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Review of Pharmanex® and Nu Skin® Personal Care Research Centers and Labs

April 7, 2006 — NSE is proud of several state-of-the-art laboratories and more than 125 in-house scientists networked with over 150 world-class scientists representing world class institutions from across the globe. These research centers and labs maintain tight quality controls throughout all stages of product development, using the Pharmanex® 6S® Quality Process and other specific scientific rigors. These Research Centers and Labs include:

Pharmanex® Research Institute (Provo, Utah)

The Pharmanex/Nu Skin Personal Care Research Institute in Provo, Utah opened in December 2001. Encompassing 16,000 square feet, the facility includes a research library and state-of-the-art scientific equipment. The Provo Research Institute was established to conduct in-house research and development, quality assurance/quality control, microbiological testing and analytical methods development. Scientists at the Provo institute work closely with other NSE research sites, Pharmanex and Nu Skin’s prestigious scientific and professional advisory boards, and collaborate on scientific research with world renowned institutions including Stanford University School of Medicine’s Nu Skin Center for Dermatologic Research and Harvard and Purdue Universities.

As a part of the Pharmanex 6S® Quality Process, the Provo Institute is involved in all aspects of the Process with specific emphasis on the Selection and Sourcing phases. Notably, a landmark study conducted under the supervision of Provo Pharmanex Scientists in collaboration with three major US universities found the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner a good indicator of overall antioxidant health in the body. Pharmanex® also won the American Business (Stevie) Award as most innovative company in 2005 due in large part to the work of Pharmanex Scientists.

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Pharmanex® Beijing Clinical and Pharmacology Center

The Pharmanex® Beijing Clinical & Pharmacology Center is actively engaged in research to determine the pharmacology-toxicology, the clinical benefits and mechanisms of the clinical benefits of natural products. The center occupies 8,000 square feet of lab and office space, and is run by Josh Zhu, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Director of Clinical Affairs and Pharmacology for Pharmanex. Dr. Zhu leads a team of 19 researchers (5 Ph.D.s, medical doctors, and professors; 5 MSs) with expertise in clinical medicine, pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, mycology, toxicology, nutrition, and natural product chemistry. Eight of them have more than 20 years of research experience in biology related fields. The center plays a major role in the Pharmanex clinical and pre-clinical research and product development.

As a part of the Pharmanex 6S® Quality Process, the Beijing Center focuses specifically on the Selection, Safety, and Substantiation phases. In addition, the Beijing Center has collaborated with numerous prestigious research centers and universities to publish and present important clinical studies about Pharmanex products. Some of these include Tegreen 97 studies presented at FASEB, the American Heart Association, and the Department of Dermatology at Stanford University's School of Medicine, ReishiMax GLp® findings in the International Journal of Oncology, and a Seminal CordyMax® Cs-4® Study presented at the Annual American Physiological Society, just to name a few.

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Pharmanex® Shanghai Research and Development Center

Established in 1996, Pharmanex Shanghai Research and Development Center was originally located in modern state-of-the-art laboratories on the campus of Fudan University. In 2002 the Pharmanex's first research and development facility in China was relocated to the Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. The center occupies 12,000 square feet of lab and office space and is staffed with 33 research scientists, more than half of them are Ph.D.s and M.S.s. The center is responsible for information and intelligence analysis, natural product chemistry, manufacturing process development, and analytical science in support of quality assurance. The center is directed by Dr. Min Li, one of the most prominent medicinal natural product scientists in China. Over 1500 distributors have visited the Shanghai labs in 2005. Recently, Dr. Li and his staff gave 75 presentations on the 6S Process, over 100 lab tours, and a 6S training course to 120 top Taiwan distributors.

As a part of the Pharmanex 6S® Quality Process, the Shanghai Center focuses primarily on the Selection, Sourcing, Structure and Standardization phases. In exciting news, Pharmanex Shanghai R&D Scientists, including Howard Sun, Ph.D., discovered 6 new molecules in the red Reishi mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum through Pharmanex’s proprietary “multi-stage extraction process.” The discovery of these new compounds was discovered as part of the Standardization and Structure steps in the Pharmanex® 6S Quality Process, and the findings were published in the Journal of Natural Products and Natural Product Research. The new compounds are under patent review and will be studied for further biological activity.

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