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Inger Reidun F. Aukrust
Kappa Bioscience
Inger Reidun Aukrust, PhD is a leading expert in vitamin K and Vice President R&D Chemistry at Kappa Bioscience, producer of K2VITALR vitamin K2 MK-7 and K2 market leader. Inger Reidun led the first commercial synthesis of K2 MK-7, a MK-7 microencapsulation process, developed multiple analytical methods, and has 14 patents/applications.
She began her career in 1992 at SINTEF Norway synthesizing APIs. In 2001 she founded Synthetica AS specializing in custom molecule development and APIs, including K2 MK-7. She founded Kappa in 2006, and Synthetica was acquired by Kappa in 2016. She holds M.Sc and PhD degrees in Organic Chemistry from University of Oslo, Norway.