Next generation lactate | ketone esters
Our foundation - more than 40 years of research into metabolism processes
Since the early 1980'ies the Medical Research Laboratory at Aarhus University in Denmark have had a particular interest in minute, natural fuel metabolites - such as lactate and ketones - which are intimately close to immediate oxidation in the life-defining Krebs cycle.
The laboratory was among the first to report human data after metabolite infusions, supported by a longstanding collaboration with Professor Sir George Alberti from the UK - pupil of Nobel Laurate Sir Hans Adolf Krebs.
Over the years Aarhus University has published about one hundred papers dealing with lactate and ketone metabolism and most recently several clinical human studies reported strikingly beneficial effects on appetite regulation, heart, brain, and muscles – all performed with the two lactate and ketone compounds separately.
In 2017 three Aarhus University professors formed a unique inter-disciplinary team bringing together Niels Møller MD - chair of the University M-Lab, Mogens Johannsen PhD - vice-head of the Institute of Forensic Chemistry and Thomas B. Poulsen PhD - head of the Thomas B. Poulsen chemical biology research group and vice-chair of the Institute of Chemistry.
Their combined experiences and competencies lead to the common proposition that the creation of a singular distinct molecular structure embedding both lactate and ketones would be highly desirable and allow close mimicking of the natural healthy physiological responses to exercise and food restriction.
The dual-action lactate | ketone esters were patented by Aarhus University in 2020 and 2022 - and Mmimetika Biosciences holds the exclusive global use rights.
Publications
Our lactate | ketone patents
Exclusive global use rights
The combined lactate | ketone esters were patented by Aarhus University in 2020 and 2022 - and Mmimetika Biosciences holds the exclusive global use rights.