The Company
BioActives develops active nutraceutical ingredients and advanced encapsulation systems. These systems promote improved bioavailability, sustained-release and uniform absorption. Development includes bench-top formulation, absorption simulations, human trials. and scaled-up commercial processes. Product production can then be outsourced to raw material produces and toll processers with whom BioActives has long-standing contractual relations.
The Company generates revenues from licenses to products developed with its MicroActive® Technology and sales of a growing number of value-added ingredients. Licenses are secured by an array of patents on nutraceutical products and processes.
Principals
Doddabele Madhavi, Ph.D.
Dr. Madhavi has more than ten years hands-on experience in the area of phytochemistry and plant biotechnology. She has extensive expertise in the isolation and identification of phytochemicals, protein chemistry, development of bioactivity assays, numerous chemical/biochemical analytical methods including HPLC method development, spectrophotometry, and MS and NMR characterization of natural products. Dr. Madhavi is the author or co-author of over fifty research articles, book chapters in food biochemistry and phytochemicals and is the editor of a reference book on food antioxidants. Daniel Kagan, Ph.D
Daniel Kagan
Dr. Kagan was a successful business owner, prior to forming BioActives LLC with Dr. Madhavi. His extensive experience focuses in two areas, building bridges to markets through strategic alliances and dynamic team-building in small organizational settings. Dr. Kagan was a consultant to over ten companies in which he held the positions of Chief Executive Officer or Executive Vice President, during which time he successfully implemented exit strategies or significantly increased profits through combinations of market positioning and team development.
Strategic Alliances
BioActives has strategic alliances with materials processing and toll processing companies. These alliances are unique in that they provide close working relationship with clear communications and understandings, so that projects can move forward rapidly unencumbered by cultural differences.