Active Iron is different…
Our non-constipating formula helps reduce gut irritation from iron. Our products are clinically proven to deliver 2X better absorption of iron sulfate⁴, increasing iron levels by 94%.
Women have been putting up with the side effects of iron supplements for too long.
Our iron supplements utilise a ground-breaking new method of delivering iron. By targeting the natural site of iron absorption in the body, our new system reduces the common side effects women experience from iron supplements. Active Iron was developed by a team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin, Dublin’s premier University.
How does it work?
Active Iron’s ground-breaking protein formula targets the site where the body naturally absorbs iron, the DMT-1, which increases the amount of iron absorbed. Active Iron is 6X less likely to cause gut irritation⁵ compared to other iron supplements, meaning it’s kind on your stomach.
Our Experts.
,Following discovery in Trinity College Dublin, our scientific credentials are key to our brand—from our products, to the people standing behind them. By collaborating with leading experts in the field we are optimising supplements for some of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the world.
PROFESSOR JOHN GILMER
Quals…
Prof. John Gilmer is a Co-Founder of Solvotrin Therapeutics and Professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Trinity College Dublin.
PROFESSOR MARK LEDWIDGE
(BSc Pharm, PhD, DBS, MPSI, MRSPharms)
Prof. Mark Ledwidge is a Co-Founder of Solvotrin Therapeutics and Professor in the School of Medicine at University College Dublin.
AVRIL FLYNN
Quals…
Avril Flynn is a Pregnancy Advisor for Active Iron. Avril is also a Midwife, Childbirth Educator & Hypnobirthing Practitioner.
MARIE LOUISE
Quals…
Marie Louise is a Pregnancy Advisor for Active Iron as well as a Senior Midwife and Author of ‘Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond’.
Our Company.
Solvotrin Therapeutics is an Irish healthcare development company focused on optimizing established therapies through innovation with patent protection. Headquartered in Co. Cork, Ireland, Solvotrin has a team of 20 people with the R&D team members located at Trinity College Dublin. Solvotrin has developed and successfully commercialised the Active platform technology, led by a range of innovative oral iron products branded as Active Iron. Active Iron is now available in 12 markets worldwide.
Solvotrin is unlocking further market opportunities with differentiated offerings, leading with Active Iron 2.0. Solvotrin also has an exciting pipeline of patented unique chemical entities (new drugs) suitable for topical application in a range of indications, including anti-cancer.
Active Iron’s History.
Product Development
The composition of matter IP for the Active Iron technology was filed
Active Iron Launches
The brand launches in Ireland & the UK exclusively with Boots Pharmacy
Active Iron Range Expansion
nationwide distribution and two new launches; Active Iron for Men & Women
Active Iron Market Expansion
New market launches including Germany, Benelux, USA online and the signing of a license agreement with Fosun Pharma in China
Further Brand Expansion
Additional products brought to market within iron and beyond
In Market Growth
Further market expansion including Greece, India and MENA. Advancing the portfolio and growing market share.
Strategic Priorities.
Build a leading global iron brand with the Active Iron range
Advance leading position in oral iron through further innovation and clinical studies
Advance key pipeline asset, the anti-inflammatory platform, to pre-clinical development
Founders & Investors.
Alongside Professor Mark Ledwidge & Professor John Gilmer, Solvotrin Therapeutics was founded by CEO, Pat O Flynn. Pat is a highly successful entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience and an educational background in Engineering.
Alongside our founders, we work with a number of investors to support the growth of Solvotrin Therapeutics. We combine research, data, technology and investors to create opportunities, strategies and solutions across our various markets.
Interested in investor opportunities?
Partners.
Germany
Eb Vertrieb
Belgium | Netherlands | Luxembourg
Amophar
China
Fosun
USA
The Market Performance Group
Middle East | Africa
MMDS
Malta
MGC Distributors
Greece | Cyprus
BioNat
Vietnam
Fideschem Inc
India
Yaani Healthcare
Research & Development.
Our mission is to create products that deliver on significant unmet clinical needs. Through ground-breaking innovation and cutting-edge research, we have developed a number of new technologies that will provide better patient outcomes.
Active Iron 2.0
Professor Mark Ledwidge and his research team continue to investigate new applications in oral iron and the leading asset, Active Iron 2.0, is a novel iron formulation. It has been developed from a range of non-protein carriers, designed to provide strong efficacy, tolerability and stability while additionally presenting in a soluble and palatable solution.
With anaemia of chronic disease common in an ageing adult population there is a need for a well-tolerated oral iron that is also in an easy-to-take form. Active Iron 2.0 is a water-soluble iron solution, applicable in a medical setting targeting an unmet need for people who have difficulty taking tablets i.e. elderly and paediatrics.
Anti-Inflammatory Platform.
Research teams at Trinity College Dublin & Solvotrin have discovered a family of novel compounds under the stewardship of Professor John Gilmer.
Professor Aideen Long is another leading immunologist based at St James’s Hospital Trinity Translational Institute who showed the compounds work by slowing T-cell division. These are the main disease drivers in inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis, but they can proliferate uncontrollably in a related set of malignant diseases termed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).
The compounds were subsequently shown to inhibit multiple pathways of disease that are dysregulated in cancer and inflammatory conditions including psoriasis. These pathways include STAT3 family proteins and AKT, a key mediator of cell survival and inflammation.
Dr Anne Marie Byrne (Solvotrin) is coordinating the development of this technology towards clinical trials in collaboration with Enterprise Ireland and Trinity, and expert clinicians in the CTCL field.
Our lead compound is rapidly broken down by skin esterases to substances that are Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) in human use, thus ensuring a lower Toxicology risk.
It inhibits proliferation of a range of T-cell lines derived from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) patients but appears to have no effect on non-malignant cell types such as skin cells (Keratinocytes), normal T cells (PBMCs). The compounds were shown to inhibit cell growth and multiplication, and they do not induce apoptosis.
It is envisaged that this technology will be spun out into a new company and funded separately in late 2022.
References:
¹NICE. Anaemia – iron deficiency. September 2018, ²Lopez et al Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Lancet 2016; 387: 907–16.³Pereira D et al BMC Gastroenterol 2014 Jun 4;14:103. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-14-103. ⁴Wang et al. 2017, Acta Haematologica, 138: 223-232. ⁵Ledwidge et. Al. Data on file.