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FDA grants GRAS status to  Enzymotec's PS (Phosphatidylserine)

[01,2008] 

Enzymotec announces that it had received "No Questions" from the US-FDA for its GRAS notification on Sharp-PS^TM (Phosphatidylserine) product .

 Enzymotec expects to publish results of three human clinical trials made on PS in the next few months. 

PS, is a common dietary supplement used to improve memory, concentration and other cognitive capabilities, especially for the aged population. "We believe that PS can expand into functional foods in the near future and a GRAS determination was the first step to enable that. We have already tested its applicability into chocolate bars and dairy applications with great feedback on taste and texture."  says, Mrs. Iris Meiri-Benedek, Enzymotec regulatory affairs manager.  "What makes this product  unique is the fact that it is GRAS for use in its active dosages that  will allow functional food manufacturers to introduce an efficacious level of PS in their finished products, thus extending their flexibility and the message  they will eventually be able to make for their products" concludes Mrs. Meiri-Benedek.  

Enzymotec is an Israeli biotech company, that develops and produces novel ,lipid-based health ingredients for dietary supplements and functional foods. 
The company's leading products are:, SharpPS^TM and  SharpPS^TM  GOLD  for cognitive performance improvement of seniors ,  CardiaBeat^TM offering a broad health effect to reduce CVD risks and  InFat^TM for balanced nutrition in infant formula.

NBJ's product merit award to Sharp^●PS™ GOLD by Enzymotec  and formal opening of an active web-site

[06,2007] 

Enzymotec announced today that Sharp^●PS™ GOLD is one of the recipients of NBJ's product merit award for 2007The formal opening of an active web-site: www.Sharp-PS.com, was also announced. 

Sharp^●PS™ GOLD for improving cognitive performance is a unique phosphatidylserine (PS) compound, having a DHA component conjugated to its backbone.This PS form has a greater resemblance to the natural form of PS as it is found in human brain and in breast milk. It was also shown to increase the availability of DHA to the brain and to have a significantly greater impact on cognitive performance . 

"Unfortunately, in the past decade and until its commercial launch by Life Extensions' "Cognitex" and Country life's " Sharp-Thought",the public could not access this potent PS form and could use only simple lecithin-derived forms". Says Elzaphan Hotam, VP Business development.

We hope this recent recognition of our technical and scientific achievement, together with the launch of our web site would serve both the general public and the experts to better understand the benefits of consuming Sharp^●PS™ GOLD.  Later this year we plan to release new clinical results which will further establish our position." Concludes Hotam. 

Enzymotec is an Israeli biotech company, which is developing and producing health ingredients for dietary supplements and functional foods. The company's leading product categories are: InFat^TM for balanced nutrition in infant formula, Sharp^●PS™ for cognitive performance improvement of seniors and CardiaBeat^MT offering a broad health effect to reduce CVD risks.