Martek Biosciences: Can It Turn Algae into Gold, or at the Least Oil?

Martek Biosciences Corp. (MATK) is a global leader in the production of docosahexaenoic acid from microalgae and arachidonic acid from fungus, and as such stands to benefit from the combined U.S. demographics of an expected uptick in U.S. births, aging baby boomers and an apparently health-conscious Generation Y.

“Wait a minute! Docosahex-what? Arachid-what? Made from microalgae? Fungus? And, what does this have to do with babies, teenagers and the soon-to-be elderly?”