Consumer Health
There are many national brands that make Kaneka Ubiquinol™ products and can be found at your local pharmacy, natural grocer, and online retailers.
Fredrick Crane is the first to isolate CoQ10 from beef hearts
Our History Timeline
1957
1958
Dr. Karl Folkers discovers the chemical structure of CoQ10
1970
Italian researcher, Dr. Gian Paolo Littarru along with Dr. Folkers determine that there is a deficiency of CoQ10 in heart disease
1974
Japan approves use of coenzyme Q10 for the treatment of congestive heart failure
1977
Kaneka Corporation begins producing yeast-fermented CoQ10
1978
Dr. Peter Mitchell receives a Nobel Prize for his research on important new aspects of CoQ10 in mitochondrial energy transduction and his chemiosmotic hypothesis
1982
CoQ10 consumption in Japan makes it one of the country’s top five medications
1985
Dr. Peter Langsjoen from the United States reports on double blind studies that show the significant impact CoQ10 has in cardiomyopathy
1986
Dr. Folkers is awarded the Priestly Medal from the American Chemical Society for his work with CoQ10
1990
CoQ10 becomes widely available as a dietary supplement
1997
The International Coenzyme Q10 Association is founded by renowned international scientists, nutritionists and doctors. Kaneka Corporation is among the founding members
2006
Due to rapid growth in consumer consumption of CoQ10 in the U.S., Kaneka Corporation builds Kaneka Nutrients, the first CoQ10 manufacturing plant in North America.
2007
Kaneka Corporation in Japan makes technological leaps in CoQ10 technology and is the first to manufacture the antioxidant form of CoQ10 known as Ubiquinol.
2008
Kaneka manufactures Ubiquinol for the first time at its U.S. facility in Pasadena, TX
2013
Researchers recognize Ubiquinol as the preferred form of CoQ10 and the overwhelming majority are utilizing it in their U.S. human clinical trials