Advanced Technology Center
9650 - 20 Ave
Suite 209
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T6N 1G1
Phone 1.780.702.1509
Fax 1.780.702.0303
Corporate Achievements
1999
Founded by Dr. Rajan Gupta as a laboratory service company, providing quality assurance to the dairy industry
2001
First round of financing from AVAC Ltd. to develop the VitaKit™ line
2002
Grants to develop the VitaKit™ line from National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
2002
Refined a new Vitamin A & D extraction process, streamlining the process from 1 day to less than 1 hour
2003
Succeeded in developing first monoclonal antibodies for Vitamin A & D, permitting ELISA detection of these vitamins
2003
Applied for patent protection for VitaKit™ line and proprietary monoclonal antibodies
2004
Winner, Venture Prize Competition, Edmonton Economic Development, awarded annually to a leading technology development company, for developing a feasible, high-growth business concept
2004
Second round of financing from AVAC Ltd.
2005
Named as one of Alberta’s 40 "Coolest Companies" by Cool Companies, an entrepreneurial magazine
2006
Trademarks issued for VitaKit™ and Nutri-Chip™
2007
Angel Investors financing
2008
Agri-Opportunities Program (AOP) financing from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2009
Applied for AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) certification of the VitaKit™ line as an Official Method for vitamin testing
