UAS Laboratories
{{short description|American biotechnology company}}
{{Orphan|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = UAS Laboratories, Inc.
| logo = UAS Laboratories Logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| type = Biotechnology
| industry = Probiotics
| area_served = Worldwide
| location = 555 N 72nd Ave, Wausau, WI 54401
| foundation = 1979
| founder = Dr. S. K. Dash
| key_people = Kevin Mehring, President/CEO
Dr. Gregory Leyer, CSO
Ronald Pillsbury, COO
| products = Probiotic Raw Materials, Custom Manufacturing, and Private label
| homepage = www.uaslabs.com
}}
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{{cite book |title=Health Benefits of Probiotics |first1=S. K. |last1=Dash |first2=Allan N. |last2=Spreen |first3=Beth M. |last3=Ley |year=1999 |publisher=BL Publications |location=Temecuala, CA |isbn=1-890766-10-0 |pages=13, 29, 47–48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pGJwFnOhJcYC&dq=%22UAS+Laboratories%22&pg=PA13 |access-date=22 December 2009}} 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.
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.{{Cite web |title=UAS Laboratories |url=https://vitaminretailer.com/profiles/uas-laboratories/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Vitamin Retailer Magazine |language=en-US}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/Buyers-Guide.aspx?li=34130 |title=UAS Laboratories |work=Natural Products Insider |publisher=Virgo Publishing, LLC |access-date=21 December 2009}} 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
In April 2013, UAS Laboratories was acquired by Lakeview Equity Partners.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-06 |title=Probiotic Supplier UAS Laboratories Acquired |url=https://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/view/probiotic-supplier-uas-laboratories-acquired |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Nutritional Outlook |language=en}} In January 2014, the company moved its sales and marketing office to Madison, WI.{{Cite web |date=2014-01-17 |title=UAS Labs, UAS LifeSciences, sales and marketing, probiotics, probiotic company, nutrition, chiropractic |url=https://www.chiroeco.com/uas-moves-world-headquarters-to-madison-wis/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Chiropractic Economics |language=en-US}}
In April 2018, The company acquired probiotic supplier Nebraska Cultures, Inc.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-06 |title=Probiotic Supplier UAS Laboratories Acquires Nebraska Cultures |url=https://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/view/probiotic-supplier-uas-laboratories-acquires-nebraska-cultures |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Nutritional Outlook |language=en}} Later that same year, in July, the company announced its licensing agreement with Ace Biome, an agreement that included the manufacturing and commercialization of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17,{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Microbiome |title=UAS Labs Announces Licensing Agreement with Acebiome - Microbiome Times Magazine |url=https://www.microbiometimes.com/uas-labs-announces-licensing-agreement-with-acebiome/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |language=en}} a patented probiotic.
The company was purchased by Chr. Hansen Holding in 2020 for approximately $530 million.{{Cite web |title=Chr. Hansen acquires UAS Laboratories |url=https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/chr-hansen-acquires-uas-labs |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.feedstuffs.com |language=en}}
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External links
- [https://uaslabs.com/ Company website]
Category:Biotechnology companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Wisconsin
Category:Biotechnology companies established in 1979
Category:1979 establishments in Wisconsin
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