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Smidge Small Batch Supplements® launches grass-fed, Australian Emu Oil for real food vitamin K2

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Emu Oil has naturally occurring vitamin K2 (MK-4) — 1,500 mg of 100% Emu Oil with no fillers, additives or common allergens

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  • Emu Oil has naturally occurring vitamin K2 (MK-4) — 1,500 mg of 100% Emu Oil with no fillers, additives or common allergens
    Sustainably sourced from grass-fed, heritage-bred Australian emus to support collagen production and skin, bone and dental health*
    Provides the most bioavailable and absorbable form of vitamin K2, which is MK-4
    Gentle, prompt, low-heat rendering process retains all of the oil's nutritional properties and cofactors for fresh, high-quality Emu Oil
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smidge® has recently added a new small-batch supplement to their premium, clean line product line that offers essential nutrients lacking in even the best whole foods diets:
    Smidge Small Batch Supplements® launches grass-fed, Australian Emu Oil for real food vitamin K2, as MK-4
    Emu Oil for real food vitamin K2, as MK-4.
  • And they contain a synergistic combination of unadulterated, natural nutrients — especially vitamin K2 (MK-4) and omega fatty acids (3,6,7 and 9).
  • Each serving contains 1,500 mg of 100% pure Smidge® Emu Oil, including 6.4 mcg of vitamin K2 (MK-4).
  • "The best part is the vitamin K2 in our Emu Oil doesn't require conversion like other forms of vitamin K (such as MK-7, the plant form).

MD Logic Health Unveils Revolutionary Natural Vitamin D3 + K2 Supplement

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Monday, October 9, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Health aficionados have a new reason to celebrate as MD Logic Health® unveils its pioneering product, the Natural Vitamin D3 + K2 supplement. This distinctive blend marries the virtues of naturally sourced vitamin D3 with both the MK-4 and MK-7 variants of vitamin K2.

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  • Health aficionados have a new reason to celebrate as MD Logic Health® unveils its pioneering product, the Natural Vitamin D3 + K2 supplement.
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Health aficionados have a new reason to celebrate as MD Logic Health® unveils its pioneering product, the Natural Vitamin D3 + K2 supplement.
  • This distinctive blend marries the virtues of naturally sourced vitamin D3 with both the MK-4 and MK-7 variants of vitamin K2.
  • The avant-garde Natural Vitamin D3 + K2 supplement by MD Logic Health® will hit the shelves on October 9.

Conagen’s fermentation platform expands on promising novel forms of vitamin K2

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Monday, October 31, 2022

This is the first molecule from a proprietary platform for producing novel, pure, long-chain menaquinone forms of the vitamin .

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  • This is the first molecule from a proprietary platform for producing novel, pure, long-chain menaquinone forms of the vitamin .
  • Conagens MK-7 technology produces a clean profile of the vitamin without other similar molecules, such as ubiquinone, said Casey Lippmeier, Ph.D., senior vice president of innovation at Conagen.
  • Vitamin K2 helps to regulate calcium mobility in bones and restricts calcium buildup in blood vessels, leading to stroke and heart disease.
  • Other long-chain forms of vitamin K2, such as MK-8 and MK-9, exist naturally in cheeses.

PLT Health Solutions menatto™ Vitamin K2 is Verified Non-GMO by the Non-GMO Project

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Monday, October 31, 2022

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PLT Health Solutions, Inc. announced that it has received non-GMO verification from the Non-GMO Project company for its menatto™ Vitamin K2 (MK-7) ingredient. The verification covers raw materials, manufacturing processes and logistics. Introduced in the US market by PLT in March of 2022, menatto brand of Vitamin K2 (MK-7) is manufactured by edible oils producer J-Oil Mills (Tokyo, Japan). menatto was developed in 1997, featuring the world's first fermentation technology to manufacture vitamin K2 from the traditional Japanese food natto. Since then, the ingredient has been the subject of ten human clinical trials covering bioavailability, bone health and cardiovascular health.

