{"id":1179,"date":"2021-08-04T11:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T11:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalnext.com\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T12:28:00","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vitalnext.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_image=”567″ bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”120″][vc_column_text]\n

About us<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nThe founder of VitalNext, Rein Strijker, has always been fascinated by the relation between nutrition and loss of muscle function in elderly. In 2013 he founded Vitalnext Products with the aim to address the issue of loss of muscle mass and \u2013 function during aging. <\/span><\/h3>\n

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Most people in the targetgroup of elderly suffering from muscle loss are malnourished. Yet, traditional medical nutrition mostly focuses on increase of weight. Hence, Strijker decided to develop a \u2018Food for Special Medical Purposes\u2019 focusing on muscle metabolism using the latest medical and scientific insights. By applying expertise and methods from the \u2018life sciences\u2019 a medical nutrition was developed (and extensively tested in preclinical models and in patients) that, not only complies with all the regulatory requirements for medical nutrition, but actually resulted in significant clinical improvements -compared to standard nutrition- in malnourished patients. The latter was shown in a randomized clinical study executed at Wageniningen University and Research.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” el_id=”management”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”120″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Management<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Rudy Mareel<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Executive Chairman<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Rein Strijker\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>CEO<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Supervisory Board<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Rudy Mareel \u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>Chairman<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

CEO Polyganics <\/span><\/p>\n

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Dharminder Chahal\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>Member<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

CEO and co-founder Cardiogenx<\/span><\/p>\n

Willem M. de Vos \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>Member<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Professor Microbiology Universiteit van Wageningen,
\nProfessor of Human Microbiomics University of Helsinki.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” el_id=”investors”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”120″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Investors<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nBesides investments made by management the following parties have made investments in the company :<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Galapagos NV<\/span><\/h3>\n

Galapagos (www.glpg.com<\/a>) is a public biotech company headquartered in Mechelen (Belgium). It develops and commercializes innovative pharmaceuticals. Its technology is widely seen as leading in the discovery of new therapeutics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanzepoort BV<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hanzepoort is part of the \u2018triade groep\u2019\u00a0(<\/u>www.triadegroep.nl<\/a>)<\/u> that is closely related tot he University Medical Center in Groningen (NL). Hanzepoort focuses on investments in innovative start-ups in the field of Healthy Aging.<\/span><\/p>\n

Van Herk Ventures<\/span><\/h3>\n

Van Herk Ventures is part of Van Herk Groep (www.vanherkgroep.nl<\/a>), owned by the Van Herk family. Besides real estate and energy the Van Herk Group has made significant investments in life sciences companies. These investments are made via direct investments in private and public companies as well in Venture Capital funds.<\/span><\/p>\n

LRM<\/span><\/h3>\n

LRM (www.lrm.be<\/a>) is an investment company aimed at stimulating economic growth in the Belgian province of Limburg. Focus of investments is broad and covers startups as well as larger companies<\/span>.<\/p>\n

OostNL<\/span><\/h3>\n

Oost NL (www.oostnl.nl<\/a>), East Netherlands Development Agency, \u00a0is an agency that focuses its activities and projects on strengthening and stimulating the economy of the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, \u00a0via, a.o., investments in companies that develop sustainable and innovative products and technologies.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” el_id=”contact”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”120″][vc_column_text]\n

Contact<\/span><\/h2>\n

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VitalNext b.v.<\/strong><\/span>
\nJ.H. Oortweg 19<\/span>
\n2333 CH Leiden
\n<\/span>The Netherlands
\n<\/span>T +31 71 3322309<\/span>
\ninfo@vitalnext.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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