Neptune Wellness Solutions

Neptune Wellness Solutions
Public
Traded as TSX: NTB
NASDAQ: NEPT
Industry Health, Wellness
Founded October 9, 1998
Headquarters Laval, Quebec, Canada
Area served
Over 30 Countries Worldwide
Key people
Jim Hamilton, President, CEO,Mario Paradis, CFO, Michel Timperio, Head of Strategic Development
Number of employees
Est. 125 (2016)
Subsidiaries Acasti Pharma
Website www.neptunecorp.com
www.oceanoe.com


Neptune Wellness Solutions is a nutrition products company focused on the business of customized unique nutrition solutions, specialty ingredients and consumer brands. The company develops turnkey solutions available in various unique delivery forms. Neptune also offers specialty ingredients, including premium Neptune Krill Oil (NKO) manufactured in its state-of-the art facility and a variety of other marine oils, seed oils and specialty ingredients. Neptune offers its premium krill oil under the OCEANO3® brand directly to consumers in Canada and the United States through web sales at www.oceano3.com. Oceano3 brand is also sold in bulk to unbranded distributors. The Company’s head office is located in Laval, Quebec.

Neptune is also pursuing opportunities in the prescription drug markets, through its approximately 48% owned subsidiary Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti”). Acasti focuses on the research, development and commercialization of new krill oil-based forms of omega-3 phospholipid therapies for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia.

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