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Kappa Bioscience AS is a leading manufacturer of pure, all-bioactive vitamin K2 MK-7 under the K2VITAL brand, the reference standard for the United States Pharmacopeia – used globally as the benchmark for vitamin K2 analysis and cis/trans purity assessments. Founded and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the company recently became part of Balchem Corporation, a US-based global specialty ingredients company focused on Nutrition and Health.

By providing 99.7% all-trans vitamin K2 MK-7 – identical to the K2 molecule found in nature and fully bioactive – with unmatched purity and stability, patented processes and innovative technologies, Kappa Bioscience aims to bring the best possible health benefits to consumers around the world supporting bone and cardiovascular health, healthy ageing and immune health among others.

Kappa Bioscience provides a full assortment of over 150 vitamin K2 based formulations, backed by consumer research and designed to meet key healthcare needs while shortening development cycles from months to weeks – or even days. K2VITAL can be used in all relevant dosage forms from tablets to soft-gels, powders to liquids, and even gummies and oral sprays. K2VITAL DELTA is a proprietary microencapsulated solution for complete stability in any environment and ideal for pairing with other ingredients, such as vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, omega-3, probiotics and botanicals.

Through Kappa Solutions, the company offers a completely integrated range of organic chemistry and analytical services, cGMP certified labs and unmatched knowledge of vitamin K2.