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Orlando, FL and La Jolla, CA 7 March 2014 - Valensa International and Contract Biotics announced today that Contract Biotics has started construction of an additional six acres of algae production units at the company's San Diego County facility. Slated to come on-line in the fall of this year, the expansion will more than triple Contract Biotics' current biomass production and thus play a crucial role in helping Valensa meet the market demand for its line of formulated, condition-specific Astaxanthin-based products.

Testing has shown that ZanthinNEX is significantly more bioavailable than Astaxanthin made from algae because of several factors, including much higher purity levels. This enhanced bioavailability could lead to lower supplementation levels in finished products, with potentially lower costs for consumers. Like Valensa's flagship Astaxanthin product – Zanthin Natural Astaxanthin – ZanthinNEX will be stabilized using the proprietary O2B ® Peroxidation Blocker stabilization system to provide long-term product stability and higher efficacy for the consumer.

Orlando, FL 29 April 2014 - Valensa International announced today that its parent company - EID Parry (Murugruppa Group, India) - has acquired Alimtec SA, a Chile-based company of the Bayer AG Group. The acquisition of Alimtec, which had been a supplier of high quality Astaxanthin biomass to Valensa for over two years, will augment Valensa's ability to expand its natural Astaxanthin offerings as a part of its portfolio of advanced formulated human health products including, Joint Health, Cardio, and Eye Health products.

Headquartered in Eustis, Florida USA (near Orlando), Valensa International is a leading science-based developer and provider of high quality nature-sourced products for nutritional supplements and functional foods. Valensa's certified organic production facilities are located in a protected pine/saw palmetto grove. Valensa is a subsidiary of EID Parry (India) Ltd., the bioproducts and nutraceutical division of the Murugappa Group.

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