METHODS DEVELOPMENT * SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
* FUNCTIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS
* PRE-CLINICAL & CLINICAL RESEARCH
* EFFECT-SPECIFIC FORMULAS * PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
* BOTANICAL DRUG APPLICATIONS IN CHINA * FRACTIONATION
* MEDIUM THROUGHPUT EFFECTIVENESS SCREENING
CORTEX Scientific Botanicals, a division of BBS Corporation, was formed in 1995 by three doctors to continue previously established academic research programs for the development and commercialization of health products derived from botanical sources. The Company has successfully integrated modern scientific and clinical research with clinically tested proprietary formulation protocols adapted from Traditional Medicine. Cortex’s proprietary formulas improve upon currently available health choices by addressing both symptoms and their underlying physiological causes. Because of Cortex's investment in the first-hand relationships and involvement with entire plant-to-product mangement, Cortex ingredient products are
COMPANY OPERATIONS
Cortex's operations are coordinated from its headquarters in Ojai, California and an office in Beijing, China. Cortex has three laboratories in Beijing, two of which are part of Pu Ring PhytoMedical Research Inc (PRI). PRI is a joint venture company established in 1995 by the Cortex founders and their Chinese partners. For over 40 years their Chinese partners managed the largest association of herbal growers and manufacturers in the world with over 2500 herbal material collection and redistribution centers throughout China. This relationship along with PRI's infrastructure and management team provides Cortex with optimal, direct-from-the-grower raw material sourcing and manufacturing relationships, substantial production capacity, state-of-the-art in-house product research and development facilities, in-house quality control management, as well as a network of industry contacts in China that includes an association of more than 400 companies covering all aspects of the herbal medicine business and all key government agencies. Cortex's third Beijing laboratory studies the development of medicinal mushrooms through fermentation and cultivation.
One of Cortex's key competitive advantages is the quality of the human resources it has assembled - both internal and external to the company. Cortex has attracted a dedicated and experienced team of professionals with special expertise in:
The development, manufacturing and marketing of health care products
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine
Natural products, ingredients, medicinal plants and TCM formulations
Product development, pre-clinical studies and clinical investigations
Pharmaceutical development and international regulatory affairs
Social Responsibility
- Sustainability
