Desert Lake Technologies
Desert Lake Technologies, LLC, headquartered in Klamath Falls, Oregon, is a vertically integrated harvester, processor and distributor of natural, fresh water products originating from Klamath Lake, Oregon.
We are the leading producer of premium quality Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA); patented StemEnhanceTM the world's first all natural stem cell enhancer; and unique cyanophyta extracts, CyaninPlusTM and AFAninPlusTM.
Desert Lake Technologies provides pure and efficacious raw materials for commercial and private label applications in the nutraceutical, dietary supplement, food and beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
As a free-standing product, or blended in a formula with synergistic, nutraceutical ingredients, our Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and cyanophyta extracts provide numerous health-promoting benefits with the ability to perform as natural colorants.
To ensure quality and safety, Desert Lake Technologies harvests Aphanizomenon flos-aquae from Klamath Lake according to a stringent quality control program. Blooms of fresh algae are gently collected from the surface of the water utilizing the patent-pending DLT Selective Harvesting SystemTM (SHS), a process which selectively harvests the strands of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae while avoiding undesirable algal species.
The harvested algae are immediately stored in tanks and transported to Desert Lake Technologies' floating processing platform where the algae are filtered to remove any impurities; rapidly chilled to further preserve nutrient natural bioactive compounds; and then transported to the company's local drying facility.
Committed to excellence in research and the development of product solutions for improved lives, our active ingredients are supported by science through research in vivo and clinical trials.
Dedicated to the discovery of the unique characteristics of microalgae, in 2003 Desert Lake Technologies and Merle West Center for Medical Research co-partnered the creation of Lake Algae Research, LLC, which contracts the research laboratory of Dr. Gitte Jensen, NIS Labs, to study the distinctive attributes of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae.
We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with you in the exploration and development of innovative new products or extensions to your existing product lines.
Klamath Lake Ecosystem
Situated near the Cascade Mountains in Southern Oregon, lies a truly unique ecosystem. Klamath Lake and its surrounding marshes, forests, and meadows serve as a refuge for hundreds of species of resident and migratory wildlife. It is an area well known for its beauty and tranquility.
Seven thousand years ago, the mountain, Mount Mazama (50 miles north of Klamath Lake), erupted causing the mountain to collapse within itself. Slowly, the open crater filled with water to become today's pristine Crater Lake.
This eruption also spread a thick layer of volcanic ash containing a wealth of minerals throughout the Klamath basin. Carried from Crater Lake through miles of underground rivers and streams, these minerals are transported to Klamath Lake. In the nearby mountains, numerous springs of astonishing beauty, bubble up fresh, mineral rich water from the ground, which flow into Klamath Lake.
Because Klamath Lake is in a relatively undisturbed, high desert region that receives intense sunlight, it is an ideal environment for the flourishing of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, a rare species of cyanophyta. The wealth of naturally occurring minerals and nutrients in Klamath Lake is responsible for the unique abundant growth of this extraordinary genus.
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae play an important role in nourishing and maintaining the fragile ecosystem of Klamath Lake and its surroundings. Through extensive research, Desert Lake Technologies has developed a method to retrieve Aphanizomenon flos-aquae from the lake without damaging its delicate membrane or harming the lake's sensitive ecosystem.