Interview of Rafel Prohens co-founder of CIRCE Scientific – Diario de Mallorca In this interview Rafel Prohens, researcher at the University of Barcelona (UB), and co-founder of CIRCE Scientific explains how in 10 years the company has become one of the major
Nutraceutical ingredients are natural compounds, usually extracted and purified from both food and nonfood plants.1 In recent years, nutraceuticals have been experienced an increased interest because their presumed safety and potential therapeutic effects allow health claims as food supplements with
An Aging Population Presents Opportunities for the Longevity Supplement Market As the world’s population ages, interest in longevity supporting supplements has grown. Older adults are looking for more convenient and simple ways to support healthy aging and help them maintain
Pterostilbene is a molecule that is naturally found in vegetables, nuts and fruits, particularly blueberries. Specifically, pterostilbene belongs to a class of substances called stilbenes; a class that also includes the well-known resveratrol. While chemically related to resveratrol, pterostilbene has
Bienestar A new vitamin D ‘made in Spain’ arrives with more advantages. CIRCE Scientific, a ‘startup’ created by two friends (from the universities of the Balearic Islands and Barcelona), has developed a crystalline form of this molecule that makes it
There is no food or dietary supplement that enhances or strengthens the immune system in a healthy population without nutritional deficiencies. Although some vitamins (A, B6, B12, C, D) or minerals (zinc, selenium, copper, magnesium) have shown to play a
A cocrystal screening conducted with a solid solution of three phytosterols (β-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol) and a set of coformers with strong hydrogen bond donors reveals that multicomponent solid-solutions are preferentially formed instead of pure cocrystals and much enriched with
New scientific paper published: A Novel, Extremely Bioavailable Cocrystal of Pterostilbene CIRCE Scientific has also successfully achieved another improved nutraceutical such as Pterostilbene showing a higher bioavailability with respect to previous known forms. Pterostilbene (trans-3,5-dimethoxy-4’-hydroxystilbene) is consumed as a nutraceutical
New scientific paper published: “A New and Highly Stable Cocrystal of Vitamin D3 for its use in enhanced food supplements”- One of the cocrystals CIRCE Scientific has successfully discovered is a new cocrystal of Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) and resorcinol. Our
