Dr. Zakir Ramazanov

Dr. Zakir Ramazanov, president and owner of National Bioscience Corp., Chester, NY, passed away suddenly last November. Dr. Ramazanov was well known and respected worldwide, especially for his natural product research and development accomplishments. Dr. Ramazanov’s company, National Bioscience, 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. Ramazanov’s innovations, notably his extensive range of fruit, botanical and marine ingredients. Dr. Ramazanov is survived by his wife Svetlana, their son Arthur and daughter Larissa.