Cardax’ new astaxanthin consumer health product

Cardax’ new astaxanthin consumer health product
July 7, 2015 at 2:44 PM HST - Updated August 28 at 8:11 AM

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Manoa-based Cardax Pharmaceuticals is developing synthetic astaxanthin, chemically identical to the astaxanthin produced by Cyanotech, Mera Pharmaceuticals and other companies. CEO David Watumull and partner BASF, a German chemical company, are betting that demand for astaxanthin will exceed the capacity of natural producers.  Astaxanthin is marketed mostly as an antioxidant, but it's also anti-inflammatory without the side effects of many other anti-inflammatory drugs. Watumull spoke with Howard this morning
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