Click here for our Power Point Presentation The team at SMI has over 90 years of experience formulating and manufacturing nutritional supplements. Founded in 1996, SMI has placed quality and service as its top priorities and it has earned them the trust and respect of customers worldwide. SMI’s product selection is as diversified as the industries for which we manufacture. Whether your market is general heath, chronic ailments, sports nutrition, companion pet products, beverage concentrates, or any other number of applications, SMI can manufacture the products that will set you apart from your competition. Many of our customers have chosen to utilize our own patented and proprietary ingredients that are available no where else. Flavor formulation was the tool that initially put SMI on the map and continues to set us apart from other contract manufacturers. It remains the key to market success and we have mastered the art. The SMI team includes Dr. Michael Foster M.D. a world renowned Endocrinologist and Professor of Endocrinology, Dr. Andrew Keech, the internationally acclaimed expert on colostrum and Dr. Robert Foster, SMI’s Chief Science Officer. Dr. Robert Foster earned a PHD in Chemistry from Harvard University before continuing on to become an NSF Fellow at Stanford University. As SMI’s Chief Science Officer, Dr. Foster provides knowledge and experience that simply cannot be equaled. These impressive credentials are only some of the tools SMI provides to our customers. The SMI facilities are FDA inspected, European Union certified, USDA certified, Halal Certified, and OU Kosher. In addition, SMI is GMP compliant. SMI maintains uncompromised standards that have consistently earned the trust and respect of customers worldwide. SMI’s manufacturing capabilities include high speed encapsulation, Bartelt filled pouching, automated bottle and bag filling, and bulk bagging for commercial applications. Blending and shipping beverage concentrates is also available. This packaging diversity makes SMI the perfect fit for any project. With a manufacturing capacity of over 1,000,000 capsules per day, SMI continues to provide the highest quality capsules for a worldwide market. SMI is the premier manufacturing facility for nutritional supplements in the state of Arizona. Formulation, packaging and logistics are all under one roof waiting to serve you at affordable prices with service that can’t be matched. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Taheri has over 15 years of experience in the manufacturing and processing of food and nutritional supplements. Mr. Taheri began his Career with MD Labs in 1991 where he helped the launch of one of the most successful sport supplement product lines world wide. In 1996 he left MD Labs to start SMI Manufacturing. SMI Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer of protein drinks, food, and many other herbs and supplements. In 2002 Mr. Taheri purchased previous employer MD Labs and created new relationships with big box retailers such as Costco, Sam’s Club, etc. His success in the nutraceutical industry is a result of the many relationships he has built and continues to grow. His expertise has allowed him to operate one of the finest FDA inspected and European Union approved facilities on the west coast of the United States. Combining his knowledge of nutraceutical products and manufacturing standards has made him a leader in the industry and a strong contributor to SMI Manufacturing. Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert Foster co-founded Renasci Inc. in 2000 with the express intent of changing the face of healthcare in the United States. Rather than accept the fact that the physical and mental effects of aging and other chronic physiological conditions are irreversible and unchangeable, Renasci launched a new era in the understanding and treatment of the issues of tissue regeneration and repair. Since 2000, Dr. Foster has collaborated with a number of companies in an effort to create new diagnostics and procedures for rapid, convenient and cost effective assessment of the body’s physiological state and support for tissue regeneration. These efforts have resulted in the creation of Molecular Regenix LLC, a joint collaboration with CoValence Inc., a major skin care product manufacturer. Molecular Regenix has developed a line of supplements based on state-of-the-art natural biochemistry to support the creation of lean body mass, cardiovascular health, exercise recovery, skin protection, joint health and wound healing. In addition, MR has a novel wound healing topical formulation based on natural biochemistry in clinical trials that will conclude in Q1 2006. All these products and formulations are protected by patents and are directed toward tissue regeneration and addressing areas of major concern such as chronic inflammation. The goal of this work is to give all people a simple set of products that can control the processes of degradation caused by aging and other chronic conditions and to help prevent these processes from occurring at all. Prior to the founding of Renasci, Dr. Foster worked for more that 20 years in the high tech business of Semiconductor Capital Equipment. He held various positions from process development to upper management. In 1996 Dr. Foster became the CEO of Materials Research Corporation (MRC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. Dr. Foster led a team of experienced managers and technologists that engineered a complete turn-around of MRC from major losses to profitability. This reversal of fortunes not only was the result of increased efficiency but also the creation of new, innovative technologies that are in use today in many advanced computer chips. In 1998, Dr. Foster led his team in the sale of MRC to a multi-national equipment manufacturer, Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL). Dr. Foster remained at TEL for 2 years as the President of the local subsidiary Tokyo Electron Arizona. After the business and technology integration was complete in 2000, Dr. Foster left TEL to pursue his dream of molecular discovery to help the body heal itself by regeneration and to fight the degradation of chronic conditions such as aging. In January 2003, Dr. Foster’s life was profoundly altered when his then 8 year old daughter Juliette was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. The example of quiet courage and determination that Juliette has given to her father has provided him with the humility necessary to approach the task of developing products that support the body’s efforts to repair itself. It has also given Dr. Foster a unique perspective on the state of the healthcare system today as it has culminated in the grand dream of higher efficiency and profitability many times at the expense of the patient. Dr. Foster and his brother Dr. Michael Foster, who is more importantly the Godfather of Juliette Foster, have refocused their efforts with renewed vigor to aid all people with these chronic conditions. These efforts include balancing the hormonal system, diet, exercise and supplements that are designed for optimization of lean mass, regulation of the immune system and reduction of oxidative stress at the molecular level. Dr. Foster received a PhD in chemistry from Harvard University and was a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow at Stanford University. The nature of this work has been to elucidate fundamental feature of chemical reaction mechanisms from simple rearrangement to ionic reactions that can be applied to more complex systems. Most recently Dr. Foster has worked on novel chemical supplements for the body and the use of nanotechnology for wound healing and other anti-inflammatory applications. However, he spends most of his time trying to keep up with three daughters, Maya, Carine and Juliette, who teach him more than any scientific paper can ever contemplate. Director of New Product Development Matt Lebowitz has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology from Arizona State University. He is also a certified personal trainer and he is weight management certified. He has years of experience in the health and fitness industry and he managed one of the top vitamin and health shops in Arizona for the better part of his professional career. Matt has extensive knowledge of nutritional products and their benefits and has contributed greatly to the formulations and ingredients in SMI’s formulas. Because of his expertise on physiology and nutrition he has been able to help make SMI Manufacturing one of the strongest supplement companies in the nutraceutical market. Director of Business Development Trevor Martin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Arizona State University. He began his professional career working for a direct marketing division of IBM. Trevor was responsible for maintaining existing and building new customer relationships in the small to medium business marketplace. His success at IBM was recognized from a competitor; Toshiba. Trevor took his experience and knowledge of the computer industry to help build a direct marketing division of Toshiba. Following a successful tenure with Toshiba Trevor went on to work for Honeywell in their Data Reliability Management department. He implemented new procedures to assist in the rapid growth of Engine Systems and Services. With a wide array of business development techniques Trevor is great asset to SMI’s superb team.