Wellmune

Immune Support Benefits of Yeast Beta Glucan, Omega 3 and Prebiotic Blend
Highlighted in New Mead Johnson Study 

EAGAN, MN – June 19, 2013 – Consumption of a Mead Johnson milk-based children’s product by healthy children aged 3-4 years helped maintain respiratory health compared to that observed in healthy children consuming powdered cow milk.

Statistically significant results from the clinical research were the subject of a poster presentation by Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute at the recent Experimental Biology conference in Boston. The double-blind, randomized, controlled, 28-week study involved 310 children. Half (156) of the subjects were fed three servings per day of a children’s product containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), yeast beta glucan and a prebiotic blend; 154 subjects in the control group were given the same number and duration of cow milk servings.

“The findings underscore the importance of immune support during childhood, when the human immune system is still developing,” said Richard G. Mueller, CEO, Biothera. “We were pleased to see that the study results are consistent with those from numerous clinical studies conducted by Biothera among adult populations demonstrating that Wellmune WGP safely supports key immune responses that help maintain a healthy immune system.”

Wellmune WGP is an ingredient in Mead Johnson Enfagrow^® and Enfakid^® Premium children nutritional products in numerous countries in Asia and Latin America.

About Wellmune WGP^®

Wellmune WGP is a proprietary baker’s yeast beta 1,3/1,6 glucan that has been clinically shown to support key immune cells that help maintain a healthy immune system. This natural food, beverage and supplement ingredient is recognized by regulatory agencies around the world, including having GRAS status in the U.S. and novel food approval in Europe and China. Wellmune is available in more than 100 products in more than 50 countries around the world. It is also patented, Kosher, Halal, non-allergenic and GMO-free.  Wellmune is a recent winner of an NBT Award at VitaFoods Europe for its research program and has won a number of other major industry awards. Wellmune WGP is a product of Biothera, a U.S. biotechnology company dedicated to improving immune health.

Contact:

David Walsh
VP Communications
Biothera, the Immune Health Company
651-256-4606 (direct)
dwalsh@biothera.com

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EAGAN, MN — November 1, 2010 — Biothera announced today that its patented β-Glucan, branded as Wellmune WGP®, a natural ingredient clinically proven to enhance the immune system, is being used in toddler drinks in Thailand and Mexico by Mead Johnson Nutrition, maker of Enfagrow® Premium toddler drink in the U.S.

Wellmune WGP is a complex carbohydrate formed from glucose molecules that boosts key innate immune cells that help maintain health and wellness. Strengthening the immune system is beneficial for all age groups but especially for young children whose immune systems are still developing.

“Nothing is more important than the health of children, and we are very pleased that Mead Johnson has introduced Enfagrow PREMIUM 3 with β-Glucan in Mexico and Enfagrow A+ and Enfakid A+ with β-Glucan in Mexico and Thailand,” said Richard Mueller, Biothera president and chief executive officer. [...]