Company History
ArthroFill is the result of years of research and development, inspired by the passion of our founders for sports, wellness, and health.
The company PROCEANIS was founded in 2010 in Hamburg. But the roots of our idea go back to the 1970s, when veterinarians began using hyaluronic acid for joint support – initially as an injection. In the 1990s, hyaluronic acid was also used in human medicine, especially in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Since the 2000s, it has also been used as a feed additive for sport horses.
Our founders – Heiko Bross, who grew up on a sport horse farm in Schleswig-Holstein, and Dr. Henning Jüchter, from a Rhineland medical family – asked themselves a crucial question: Why shouldn't hyaluronic acid also be used as a dietary supplement for humans?
Initial research led to a groundbreaking study by Japan's Toho University from 2002. It showed that hyaluronic acid, when ingested through food, can even penetrate into the deep layers of the skin. From this insight arose the vision that still shapes our company today: to develop products that support the body in promoting its ability to retain water and restore a natural balance.
In 2012, PROCEANIS pioneered the world's first hyaluronic acid drink. Two years later, in October 2014, ArthroFill was launched after intensive research and development.
Since then, ArthroFill has been inspiring more and more people who want to naturally support their joint health and well-being.
Press reviews
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After four years of market research, development, and setting up production, the founders of the biotech company Proceanis have brought their dietary supplement Arthrofill to pharmacies. "It was a long, exhausting journey," says Bross (37). To be able to bring a health product like the drinking ampoules with hyaluronic acid for osteoarthritis patients to market, patience and a lot of capital are necessary.
Two families were involved in the establishment of the biotech company Proceanis: the two parent couples of the founders Dr. Henning Jüchter and Heiko Bross. One were doctors, the others former owners of a horse farm – both helped their sons in 2009 with market research, product development, inventory management, and telephone customer support. "Without them, we probably wouldn't have made it through the first steps," recalls Heiko Bross. A small apartment in Hamburg and a warehouse at the Jüchter family home in Bergisch Gladbach are considered the cradles of the company, which has been successful for over six years with the dietary supplement Arthrofill. The joint complex ArthroFill combines hyaluronic acid with nutrients for bones, cartilage, and connective tissue. Hyaluronic acid is the main component of joint fluid; advances in biotechnology enable its absorption through food. This has already been used in equestrian sports since the late 1990s.
For example, this is what the dietary supplement producer Proceanis does. He no longer sells his two hyaluronic acid products "ArthroFill" and "Hyaluronfiller" only in pharmacies and cosmetic institutes, but since early 2016 also through his own online shop.
"By bypassing the retailers, we save their margins and can communicate directly with consumers. Their praise and suggestions for improvement help us to further develop our products."
Heiko Bross has a fondness for the Middle Kingdom: The 40-year-old managing director of the Hamburg biotech company Proceanis studied in Shanghai in 2007 and loves Chinese culture. In 2019, the medium-sized company wants to sell 100,000 bottles of its beauty drink Hyaluronfiller in the People's Republic. "To establish a foothold in China, you need helpers with local expertise," says Bross. Last year, he participated in a delegation trip organized by the Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses.
During a visit by a Mexican economic delegation to Bremen, SIS presented two products from the young Hamburg-based life science company Proceanis to the South Americans: the dietary supplements "Hyaluronfiller" and "Arthrofill", the first for more beautiful skin, the second for healthy joints. In the German-speaking region, the winner of the Beauty Award Germany 2016 already generated around 400,000 euros in sales with its products last year.
Hyaluronic acid not only cushions the wrinkles on the face, neck, and décolleté, but it is also a main component of joint fluid and, due to its viscous consistency, acts as a shock absorber and lubricant in all joint movements. Additionally, it keeps tendons and ligaments healthy and strong. When the body produces less hyaluronic acid, the hyaluronic shock absorber in the joints becomes thin, the natural "oil" no longer lubricates, and the joint's pressure load cannot be properly cushioned. Taking hyaluronic acid can help relieve pain and alleviate discomfort. With a hyaluronic acid treatment (e.g., Proceanis Healthcare), you effectively kill two birds with one stone and do something beneficial for both skin and joints.
