Type Biotechnology Area served Worldwide Founded 1979 | Industry Probiotics Founder Dr. S. K. Dash | |
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Headquarters Wausau, Wisconsin, United States Key people Kevin Mehring, President/CEO
Dr. Gregory Leyer, CSO
Michele Rickard, EVP of Quality and Operations
Ken Seguine, VP of Sales and Marketing Products Probiotic Raw Materials, Custom Manufacturing, and Private label | ||
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 for both domestic and international markets. Manufacturing is done at Wausau, and the sales and marketing office is located in Madison, Wisconsin.
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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. 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.
Current Activities
The company's new consumer brand is UP4 Probiotics and it is re-launching the Multi-Flora Probiotic line exclusively for health professionals.
Recognition
As published in Better Nutrition, DDS Probiotics has been awarded Better Nutrition’s Best Supplements Award for three consecutive years. Cran-Gyn DDS was recognized in 2010, Probioplus DDS in 2011, and ProbioGreen DDS in 2012. In addition, UAS Laboratories has been named one of the Top 25 Biotechnology companies in 2012 by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. “The Doctors’ Prescription for Healthy Living”, a leading consumer health publication, named DDS Probiotics as the Editor’s Choice Award for 2012 for Best Probiotic Formulas.