
NASDAQ: (prior to 2024)
Location:Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States
Founded:1983
Founder:Gerry Cysewski
Industry:Dietary supplements
Products:Bioastin, Spirulina
Homepage:Cyanotech.com

Cyanotech Corporation is a micro-algae producing company leasing land in the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii on the Kona Coast of the island of Hawaii. The company produces BioAstinĀ® Natural Astaxanthin and Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica.[1]

History

Cyanotech was co-founded in 1983 by Gerry Cysewski.[2] The Bioastin brand was approved by the FDA as the first generally recognized as safe product containing Astaxanthin in 1999.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Products & Markets . Cyanotech . 16 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114112350/http://cyanotech.com/company/products.html . 14 January 2018 . dead.
  2. Web site: Gerald R. Cysewski Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography . Bloomberg . 16 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233414/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=318449&ticker=CYAN . 24 September 2015 . dead.
  3. Web site: RE: Notification of structure function statement of nutritional support (BioAstin) . Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition . Food and Drug Administration . 16 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709085735/https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/00/Sep00/092000/let5680.pdf . 9 July 2017 . dead.