Martek Signs Exclusive Worldwide Distributorship Agreement with Novus International

07/11/07 Already a leader in the DHA omega-3 food and supplements industries, Martek Biosciences Corporation announced that it will be expanding its reach in the animal feed market with a worldwide exclusive distributorship agreement for its DHA Gold product with Novus International, Inc. Martek will serve as Novus' exclusive worldwide DHA supplier for all of its poultry and swine feed and enrichment products. All Novus products containing DHA Gold will display the DHA Gold trademark.

"This partnership with Novus represents a new opportunity for Martek," said Joe Buron, vice president of sales and marketing for Martek. "Animal feed and nutrition represent a logical extension of Martek's core technology and we are pleased to be working with an industry leader and innovator like Novus as we expand into this market."

DHA Gold biomass animal feed ingredient is a dried, whole-cell algae product used to provide DHA enrichment for commercially raised animals. Adding DHA Gold to animal feed is a safe and effective way to enrich foods such as meat, eggs and milk. DHA Gold is unique in the market because it is from a sustainable and vegetarian source, has a more stable and consistent composition than fish oil and fish byproducts, and is free of ocean-borne contaminants.

Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in more than 80 countries around the world. An industry leader in animal nutrition and health, Novus products include ALIMET and MHA feed supplements, ACTIVATE nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX preservative premixture, ADVENT coccidiosis control, MINTREX organic trace minerals, SANTOQUIN feed preservative and many other specialty ingredients. Arenus (http://www.arenusperformance.com), part of Novus International, Inc., focuses on developing performance products for the equine, canine, and human markets. Novus is privately owned by Mitsui and Co., Ltd. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.