Aker BioMarine

Aker BioMarine is a Norwegian marine biotechnology company built around Antarctic krill. Its activities span harvesting, processing, ingredient development and the supply of krill-based products for nutrition and health markets. The company develops krill oil, phospholipid, astaxanthin and protein ingredients for applications including dietary supplements, functional food, pet nutrition and animal feed. Its operating model emphasizes supply-chain control from harvesting through processing, traceability and management of environmental impacts in the Antarctic marine ecosystem. Aker BioMarine supplies ingredients to consumer brands and is also associated with branded product and ingredient lines such as Superba and Qrill. Because its activities may be presented through corporate divisions, ingredient brands or consumer-facing products, the exact current portfolio should be checked against the company’s latest disclosures.

Aker BioMarine is built around the commercial use of Antarctic krill. The company developed an integrated business chain covering harvesting, processing, extraction of marine ingredients and supply to nutrition markets. Its activities expanded beyond marine harvesting into marine biotechnology and the development of higher-value nutritional ingredients. Krill-derived phospholipids, omega-3 fatty acids, astaxanthin and proteins are used in dietary supplements, functional food, pet nutrition and animal-feed applications. Brands such as Superba are associated with krill oil and nutritional ingredients, while Qrill is associated with feed and animal-nutrition applications. Environmental management, harvesting practices and traceability have remained important elements of the company’s positioning. The supplied material does not provide sufficiently reliable sources for a detailed chronology of its founding, management succession, listing arrangements or recent reorganizations, so those facts are not expanded here.

A marine biotechnology and nutritional ingredient supplier centered on Antarctic krill as its core resource, emphasizing sustainable harvesting, traceable supply chains, and high-value krill ingredients.

• Superba

  Superba is a krill-oil and marine-nutrition ingredient brand associated with Aker BioMarine. It is primarily used in dietary supplements and functional nutrition, with an emphasis on krill-derived omega-3s, phospholipids and astaxanthin.

• Qrill

  Qrill is an ingredient line associated with animal nutrition and feed applications. It uses Antarctic krill and krill-derived components for protein, lipid and palatability-related functions in aquaculture, pet or other animal-nutrition settings; the exact current applications should be verified against the latest product materials.

• 2026.09.21

  NYO3 signs letter of intent to fully acquire Aker BioMarine's Understory factory in Oslo[1]NYO3与Aker BioMarine签署奥斯陆Understory工厂全资战略收购意向书china.qianlong.com

  On September 21, 2026, Norwegian anti-aging nutrition brand NYO3 and krill ingredient supplier Aker BioMarine formally signed a letter of intent for NYO3's full strategic acquisition of the Understory factory, a premium nutrition production base that Aker BioMarine built in Oslo, Norway in 2023.

• 2021.05.27

  Reported2021.05.27

  Aker BioMarine appoints Douglas C. Hicks as senior vice president[2]Aker BioMarine任命Douglas C. Hicks为高级副总裁prnewswire.com

  Aker BioMarine announced the appointment of Douglas C. Hicks as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, to lead its entry into the pharmaceutical segment.

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1. 1NYO3与Aker BioMarine签署奥斯陆Understory工厂全资战略收购意向书china.qianlong.com
2. 2Aker BioMarine任命Douglas C. Hicks为高级副总裁prnewswire.com