BIO ACTIVES JAPAN CORPORATION

　The manufacturing associate of Bio Actives Japan is called Astra Nutraceuticals Pvt. Limited located in Chennai, India. Astra is dedicated to the identification, development and production of active principles derived from plants, marine origin for use in the health-food and cosmetics industries.

　Astra Nutraceutical is a privately owned Indian company under the management of Bio Actives Japan and has currently employees which include dedicated to full-time Quality Assurance Department, New Product Development Team, Cultivation Management Team, Manufacturing & Production Team, and Distribution & Logistics Team. Astra also have sales and management office located in Bangalore, India.

　 The key to Astra's success is its focus and dedication on screening of various medicinal plants for their pharmacological benefits; the identification of new active principles; and the development of extraction and purification systems for industrial application.

　Manufacturing at Astra is carried out at cGMP complying facility located in Chennai ensuring total quality process from the process of sourcing the raw materials to extraction, to the finished process of packaging, quality control and dispatch of the final product to the customer. Astra is also now in the process of development of a new factory closer to the IT city of Bangalore which will be soon nearing completion which would then undergo ISO certification.

　Research is also carried out by Astra Nutraceuticals in coloration with leading scientific institutes and universities in India in order to have the best of both the worlds and having cutting edge research and manufacturing technology. Astra has now also started to collaborate with leading private research institutions and hospitals in the biological assessment of safety and effectiveness including clinical studies.

　Today Astra Nutraceuticals is also concentrating its efforts on the development of various finished formulation products which are sold in the growing Indian market. These products are now gaining wide popularity in the Indian dietary supplements market. These products also use high-quality standardized active principles derived from plants.

　Backed by experienced management and research team having varied experience individually between 15 and 35 years of botanical experience, Astra has developed a joint cultivation network with farmers in various regions of India in order to ensure total quality and possible year around supply of the raw materials. This also ensures total control over the pesticides and preservatives used by the farmers. This process also helps Astra as a company to devote itself to the society as a social responsibility to help various farmers and their families. In addition this continuous engagement with the farmers and cultivation ensures bio-diversity and protecting the ecosystem balance from uncontrolled harvesting. Today more than 60% of the raw material used in the manufacturing process comes from cultivation done under the controlled cultivation of Astra.

　Astra with its global business experience in the plant extraction industry is the right manufacturing association for Bio Actives to guarantee of its in-depth knowledge and understanding of the business, market trends and legal considerations, through constant communication and interaction between the companies.