vitamin k2
Balchem Agrees to Acquire Kappa Bioscience
Balchem Corporation (New Hampton, NY), a global specialty ingredients company focused on nutrition and health, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kappa Bioscience AS, a manufacturer of specialty vitamin K2 for the human nutrition industry, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Vitamin K2 is a fast-growing specialty vitamin that plays a crucial role in the human ...
Kappa Bioscience Announces the Formation of Scientific Advisory Board
Kappa Bioscience (Oslo, Norway) has announced the formation of a “Blue Ribbon” scientific and medical advisory board to support and expand the scientific knowledge base for vitamin K2. The board reflects Kappa’s unique commitment to growing awareness of the rapidly expanding range of benefits associated with vitamin K2 in the form of Menaquinone 7 (MK-7). ...
Kappa Bioscience Announces “Brand & Plant” Program
Following a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) publication, Kappa Bioscience (Oslo, Norway) revealed a resolute “Brand & Plant” program. IPCC recently published the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report. And the statements are alarming, showing long-term effects of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and their unprecedented damage on the atmosphere, oceans and lands. ...
NattoPharma Launches New Brand Identity, Website
NattoPharma’s (Oslo, Norway & East Brunswick, NJ) scientific leadership created the vitamin K2 category more than 20 years ago and has continued to shape the understanding of this nutrient’s benefits. As the research takes shape confirming vitamin K2’s expanding role supporting other overall health, NattoPharma has introduced its new logo, brand identity and website. “Our ...
Go With Your Heart
Ingredient advancements are providing manufacturers key opportunities to support consumers’ heart health goals. When selecting ingredients and formulating new products, manufacturers take pride in focusing on efficacy and safety. The Krill Advantage Superba Krill Oil, produced by Aker BioMarine (Oslo, Norway), has many heart health benefit applications due to its natural composition of omega-3s, EPA ...
New Study Confirms Vitamin K Status Marker Link to Cardio Risk
Clinical Biochemistry recently published a Danish population study that examined the link between inactive matrix Gla protein (MGP), a known biomarker for K-vitamins status, and cardiovascular risk and concluded that high levels of this inactive protein were positively associated with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to the role vitamin K2 plays in vascular ...
NattoPharma Spearheading Vitamin K2 RDI Program
Global cardiovascular and bone health has been negatively impacted by widespread vitamin K2 deficiency. Yet there is no established RDI (recommended daily intake) for vitamin K2. To that end, as a leader in vitamin K2, NattoPharma has enlisted its research partners to start a program to establish an RDI for vitamin K2. The program will ...
NattoPharma & Ortho Molecular Products Form Exclusive Partnership
NattoPharma (Oslo, Norway) has announced that it has been selected by Ortho Molecular Products, a leader in practitioner-specific nutraceuticals, as its exclusive vitamin K2 supplier partner. The company will transition the seven products in its line currently featuring vitamin K2 to MenaQ7 PRO, a line extension available only to Ortho Molecular. For more than 25 ...
Heart on the Line
As cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., suppliers and manufacturers seek heart health ingredients that address prevention and even damage reversal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States and ...
The Heart Of The Matter
As heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in the U.S., consumers are in search of heart health supplements that utilize natural ingredients backed by clinical research.About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and coronary heart disease is the most ...
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