Lycored announced that it is the Official Skin Health Sponsor of the GoPro Mountain Games, a festival of mountain and adventure sports, art and music taking place June 10-13, 2021, in Vail, CO. And with some spectator events, including the Climbing World Cup, missing from this year’s games due to...

Roxboro, NC—Open Book Extracts (OBX), a cannabinoid ingredient manufacturer and product developer, has closed an $11.5m Series B equity financing round, according to a press release. Funding was led by Nortecapital and KEY Investment Partners. OBX states in the press release that the financing will be used to accelerate safety...

Irvine, CA—BGG World (BGG) announced the publication of a clinical trial related to MyrtiPro (BGG’s standardized Bilberry extract containing 36% anthocyanins by HPLC) for eye health. The double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized parallel-group study involved 32 healthy Japanese adults who were administered either one  120-mg MyrtiPro capsule containing 43.2mg anthocyanins per day or a placebo, according to a press release. The primary outcome:...

Yokneam Illit, Israel—NextFerm Technologies announced its successful completion of an industrial production pilot for ProteVin, a vegan, non-GMO, yeast-based protein alternative. The food-tech company reported in a press release that the successful pilot is the first of three milestones towards commercial production and launch of ProteVin, planned in 2022. The two...

Oslo, Norway and East Brunswick, NJ—NattoPharma announced that a new 1.5-year placebo-controlled, randomized, open-label intervention clinical trial using MenaQ7 Vitamin K2 as MK-7 has been registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, and is scheduled to start in September 2021. The trial, titled The Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular...

Spring, TX—The Global Prebiotic Association (GPA) is hosting a free educational virtual workshop on Thursday, June 10, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT to cover the latest science on prebiotic mechanisms and to take a dive into immunity, according to a press release. The three-part interactive workshop focuses...

Cheshire, England—Engredo—a Danish provider of ingredients for the food, supplement, and pharma industries—is merging with the Lehvoss group, according to a press release. The joint venture will allow Lehvoss Nutrition, which markets and distributes nutraceutical ingredients and minerals throughout Europe, to consolidate its nutritional offerings, sales, marketing, and regulatory expertise...

Bloomingdale, IL—NOW has received ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory accreditation (A2LA) for both the analytical and microbiological laboratories, according to a press release. The process includes passing a comprehensive assessment and review of the lab’s quality management system and competence in performing specific tests. The press...

Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin (BAPB) on pomegranate juice and extracts, according to a press release. Pomegranate seeds can be consumed raw, or after being pressed into pomegranate juice. For supplements, the whole fruit, rind, seed, or seed oil can...

Carol Stream, IL—Prinova announced the launch of its new website, which the company said aims to enhance the way ingredients are purchased in the U.S. Part of a complete global site launch, the company said the regional experience in the U.S. and Canada features access to live pricing, regulatory documents,...