2008 News

October 21, 2008 New York, NY – John P. Richie, Jr., Ph.D., professor of Public Health Sciences and Pharmacology Cancer Institute at Penn State University School of Medicine, will be the featured speaker discussing the latest scientific discoveries about the breach between food intake and need for Glutathione dietary supplementation, at the Kyowa Hakko USA VendorWorks seminar at SupplySide West. The seminar will be held on Friday, October 24, 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Galileo Room #901 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. Glutathione, a tri-peptide composed of glutamic acid, cysteine ...

October 20, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko USA has announced that Healthy Origins® has launched two new products formulated with the Setria® brand of L-Glutathione. Healthy Origins® Setria® L-Glutathione Reduced 250mg and 500mg potencies will be available at health food stores in 60 capsule bottles. Setria® L-Glutathione is a tri-peptide, made from glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine. As the master antioxidant of the cell, Glutathione increases the effectiveness of the body's other antioxidants like Vitamin C and E and is involved in various reactions, such as the destruction of free rad...

September 17, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko has announced it has completed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) self-affirmation for its dipeptide Sustamine™ L-Alanyl-L- Glutamine. According to Yoichiro Sugimura, Kyowa Hakko USA senior director of scientific affairs and business development, Sustamine™ L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine is a "high-tech" amino acid dipeptide that promotes muscle rehydration, recovery and can be used as a source for energy refueling. Sustamine™ L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine is produced by a novel and cost-effective patented fermentation technology. Sustamine™ is available in po...

September 11, 2008 New York, NY – Yoichiro Sugimura, senior director of scientific affairs and business development for Kyowa Hakko USA, will be one of the featured speakers at the New Natural/Organic Ingredients Conference and Expo at the New York Hilton Hotel, Wednesday, October 22. Sugimura’s presentation, scheduled to begin at 11:55 a.m. is entitled, New Amino Acid Technology to Enhance Collagen Synthesis. Ride the Next Natural/organic Wave Ingredient and Technology Conference and Exhibition focuses on anti-aging, skincare and special skin needs. Sugimura, one of the industry’s intern...

July 2, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc. and Austin Chemical Company, Inc. have formed an alliance for Austin Chemical to market and sell Kyowa Hakko-produced Sustamine™ L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine in the United States and Canada for cell culture media end uses.

April 17, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko USA has announced that Debra Berman has joined the New York office of Kyowa Hakko USA as sales director for the southeast US region.

April 14, 2008 New York, NY – A report by WBZ-TV, the CBS-TV affiliate in Boston, focusing on the most recent Cognizin Citicoline study, is being distributed to all CBS-TV news affiliates nationwide.

March 10, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko USA has announced that Chris Nolte, a veteran of more than 18-years in nutritional ingredient sales, has joined the company as director of sales. Nolte, who co-founded Buckton Scott Nutrition and served as vice president of sales, was most recently director of sales for LycoRed. Nolte will be responsible for the Southwestern US territory, including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Kyowa Hakko is an international health ingredients manufacturer and world leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing...

March 7, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc., manufacturers of the industry’s most extensive line of Amino Acids and related compounds, including D-Amino Acids and Branch-Chain Amino Acids, announced that it will increase prices for its specific line of L-Amino Acids by five percent, effective April 1, 2008. Amino Acids are produced at Kyowa Hakko’s four manufacturing plants located in the U.S., Japan, and China. Amino Acids are used in a wide variety of pharmaceutical and nutritional applications. “Recent increases in costs for energy and raw materials along with the ongoing ...

March 6, 2008 New York, NY – Kyowa Hakko USA, the international health ingredients manufacturer and world leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and food products, will present Adding Brain Power to your Brand, a seminar discussing the benefits of combining Cognizin® Citicoline from Kyowa Hakko and MEG-3® Omega-3 fatty acids from Ocean Nutrition Canada, for brain health at SupplyExpo. The seminar takes place Saturday, March 15 from 3-4 p.m. at the Anaheim Convention Center, Room 207C. All seminar attendees will be eligible to win free iPod 8...