UAS Laboratories

United Agricultural Services Laboratories, commonly referred to as UAS Laboratories, is a private biotechnology company headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA. It formulates and markets probiotics[1] for both domestic and international markets. Probiotic fermentation is done at their facility located in Madison, Wisconsin and formulation, manufacturing and distribution is done at their facility in Wausau, Wisconsin.

UAS Laboratories, Inc.
TypeBiotechnology
IndustryProbiotics
Founded1979
FounderDr. S. K. Dash
Headquarters555 N 72nd Ave, Wausau, WI 54401
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kevin Mehring, President/CEO
Dr. Gregory Leyer, CSO
Ronald Pillsbury, COO
ProductsProbiotic Raw Materials, Custom Manufacturing, and Private label
Websitewww.uaslabs.com

History

UAS Laboratories was founded in 1979 by Dr. S.K. Dash, who had previously served as the Director of the South Dakota Food and Drug. UAS Laboratories was headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, USA. The company decided to base its DDS Probiotics products on Lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1, a strain of probiotic bacteria that was patented and trademarked.[2] L. acidophilus has been one of the most common strains used in probiotics research. Under the direction of Dr. S.K. Dash, UAS Laboratories expanded its production capacity and tripled its probiotic manufacturing capacity in 2012. In April 2013 UAS Laboratories was acquired by Lakeview Equity Partners. In January 2014, the company moved their sales and marketing office to Madison, WI.

References
  1. Dash, S. K.; Spreen, Allan N.; Ley, Beth M. (1999). Health Benefits of Probiotics. Temecuala, CA: BL Publications. pp. 13, 29, 47–48. ISBN 1-890766-10-0. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. "UAS Laboratories". Natural Products Insider. Virgo Publishing, LLC. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.