(http://static.lifeislocal.com.au/multimedia/images/full/1183346.jpg) | Settling into Cootamundra after travelling from Somalia to Kenya and New Zealand is Ali Ismail. CIVIL war and a desire to study have seen Ali Ismail travel across continents from Somalia on the east coast of Africa, on a journey that has now led to Ali and his family settling in Cootamundra where he is working with a local biotechnology company. Ali is the quality control and laboratory manager with the Australian Cartilage Company, located in the Cootamundra Industrial Park. One of the company's major products is used in the manufacture of a liquid cartilage capsule that is taken orally for the treatment of osteoarthritis. The capsules' main component is collagen type 2, which the company extracts from animal by-products. When digested and absorbed into the bloodstream, the capsules aid in the repair of damaged cartilage. |