The luminescent protein taken from the Aequoria victorea jellyfish, called aequorin, was shown to be a safe calcium indicator throughout different biological systems

Almost 50 years ago, a group of research chemists began working with a powder derived from Aequoria victorea, a type of jellyfish – that would emit light when mixed with calcium. The luminescent protein taken from this creature, called aequorin, was shown to be a safe calcium indicator throughout different biological systems. In 2008, this body of work brought Osamu Shimomura, Roger Tsien and Martin Chalfie the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

In 1994, an entrepreneur with a background in neurochemistry, motivated by the fact his mother suffered from multiple sclerosis, became interested in aequorin’s properties, and later launched a company, Quincy Bioscience. He then formed a partnership with a Yale-trained physician and expert in the field of calcium-mediated dementia and cellular death – whose lab work had proven aequorin to be neuroprotective.

The incentive was to help make a difference in the quality of life for those afflicted by the diseases of aging – by finding a way to adjust brain chemistry naturally and, in complete safety, with supplementation rather than surgery – halting or preventing the illnesses so prevalent in the human condition.


Reinforced by the work of Nobel Prize winners, the hoped for result will be improved brain health, better memory, greater focus and concentration, allowing everyone to age with grace and dignity.

For more information, visit www.quincybioscience.com.