BioPharma / Nutraceuticals / Life Sciences

BioPharmacuticals & Human Health Care

Lasting Health and Sustainability go hand-in-hand. We profile companies that offer alternatives to allopathic, invasive, unaffordable medicine -- integrated, holistic approaches to human health care, thereby representing a socially responsible and socially responsive alternative to the more traditional models of "sick care" (caring for sickness instead of supporting optimal health and well being). Sustainable health care systems also imply cost-effective and equitable access to services, information resources and knowledge.

Use of ag crops for industrial purposes is not new. Henry Ford first developed a soy composite automobile bumper in 1906! But more recently, a wave of dicovery and some clever engineering has produced a branch of genetically altered plants that do not risk the spread of their genetical material through pollen. Rather than storing the GM material in the nucleus, it is stored in the chloroplast of the plant, and extensive studies have shown that this method remains sealed, virtually eliminating risk of contamination.

GMOs, like stem cell research, remain controverial -- but this new food-friendly approach offers hope for discovery of innovative solutions to human and animal health problems without harming the natural capital of plants and crops that we depend on for our sustenance. The best way to put Monsanto in their place is to rise above them in the marketplace!

These technologies are being commercialized by a group in California in stealth mode for treatment and potentially cure for diseases, biohazard vaccines, and more. This group seeks a pharmaceutical partner to further the trials. Contact us for details.

Food Technology

Environmentally sustainable food technology that has developed nutrient recovery technology for seafood processor waste streams. This long-awaited technology creates safe, value-added products beneficial to humans, their companion animals and crops, and the environment. Use of this venture's systems enables lower production costs than conventional methods.

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Nutraceuticals

Hundreds of clinical studies and decades of research document that certain nutrients help to combat the effects of environmental pollutants, soil depletion, aging, stress, and the challenges of living a modern lifestyle. Instead of synthetic compounds or pharmaceutical drug interventions, careful and proactive use of "nutraceutical" supplements such as Omega 3 fatty acids offer plant-based and naturally derived nutrients that can prevent many common health problems or diseases. Increasing the presence of such natural compounds helps strengthen and align body systems in more sustainable ways.

Price and quality drive the fast-growing nutraceutical, herbal & "dietary supplement" industries, where manufacturing methods and assimilation (delivery systems) are constantly evolving. Individual ingredients are so fully commoditized by the mass market that the future belongs to innovative product formulations, innovative source materials and processing methods, techniques for ensuring purity, and superior pricing, forward contracting and margin management.

Biomedical

Biomedical diagnostic and health care technology often use next-generation knowledge and information systems. The trend is toward non-invasive approaches that support the body's natural defenses and healing responses, bypass using materials that require expensive disposal, that support or maintain the integrity of body systems. This is an area to watch; In3 represents no deals in this arena at this time.

Other

Biotechnology advances in disease diagnostics and treatment, as well as new tools for enjoying optimal health and wellness continuously arrive on the scene. Feel free to inquire if your venture or investment interests have not been explicitly mentioned here.

Terminology check: A relatively new field called "Industrial Biotechnology" (or "white biotechnology") is not generally considered an aspect of life science at all (health & nutrition, medical or pharma), but fits more closely with Advanced, Renewable (biobased) Materials (includes biopolymers, biocomposites and other "green chemistry" innovations).

There are industry associations that represent both traditional biotech and this newer biomaterials field, such as bio.org, which formed as a result of a merger in 1993 between Association of Biotechnology Companies and the Industrial Biotechnology Association.

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