Novus, ESM Join to Support Eggshell Ingredient

ST. LOUISNovus International Inc. and ESM Technologies LLC entered into a joint venture agreement to promote ESMs egg-derived ingredient. Thad Simons, president and CEO of Novus, and Hollis Osborne, founder of ESM, signed the agreement, solidifying the "Technology Partnership" the companies were previously working under.

Previously Stratum Nutrition, a Novus International business which focuses on human nutrition through branded specialty and functional ingredients, Novus has founded a growing business on NEM®, an eggshell membrane ingredient that is consistent with the strategic direction in joint and bone health.  In addition to the Stratum relationship, Arenus, a Novus International business which develops multifunctional health and supplement products for companion animals has global exclusivity for use of NEM in animal supplements.