Research and Development

From concept to commercialization, Martek’s R&D mission is to develop winning technologies and products through bioscience that promote health and well-being throughout life.

Martek’s R&D groups are focused on the following:

Research
  • Identifying and creating new and valuable commercially viable products for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and functional foods markets.
  • Investigating nutrients and bioactive compounds that provide benefits in the area of inflammation, cognitive function and cardiovascular health.
Development
  • Improving upon current manufacturing: maximizing quality while reducing cost.
  • Developing new lower cost delivery forms of Martek’s products.
  • Demonstrating successful formulations with Martek's ingredients in various nutritional applications (See Application Development).
Clinical Research
  • Clinical research, exploring additional health benefits of DHA beyond brain and eye development in infants. (See Clinical Research)