QPONICS

Qponics is an agritech company based in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The Company is applying the best available technologies to produce high-value nutraceutical and food supplements products and food protein from marine microalgae. These technologies are now integrated into the R&D-scale pilot algae farm, now upgraded to a small and largely automated commercial-scale facility, funded in part by Qponics' $1 million CRC-P government grant. A video of the algae farm upgrade may be viewed below on this page... Qponics is focused on the sustainable production of oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega-3 and palmitoleic omega-7 fatty acids, and after oil extraction high-protein algal biomass, and in the future many other high-value products from Australian strains of algae. EPA and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) omega-3s are essential fatty acids not synthesised by the body. Many neurological, cardiovascular and degenerative diseases may arise from diets low in..

Also known as: Qponics Limited

Primary location: Brisbane Australia