Cepham was originally established in 1978 at the start of India’s science and technology boom. The company quickly became a well-known research innovator and leader in the medical, nutrition, and health and wellness sectors.
Cepham’s first venture into food ingredients involved the production of commercially used dairy protein and other milk-derived ingredients. Then, in the mid-1990s, as DSHEA was established in the United States and Europe grew increasingly interested in natural modalities, Cepham saw the opportunity to further diversify its portfolio. The company’s existing manufacturing facilities provided all the core infrastructure required to expand and build an Ayurvedic ingredient research and production plant.
No other company had tried this yet.
Drawing from the company’s medical science background, Cepham’s pioneering research teams were incredibly successful. At first, Cepham made its Ayurvedic ingredients available regionally, doubting it would find serious demand elsewhere. The company was stunned when European and U.S. demand exploded in the early 2000s.
In 2005, driven by a strong background in Ayurveda and curiosity as a biochemist, current Cepham President Dr. Anand Swaroop set a new goal for Cepham: discover the actives in common Ayurvedic plants and develop more convenient and concentrated extracts.
Since then, Cepham has continued to develop new extraction and fermentation technologies to enhance established Ayurvedic ingredients. The company supports those ingredients with its own lab studies and human clinical research. Globally, Cepham is among the few ingredient suppliers that can research, run clinical studies, scale up, manufacture, stock, and distribute. Learn more about Cepham here: www.cepham.com
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