Overview
The company was incorporated as a naamloze vennootschap on 29 July 2024 and is registered for research and development in biotechnology and for the manufacturing of organic chemical base products. Customers are nutraceutical, dietary supplement and cosmetics brands, and axabio adds formulation expertise and marketing support to the ingredient supply. The skincare brand NOMIGE is a named client; its founder Barbara Geusens has integrated axabio astaxanthin into skincare products. Jonas De Cooman sits on the board as director. The company employs 11.1 full-time equivalents, sits in the 11-50 employee bracket, and holds B Corp certification.
Stated facts & numbers
- Founded: 2024 (29 July)
- Headquarters: Hemiksem (Antwerp)
- Legal form: NV, BE1011.997.238
- Employees: 11-50 (11.1 FTE)
- Management: Mark Michiels, Wim Michiels (daily management); Jonas De Cooman (director)
- Products: axapure, axafine, axabiomass, axagels, axagums
- Customers: Nutraceutical and cosmetic brands, incl. NOMIGE
- Certification: B Corp
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In the news
- 9.1% reported a sharper mind after 4 weeks. 🧠 Brain health is moving from niche to daily ritual. Consumers want products they can feel working. And brands need data to back that up. So we put axafocus™ to the test. In a 4-week consumer perception study with healthy adults, participants taking one daily capsule reported feeling sharper, more alert and more refreshed. Mood scores improved from week two and held through to week four. Every result was statistically significant vs baseline. The formula behind it? Natural astaxanthin
- That's a wrap on SupplySide Global 2026. 💚 Thank you to everyone who stopped by booth 7477 at Mandalay Bay last week. Three days of good conversations about natural astaxanthin, formats and what brands plan for 2027. 👉 Missed us in Vegas? Send us a message for samples and specs. Jonas De Cooman Emma Hanegraef Maxime Pudzeis Christophe Dreuw #SSG2026 #SupplySideGlobal #Astaxanthin #Nutraceuticals #SupplementFormulation
- Join us today at 4 PM at booth #7477 for the axabeads™ launchwith a little surprise for you! 🎉 Come curious, bring your colleagues, and be part of the reveal. See you there at 4 PM! Jonas De Cooman Emma Hanegraef Maxime Pudzeis Christophe Dreuw #SupplySide #naturalastaxanthin #nutraceuticals #naturalingredients
- How does axabio® support your product journey? 🌱 We help nutraceutical brands in three ways: 1️⃣ Ready-made products. Finished formulas with proven benefits and a low MOQ, available in 6–8 weeks. 2️⃣ Formulation support. If you’re developing something new, we help you create a formula tailored to the exact benefits you want to add to your portfolio. 3️⃣ Marketing support. We have a library of ready-made marketing material, and we often co-create content with our partners. One example that worked well: one of our scientists
- Almost 40% of the weight lost on GLP-1 medication in one trial subgroup was lean mass. That matters. Muscle is where your body clears most of the sugar from a meal. Lose it, and your metabolism loses part of its reserve. It’s not the only thing the scale misses. People who stop GLP-1 treatment regain about two-thirds of the lost weight within a year. And the drug works through appetite and insulin, leaving blood fats and oxidative stress, two quiet drivers of metabolic health, largely untouched. So the real question isn’t “how much
- Booth #7477 is on its way to Las Vegas! ✈️💚 The axabio® team is on its way to SupplySide Global 2026, ready for inspiring conversations, new connections, and exciting opportunities! We'll be showcasing our latest natural astaxanthin innovations and exploring how they can help bring your next standout formulation to life. 🔬 Looking for the ingredient behind your next bestseller? Let's talk! 📍 Visit us at Booth #7477 to meet the team, discover our solutions, and pick up your free samples. We look forward to connecting with
- Science-backed ingredients. Confidence-backed launches. 🔬 At axabio®, we believe that strong clinical evidence is the foundation of successful product development. From third-party quality testing to formulation support, our goal is to help supplement brands bring natural astaxanthin products to market with confidence. As Jonas De Cooman Cooman highlights, it all starts with the evidence. 👉 Explore the science behind natural astaxanthin in our collection of peer-reviewed studies: https://lnkd.in/gJ5RsJGH #axabio
- 18 supplement brands we met at the last fair asked us the same thing: "What are the benefits of natural astaxanthin? Does it actually work?" The clinical evidence is solid. But I understand the question. For supplement brands, launch risk is commercial before it is industrial. Especially for smaller brands that can't afford a launch that fails. Nobody buys what you can't back up. And proof only holds if the ingredient is what it claims to be. That's why every batch we ship comes with a third-party certificate of analysis. And
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