2009

· Company founded by Wally Yit, former Vice President of Operations at Afexa Life Sciences, makers of Canada’s most successful cold and flu remedy, COLD-FX. At Afexa, Mr. Yit was responsible for production and supply chain management.

· That year, OHP identified astragalus as a source of high value medicinal compounds for the immune system

2010

· Perfected the concurrent extraction process for isolating and re-engineering medicinal molecules found in herbs

· Discovered the use of ginger as a source of natural anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties

· Invented COLD Escape ® in gummy and effervescent tablet formats

2011

· Carried out landmark laboratory studies on product efficacy and safety

· Received Health Canada Natural Product Numbers (NPNs) for COLD Escape ® Gummies for Kids, COLD Escape ® Effervescent Tablets, COLD Escape ® Capsules, COLD Escape ® Gummies for Adults and COLD Knockout Capsules

· Trademarked COLD Escape ® in Canada

· Received patent pending status for OHP’s proprietary extraction process for products including astragalus, ginger and North American ginseng

· Established a GMP-certified supply chain with a built-in contingency plan