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Canadian Emu Oil Sask Ltd. of Carlyle, Saskatchewan.
Canadian Emu Oil Sask. Ltd. produces and manufactures emu oil products for skin care and nutraceutical products. Their products are available internationally to the complementary health care market, under the trade name Songlines Health Products. The POS connection with these products began with lab scale investigations into refining emu oil. Trials on several different oil types were undertaken to determine the best processing protocols, and the process was then scaled up to pilot plant scale. POS continues to carry out physical refining and deodorization of the oil through custom-manufacturing arrangements. “POS’s contribution toward oil processing, physical refining, and evaluating emu oil quality has been a key component to the success of our Saskatchewan-based company,” says Dr. Code. http://www.comfo.com/emu/about.htm

Philom Bios of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Philom Bios is a world leading Inoculant Company with over 70 employees across North America in a wide range of research, manufacturing, marketing, and management positions. Head-quartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Philom Bios is a Canadian public company serving the needs of farmers with high-value inoculants and other fertility efficiency tools.

An inoculant is a live micro-organism which, when added to the soil or applied to the seed, gives growing plants access to important nutrients like nitrogen and phosphate. The micro-organisms which comprise the active ingredients of our products are derived from the soil and are naturally occuring.

Philom Bios developed the world's first and only commercial phosphate inoculant for all crops, called JumpStart, and have developed the world's first and only combination phosphate and nitrogen inoculant for pulse crops including soybeans, called TagTeam. These products generate, on average a 3:1 net return per acre, depending on the crop.

“We have developed two of our current production processes at POS,” says Greg Holloway, Philom Bios’ BioProcess Manager. “The development work done with the aid of experts at POS was invaluable. We use these two processes to make products that constitute 40% of our sales.” www.philombios.com

Emerald Seed Products of Avonlea, Saskatchewan
Emerald Seed Products is a manufacturer of proprietary compounds specializing in fenugreek extracts, and soluble dietary fibre for the natural health products industry. For a decade Emerald has worked with POS to develop new processes that yield unique compounds from fenugreek. Its patented GMP process ensures that all aspects of product development can be tracked and monitored from the farm to the consumer. Emerald’s ingredients are used in over 30 countries to target diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity. “Our success,” writes Cal Kelly, Emerald Seed Products President, “is based on continuing to access POS’s superior expertise and services.” www.emeraldseedproducts.com

Laprell’s Beehive Products of North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Laprell’s Beehive Products produces, manufactures and markets honey, bee pollen, beeswax and propolis. Propolis is a resinous substance collected by bees from leaf buds and exudates of trees and conifers. It is reported to have antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Bees modify the original resin composition to produce the propolis, and use it as a sealing agent and to control the growth of microbes in the beehive.

POS’s role in creating Laprell’s Standardized Tincture of Propolis involved development and optimization of a process to extract and fractionate the bioactive compounds from raw propolis. POS first carried out investigations at the lab scale, then scaled up and transferred the technology to the Bioprocessing Centre in Saskatoon for processing on a larger scale. “POS continues to be a valuable asset for our company,”says company President Rudi Laprell. “The knowledgeable and friendly staff guided and supported the development of our product through all the different, sometimes challenging, processing stages. A big “thank you” to all the POS people involved.”
www.saskpropolis.com

Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Bioriginal delivers innovative essential fatty acid (EFA ) solutions which are used around the world in nutraceuticals, functional foods, skin care products, cosmetics, animal feed, veterinary products and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Their distribution networks span six continents, with facilities in Canada, the United States, Europe and China. Bioriginal provides EFA including flax, evening primrose, borage, black currant, fish, hemp, echium, perila and camelina as well as CLA. Delivery systems range from bulk oil and capsules, to finished, packaged products.

POS’s role in Bioriginal’s start-up goes back over 10 years. It involved providing scientific, technical and administrative support to a single-employee company for the development and optimization of a process to crush borage seed into borage oil. Early successes then allowed Bioriginal to continue its work on researching, growing and processing better natural plant products for optimum health.