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Who manufactures Finvita® Beta Glucan?
Finvita®
Beta Glucan is
manufactured by Hankintatukku Oy. Its active ingredient, Wellmune WGP®,
is produced by Biothera and healthcare company, JRBiomedical, is the
exclusive distributor for the product in the UK, where it is sold
exclusively through Boots.
Hankintatukku Oy
With over 25 years’ experience,
Hankintatukku Oy is the leading Nordic manufacturer of food supplements
and its products are currently sold in over 50 countries across the
globe.
Finvita® Beta Glucan is manufactured by Hankintatukku
Oy in a dedicated pharmaceutical factory located in southern Finland.
The company produces over 300 different high quality natural health
products including vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies and
production exceeds 300million tablets and capsules a
year.
Hankintatukku
Oy adheres to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) to ensure the
consistent high quality and safety of products. In Finland GMP is
overseen by the National Agency for Medicines. The UK equivalent is the
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
JRBiomedical
Established in December 2005, JRBiomedical
Ltd concentrates on sourcing the very latest healthcare technology from
around the world and introducing it to the UK consumer and medical
health care markets. Key objectives are to improve patient diagnosis in
primary and secondary care, through laboratory and point of care
testing. JRBiomedical has introduced a new wave of clinically advanced
screening devices for allergy, coeliac disease, hospital acquired
infections
and neonatal sepsis into the UK.
In 2007, JRBiomedical launched the Meningitis Arc,
a unique device for helping to detect the early signs and symptoms of
meningitis and septicaemia, which is available from Boots stores. With
expertise in the vitamin and supplement market, JRBiomedical’s latest
national consumer product launch is the Finvita Beta Glucan food
supplement which is also available in Boots stores across the UK from
December 2009
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Biothera and Wellmune®
Founded
in 1997, Biothera is a biotechnology company dedicated to improving
immune health through its work in the pharmaceutical and healthcare
markets.
The company was recently named winner of the 2009 Frost
& Sullivan Excellence in Research Award for the development of
the
patented immunity enhancing ingredient, Wellmune WGP®, following 12
years of rigorous scientific and clinical research and an investment of
$250million.
Biothera is widely recognised as the leading company in the research of
yeast-derived beta glucans.
Finvita®
Beta Glucan is a food supplement. Food supplements should not be used
as a substitute for a varied diet. As with all food supplements please
seek medical advice before taking if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
FINVITA ® is a trademark of JRBiomedical Ltd. © JRBiomedical
Ltd. 2010
