Vantage Nutrition, an ACG Group company, announced its full shareholding ownership of ComboCap, Inc. in the U.S. and BioCap in South Africa, expanding the company’s technology and customer solutions footprint in North America and around the world.

Known for the invention and commercialization of its Sidebyside technology, ComboCap’s three-piece capsules contain an internal divider, enabling wet and dry ingredients to be brought to market side by side, “separated-but-together.”

Backed by 80 international patents, ComboCap has been supplying nutritional brand customers with unique finished product solutions out of its cGMP plant in Whippany, NJ.

Expanding Solutions

ComboCap marks Vantage Nutrition’s second U.S. investment in less than a year, after Philadelphia-based AquaCap was acquired from Nestlé S.A.

With this expansion of manufacturing capabilities and patented technology, along with the commitment to delivering integrated solutions and cutting-edge technology, Vantage Nutrition said it aims to provide the most comprehensive and advanced multiphase solutions to customers globally.

“As one of the world’s largest producers of empty hard-shell capsules, at ACG we have often thought, what next? Strengthening our portfolio of most comprehensive vegetarian and gelatin capsules, in every imaginable size, I am thrilled to announce the acquisition of ComboCap Inc and BioCap,” said Karan Singh, managing director at ACG. “We now will hold the patented design and specialized equipment used in producing the world’s first 2-in-1 capsule product with a movable membrane, becoming the sole proprietor of this technology globally.

“With our partners,” Singh continued, “we will usher in a new era in new combinations of dietary supplements, and even non-prescription or over-the counter (OTC) remedies as well as prescription medicines to be delivered in a single dose. This technological breakthrough is a solution to current formulation challenges with many combination therapies, including incompatible ingredients or molecules. Capsules are arguably the safest and most reliable way to deliver medicine and we at ACG strive to make it better.”

Tobie Louw, a founder and CEO of ComboCap, Inc. conveyed excitement about joining Vantage Nutrition and becoming part of the ACG Group. “We share a passion for innovation and the commitment to bring nutraceutical and pharmaceutical customers the best possible solutions and services. By joining forces and leveraging our collective capabilities we’ll no doubt bring Sidebyside to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical markets the world over.”