NattoPharma signs a Commercial Sales Agent Agreement with Wilke Resources Inc. for USA.

December 16 2011

NattoPharma is pleased to announce that the company has signed a Commercial Sales Agent Agreement with Wilke Resources Inc. for sale of MenaQ7®, natural vitamin K2, in USA.

With this contract NattoPharma has established an important relationship and link into the important US market, where NattoPharma has filed several patents. Wilke Resources Inc. is working in the area of dietary supplement and nutraceutical market including both manufacturers and contract packers. NattoPharma looks very much forward to working together with such a distinguished partner.

Bertil Andersson, VP Sales US and Global Accounts at NattoPharma says, “The US market is promising, and we are very happy that Wilke Resources Inc. now reinforces the presence of MenaQ7®, the natural vitamin K2 in the US market. Wilke Resources Inc. is an excellent partner for NattoPharma and we look forward to explore the US market together with Wilke Resources Inc.”.

About MenaQ7
MenaQ7 provides natural vitamin K2 as a fermentation extract whereby vitamin K2 is manufactured using bascillus subtilis natto. This process has the capacity of producing the highly pure and bio-available form of vitamin K2, menaquinone-7 (MK-7). MenaQ7 is the best documented, commercially available natural vitamin K2 with guaranteed actives and stability, clinical substantiation and international patents granted and pending. For more information on the health benefits of MenaQ7, please visit www.menaq7.com

About NattoPharma
NattoPharma, Norway is the exclusive international supplier of MenaQ7, the natural vitamin K2. NattoPharma has entered into a multi-year research and development program to substantiate and discover the health benefits of natural vitamin K2 for applications in the exciting marketplace for functional food and health food supplements. Please visit www.nattopharma.com

About Wilke Resources Inc.

Wilke Resources is dedicated to the sales and market development of science-based ingredients that support and maintain health and wellness. WR promise to offer only "Ingredients with a Difference". WR was incorporated in 1997 with the objective of providing innovative ingredients to the Dietary Supplement market and began with Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate and Creatine Monohydrate which were all made in the USA.

The company survived the impact of low cost Chinese copycat ingredients that flooded the US market by targeting cutting edge, science-based products designed to meet tomorrow's needs. These were Ingredients that required WR to educate their customers. Additional, WR had to develop the ability to communicate an in-depth understanding of how they functioned and the benefits of their use. As a result, we helped pioneer the use of Chitosan, D-Mannose and ImmunoLin™ in applications like weight loss, Urinary Tract Support and Immune Support.