Renowned Filipino scientist and Inventor Dr. Richard Nixon Gomez realizes a ten-year endeavor with the establishment of Bauertek Corp.—a 100-percent Filipino-owned research, development and production facility for all-natural herbal supplements which are said to be three to four generations ahead of the norm.
The concept of the whole project started with a high school project of his son in 2009, which the family later on decided to register for patent and then officially introduced to the market. This embraces their company motto: “ImbensyongPinoy, GawangPinoy”.
Bauertek was inaugurated through a soft opening ceremony on Dec. 16 and was attended by special guests such as Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato Dela Peňa, Filipino Inventor Society Producer Cooperative president Francisco Pagayon and Plaridel, Bulacan Mayor Anastacia Vistan.
After the ceremonial ribbon cutting, Gomez led the guests for a special tour inside the newly-constructed Bauertek building to introduce the different facilities.
Bauertek, located at Sitio Kabilang Bakood, Sta. Rita, Guiguinto, is a pharmaceutical facility dedicated to producing world-class and Food and Drugs Administration-approved food supplements. One of their products, PiCUR, is the first and only Philippine made food supplement approved by the German government for over-the-counter selling.
The company plans to team up with various government agencies for the benefit of local farmers, from which the company acquires its plant raw materials. Instead of importing plant raw materials, the company plans to work with Filipino-owned plantations and government managed growing areas such as the 1,000-hectare herbal plant farm in Isabela State University.
The Department of Science and Technology will also play a major role in terms of providing technology needed as well as equipment and machineries to convert the locally-produced plants into globally acceptable products.