SunWay Biotech, a leading ingredients manufacturer and Gnosis by Lesaffre, a fermentation solutions provider, has today announced a strategic partnership to launch their inaugural product, MenaQ7® Metabolic, featuring the ANKASCIN® 568-R ingredient.
Announcing their alliance and unveiling their new product at the Natural Products Expo West, the product is aimed at the $2 Billion Global vitamin K2 market. The new product launch marks the beginning of a deeper collaboration in product development and international supply chain integration between the two leading nutraceutical experts.
MenaQ7® Metabolic combines two key active ingredients, MenaQ7® Vitamin K2 as MK-7 and ANKASCIN® 568-R. MenaQ7® is the only Vitamin K2 as MK-7 clinically proven beneficial for bone and heart health, offering the highest quality assurance. ANKASCIN® 568-R is the world’s only red yeast rice fermentation material without Monacolin K (Statin). SunWay Biotech, invited by the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), contributed to the development of a red yeast rice health product chapter, and ANKASCIN® 568-R has obtained New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) status. With over 130 scientific publications, ANKASCIN® 568-R has been recognized for its benefits in addressing various metabolic issues and received the Nutraingredient Asia Awards.
John Pan, General Manager of Sunway Biotech, commented: “Sunway Biotech is committed to enhancing human health through advanced biological transformation processes. By leveraging unique fermentation technology, SunWay maximizes the commercial value of natural functional ingredients and maintains its industry-leading position through continuous expansion of its strain library and optimization of fermentation core technology. We are honored to partner with Gnosis by Lesaffre, a key global player in fermentation. Sunway looks forward to supporting quality and unique ingredients to global nutraceuticals.”
SunWay Biotech and Gnosis by Lesaffre aim to expand globally by leveraging this collaboration to drive more product innovation to tackle some of the world’s most prevalent health issues.