News Release
For immediate release
Las Palmas,
Canary Islands, Spain
.
.January 26, 2007
Dr. Zakir Ramazanov, President of National Bioscience and
Beloved Husband and Father, Died Suddenly in November
Las Palmas,
Canary Islands, Spain
.
.January 26, 2007
Dr. Zakir
Ramazanov, president and owner of National Bioscience Corp. died
suddenly last November 30. Dr. Ramazanov was well-known and
respected worldwide, especially for his natural product research
and development accomplishments.
Dr.
Ramazanov applied innovative technology to the extraction of
lycopene, beta-carotene and lutein from tomatoes and algae; the
extraction and standardization of antioxidants from fruits and
vegetables; the intensive biotechnological cultivation of
Spirulina and marine plants in Africa; and the extraction of
health promoting marine natural products. He introduced
Siberian Rhodiola rosea to the North American marketplace,
supporting this valuable dietary supplement with his
characteristically strong scientific documentation and
publications.
Dr.
Ramazanovs company,
National Bioscience Corporation, has been
acquired by its sister company, Polifenoles Naturales (Polinat
S.A., Gran Canarias, Spain). For more than 10 years, Polinat
has been the scale up, commercialization, and manufacturing
engine for most of Dr. Ramazanovs innovations, notably his
extensive range of fruit, botanical and marine ingredients.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Zakir
Ramazanov was born in the former Soviet Union. In 1978, he
received his undergraduate degree from Caucasian State
University with a double major in biochemistry and plant
physiology. He graduated at the top of his class with a special
golden diploma. Later that year, he enlisted in the Soviet Army
and served a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He first learned of
rhodiola rosea from a fellow soldier, whose mother sent him
packets of the powdered herb to improve stamina.
Upon his
return to civilian life, Dr. Zakir Ramazanov served as Head
Engineer at the Institute of Solar Energy of the Soviet Union.
There, he designed and constructed:
-
Solar batteries and solar energy stations for potential use on
orbiting space stations and in deserts.
- Solar
bioreactors for the cultivation of dunaliella, chlorella,
spirulina, and other algae
Dr.
Ramazanov became Senior Scientist and Chief of the Department of
Biotechnology of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. He was also
Deputy Chairman of Biotechnological Programs for the Development
of Aquatic Biotechnology for Medicine and Food in East European
and Asian Countries. During this period, he developed new
methods of cultivating algae for human consumption.
Dr Ramazanov
left the Soviet Union in 1989, and worked with Professor Goran
Samuelsson at the University of Umea in Sweden. He researched
the intracellular mechanisms of carbon dioxide assimilation by
aquatic plants and the biochemistry of cell adaptation to low
and high carbon dioxide stress. In 1990, Dr. Ramazanov became
Research Professor of Plant Biochemistry at the Universidad de
Cordoba in Spain. In 1991, Dr. Ramazanov worked as a research
fellow with Professor James Moroney at Louisiana State
University Baton Rouge.
In late
1991, Dr. Ramazanov joined the Canary Islands-based Institute of
Technology and Marine Sciences, becoming the Institutes
Director of Science. During the next four years, he developed
eight plant-based dietary ingredients and authored two books.
Dr.
Ramazanov received grants from:
- The
Swedish National Science Foundation, the Swedish Institute of
Natural Science, and the Swedish Royal Academy of Science, Umea
University (1989)
- Ministerio
de Educacion y Ciencia, Universidad de Cordoba (1990)
- SAREC,
Sweden (scientific collaboration between Swedish and African
Countries), University of Dar Es-Salaam, Marine Science
Institute of Zanzibar, Republic of Tanzania (1991)
-
Universidad de Autonoma de Madrid, Spain (1993)
-
Universidad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (1993)
- United
States USAID for Development of Biotechnology Project in Central
Africa (1993)
National
Science Foundation (USA), Louisiana State University (1994)
Dr.
Ramazanov:
is the inventor of five science and technology patents
has presented more than 40 papers to science meetings
has published over 140 articles.
has authored several popular books on natural products and was
an essential contributor to the recent publication of:
The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform
Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century
(Hardcover) by
Richard P. Brown,
Patricia L. Gerbarg,
Barbara Graham.
Dr.
Ramazanov is survived by his wife Svetlana, their son Arthur and
their daughter Larissa.
With heartfelt
sympathy,
Dr. Miguel Jimenez
president of Polifenoles Naturales ("POLINAT")
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