ingredient manufacturer founded 1997 1997 headquarters mayfield heights ohio usa products ganedenbc30 probiotic ingredient bonicel topical ingredient clearly confident antifungal cream . website official website ganeden inc. is a privately held american probiotic ingredient manufacturer based in mayfield heights ohio . founded in 1997 in san diego california the company produces patented probiotic and probiotic derived ingredients for use in the food beverage companion animal and personal care industries . history edit prior to 1997 scientist sean farmer identified a delivery system for lactic acid producing bacteria lab that could be manufactured into a stable product that would deliver live bacteria . ganeden was founded in 1997 in san diego california to market farmer s lab product and named farmer as chief scientific officer . the company s name ganeden was derived from the hebrew gan eden meaning garden of eden where there was no disease . 1 the company moved to cleveland ohio in 2000 . 1 in 2003 ganeden launched a line of over the counter products under the brand names digestive advantage and clearly confident . the digestive advantage brand over the counter dietary supplement products were designed for the digestive and immune systems 2 3 4 and clearly confident topical products were designed for nail fungus and athlete s foot . in 2006 ganeden labs formed ganeden inc. as ganeden s probiotic technological research and development laboratory in miami florida . over the next eight years ganeden introduced nine new products and sold nearly 400 million doses of its products through over 70 000 retail outlets . ganeden sold most of its over the counter line of supplements to schiff nutrition international in mid 2011 and moved the research development and application laboratory to the headquarters . references edit a b roger mezger december 15 2004 what a relief beachwood firm s products come through when it matters most cleveland plain dealer p. c1 access date requires url help http www.postgradmed.com index.php free pgm 03 2009 article 1984 bacillus coagulans significantly improved abdominal pain and bloating in patients with ibs http www.postgradmed.com index.php free pgm 03 2009 article 1971 a patented strain of bacillus coagulans increased immune response to viral challenge safety assessment of a proprietary preparation of a novel probiotic bacillus coagulans as a food ingredient . food and chemical toxicology . 47 1231 1238 . doi 10.1016 j.fct .2009.02.018 . pmc 2726964 . pmid 19248815 . external links edit official website of ganeden mayfield heights ohio official website of ganedenbc30 official website of bonicel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ganeden & oldid 735802620 categories companies based in ohiocompanies established in 1997digestive systemhealth care companies of the united statesprobioticshidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 august 2016 at 05 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view