Sara stumbled into the supplement world through the back door of academia, armed with an Anthropology MSc and a stubborn belief that our ancestors might've been onto something with their diets. When a loved one received an epilepsy diagnosis, she didn't just dip her toes into ketogenic research—she cannon-balled into the deep end of the biohacking pool.

Fun fact: that high-fat, low-carb diet everyone's obsessed with? It was actually cooked up for kids with epilepsy who thumbed their noses at conventional meds. Turns out, it's brain fuel extraordinaire.

In 2017, before keto was cool, Sara launched one of Europe's first ketogenic e-commerce sites. While contemplating creating her own brain-boosting concoction, fate introduced her to Philip Bromley. Fast forward through a montage of scientific discussions, and she couldn't resist joining Philip's band of mad scientists with their refreshingly irreverent company culture.

Sara's love affair with neurological health manifests in O3Smoothies—where Omega-3 DHA serves as your brain's building blocks while MCT oil provides the premium unleaded fuel. It's a match made in neural heaven.

When she's not evangelizing about brain nutrition or ancestral health at speaking engagements, Sara's probably questioning why modern humans don't eat more like our cave-dwelling relatives. Catch her at a talk, just follow the sound of passionate paleo proclamations.

Nick was an ingredients supplier with an international network at his fingertips.  The two quickly realized they could use Philip’s formulation experience and Nick’s contacts to launch a new company, specializing in unique delivery technologies for the medical industry.

The technology Philip and Nick developed was called Mucosal Adhesive Penetrating Technology(MAPT), a drug delivery system designed to improve the delivery of insulin orally while avoiding the use of injections.  

Philip and Nick patented the technology, and its’ early success paved the way for the fledgling company to expand into other delivery systems.

Fast forward to 2017.  Philip still surfs, but no longer wears dreadlocks, and the hair he has left is an ever-changing rainbow of blues, greens, and reds.  

Nick, however, hasn’t changed.  He still considers himself the James Bond of China.

Virun has branched into the functional foods and beverages market.  Over the past decade or two, this industry has exploded, despite a lack of innovative technologies and truly functional products.  

This environment is where Virun has excelled.  Seeing an important correlation between drug delivery and nutrient delivery, Philip was able to apply the principles of biology and chemistry to functional foods, beverages, and supplements.

As a result, the company now holds more than 80 patents and patents pending worldwide, and is the only company capable of creating truly functional and innovative formulations and products for the food, beverage, and supplement industries.

Not only does Virun specialize in oil emulsions for ingredients such as Omega-3 EPA/DHA, astaxanthin, and PQQ, but it recently developed a new delivery technology for probiotics, which increases probiotic survivability and shelf-life.

The company continues to invest in and create technologies that change the way people receive nutritious ingredients.

Virun’s mission is to make nutrition better by applying NutraBiosciences®, a unique platform which combines the principles of chemistry and biology to create new delivery technologies for healthy (but difficult-to-formulate) ingredients and incorporate them into nourishing finished products.

Our company specializes in formulating and co-manufacturing novel nutritional products which truly look to improving health and wellbeing, instead of simply appearing to do so.

In the United States, our technologies and finished products are sold in Whole Foods, Kroger’s, Sprout’s, Erewhon, and other major retailers, warehouse clubs, and online retailers nationwide.

We also have a strong presence in international markets and are growing every day.

Products made by Virun include Omega and MCT smoothies and waters, clear water-type beverages and teas, orange and ginger sodas, beers, probiotic products, milk products, vitamin gummies, glutathione supplements, powdered coffee creamers, numerous vitamin supplements, weight loss products, energy drinks, protein drinks and smoothies, and much more.

We will continue to learn and expand. Our ultimate mission continues to be simple.  To bring the best formulations of quality ingredients to the consumer so that they can live a healthier, happier, longer life.