Algal Omega3 Innovator Ben Kelly of Algarithm Ingredients & Philip Bromley of Virun Nutra-Bioscience

HOUSTON - Oct. 15, 2018 - PRLog -- Founders of two of the functional food industry's most innovative companies involved in the development and marketing of algae-based omega-3 products, Ben Kelly of Algarithm Ingredients and Philip Bromley of Virun Nutra-Biosciences, will address attendees of the 2018 Algae Biomass Summit in Houston, Texas on October 15. The title of their 4:00 pm presentation will be "Making Algal Omega-3's Great Again (O-MAGA)!", during which they will share their history of successfully incorporating algae-derived omega-3s into foods, beverages, and dietary supplements and also share thoughts and insights on growing the algal omega-3 market through strategic partnerships.

Around 2 years ago, well-aware of omega-3's vital importance for the neurological development and overall health of growing children, and unwilling to give his own children omega-3 from marine sources because of potential contamination with heavy metals, Kelly became motivated to search out a non-fish source of omega-3; and discovered that the proper wild strain of algae grown using the proper protocol offered a clean, virtually odorless and tasteless source of omega-3 DHA. Kelly's discovery led to the formation of his company, Algarithm, and shortly thereafter the formation of an industry-changing partnership with food, beverage, and supplement formulator and co-packager Philip Bromley of Virun Nutra-Biosciences.

Through the subsequent hard work of Kelly and Bromley and members of their teams, several novel algal omega-3 products were conceived that companies in the dietary supplement, food, and beverages sectors incorporated in their products. They include:

· Vegan DHA Oil for Soft gels, Infant Formulas and Milks
· Alga omega-3 cold & heat tolerant Powders for use in foods such as baked goods, burgers, ice cream
· Flavored DHA emulsions for vegetarian smoothies and flavouring

In the market:
· Alga omega-3 enriched O3 Omega Smoothies in familiar North American flavours such as smores and breakfast bacon (vegetarian & keto friendly)
· Alga omega-3 enriched Lemon Dill Salm'n Burger from Sol Cuisine (vegan)
· Alga omega-3 enriched plant-based chef-mastered seafood line from Good Catch Foods  (launching in January)
· Alga omega3 Multi-Vitamin – Watch for launch announcement


"Thanks to our friends at Algarithm, we now have access to a sustainable source of pollutant-free, plant-derived omega-3 DHA," says Bromley.  "The research we've done here at Virun enables us to easily introduce that health-promoting omega-3 fatty acid into foods, beverages, and nutritional supplements at an anticipated cost of less than $.10 per serving – and do it without creating a trace of fish taste, fish smell, or annoying fish burps.  We'll be explaining our process for creating great-tasting, DHA-enhanced foods and beverages at the Algae Biomass Summit, and we welcome everyone in the Food and Beverage sectors to stop by for our live presentation at 4:30 pm.

ABOUT ALGARITHM INGREDIENTS: (www.algarithm.com)

Algarithm™ is the Smart Source for Plant-based omega-3s providing high quality, algal, value-added omega-3 ingredients for a wide range of food, beverage, and dietary supplement (including infant) applications. As a DHA supplier that produces plant-based, toxin-free, and sustainable ingredients, we are revolutionizing functional ingredient sourcing in the food, beverage and dietary supplement industries. Algarithm's™ AlphaMega3 algal DHA oil stands apart from other plant based DHA suppliers due to its flavor, superior stability, and odor characteristics (or lack thereof).

ABOUT BEN KELLY – CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR - ALGARITHM INGREDIENTS

An entrepreneurial-minded business development professional, Ben has spent the past 6+ years in business development roles in the dietary supplement and food ingredient industry. Ben leads new business for Algarithm and POS Biosciences where he is responsible for implementing strategic sales and marketing initiatives and for collaborating with global partners. Working closely with both company's industry-leading scientific teams, Ben serves a critical market prospecting role where he collaborates with and finds potential, strategic partners to further commercialize new ingredients and products. Ben was a Co-Founder of Algarithm and has been instrumental in securing partners as the company gains traction in new, lucrative markets; today he leads Algarithm as the Managing Director. He holds his B.A. from the University of New Brunswick and his M.P.A from the University of Saskatchewan.

About Virun NutraBIOscences: (www.virun.com)

Founded in 2003, Virun was formed to create nutritious, great tasting and novel formulations for the food, beverage, supplement and pharmaceutical industries. Located in Pomona, California, Virun is a fully integrated research, production, and manufacturing facility, which quickly conceptualizes ideas to create innovative custom bulk blends and finished products for contract manufacturing.  Virun is the only biotechnology company that owns over 80 patents worldwide and develops technology around biochemistry practices.

ABOUT PHILIP BROMLEY, FOUNDER & CEO -  Virun NutraBIOscences

Born in Southern California, 1973, Philip Bromley lived, grew up and surfed in Ventura, California. Mr. Bromley majored in general Chemistry at San Diego State University, so he could continue surfing, and furthered his education under a biochemistry graduate program at SDSU. Mr. Bromley has more than 15 years of experience in Particle augmentation of proteins, peptides and non-polar active agents used in foods, beverages and drugs of which have been attributed toward improved delivery in application and in vitro. Mr. Bromley co-founded Virun® NutraBiosciences® in 2003. Mr. Bromley is an inventor named on at least 40 global patent and patent applications world-wide.

Algae Biomass Summit:

The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center

The Woodlands (Greater Houston), Texas