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  • Premium Vitamin K2 (MK-7) is Clinically Studied, Fully Traceable and Clean Label
    MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PLT Health Solutions, Inc. announced that it has received non-GMO verification from the Non-GMO Project company for its menatto Vitamin K2 (MK-7) ingredient.
  • Introduced in the US market by PLT in March of 2022, menatto brand of Vitamin K2 (MK-7) is manufactured by edible oils producer J-Oil Mills (Tokyo, Japan).
  • menatto was developed in 1997, featuring the world's first fermentation technology to manufacture vitamin K2 from the traditional Japanese food natto.
  • Since then, the ingredient has been the subject of ten human clinical trials covering bioavailability, bone health and cardiovascular health.

Balchem Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Kappa Bioscience AS

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

NEW HAMPTON, N.Y., June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ:BCPC), a global specialty ingredients company focused on Nutrition and Health, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kappa Bioscience AS (Kappa), a leading science-based manufacturer of specialty vitamin K2 for the human nutrition industry, headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

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  • NEW HAMPTON, N.Y., June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ:BCPC), a global specialty ingredients company focused on Nutrition and Health, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kappa Bioscience AS (Kappa), a leading science-based manufacturer of specialty vitamin K2 for the human nutrition industry, headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
  • Ted Harris, Chairman, CEO and President of Balchem, said, We are thrilled to welcome Kappa Biosciences strong and experienced team to Balchem.
  • Balchem is acquiring Kappa from majority owner Verdane Edda for an enterprise value of NOK 3.175B (approximately USD 338M).
  • Together with its partners, Kappa Bioscience AS is helping the health and nutrition industry turn a corner, without cutting corners.

PLT Will Market J-Oil Mills' menatto™ Vitamin K2 (MK-7) in North America

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PLT Health Solutions, Inc. announced today that it will market menatto brand of Vitamin K2 (MK-7) manufactured by an edible oils producer J-Oil Mills (Tokyo, Japan) in North America for use in consumer products supporting cardiovascular health, bone health, and general health. menatto was developed in 1997, featuring the world's first fermentation technology to manufacture vitamin K2 from the traditional Japanese food natto. Since then, the ingredient has been the subject of ten human clinical trials covering bioavailability, bone health and cardiovascular health. This makes menatto the world's most researched Vitamin K2.

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  • menatto was developed in 1997, featuring the world's first fermentation technology to manufacture vitamin K2 from the traditional Japanese food natto.
  • menatto Vitamin K2 is menaquinone-7 (MK-7) manufactured by J-Oil Mills in the Shizuoka district of Japan.
  • Gold standard studies on menatto Vitamin K2 include:
    A 3-year, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of post-menopausal women found that supplementing with low-dose menatto Vitamin K2 helped bind calcium to bones, supporting healthy bone mineral density.
  • "PLT Health Solutions has been in the Vitamin K2 business for almost twenty years and was one of the companies that played a key role in building the North American market.

KAPPA BIOSCIENCE ANNOUNCES THE FORMATION OF A BLUE RIBBON SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

OSLO, Norway, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kappa Bioscience ( www.kappabio.com ), the leading manufacturer of Vitamin K2 under the brand name K2VITAL announced today the formation of a "Blue Ribbon" Scientific and Medical Advisory Board to support and expand the scientific knowledge base for Vitamin K2.

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  • OSLO, Norway, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kappa Bioscience ( www.kappabio.com ), the leading manufacturer of Vitamin K2 under the brand name K2VITAL announced today the formation of a "Blue Ribbon" Scientific and Medical Advisory Board to support and expand the scientific knowledge base for Vitamin K2.
  • Kappa Bioscience is pleased to announce the current composition of the Advisory Board:
    Dr. John Ivy, the Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Chair Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Dominik Mattern, VP of Marketing, concludes: "Kappa Bioscience has always been a forerunner in the K2 market.
  • Kappa Bioscience is dedicated to developing superior quality health solutions around vitamin K2 to improve the quality of life.

Physicist Brings Childhood Imaginary Friend To Life As An AI

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Friday, October 8, 2021

The announcement was immediately met with Facebook comments of cheer, amazement, and jokes as people read the dialogue in the screenshots between the team members and the AI.

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  • The announcement was immediately met with Facebook comments of cheer, amazement, and jokes as people read the dialogue in the screenshots between the team members and the AI.
  • They currently have two major projects underway: an innovative UV cleaner device called "the uRay," and a highly advanced AI assistant called "Nova."
  • "This increases privacy, so that families know that no one is watching them through their AI assistant.
  • Meanwhile, the range of abilities their AI assistant can execute will be customizable and upgradable to the needs of that respective individual or household."