Pearl: the nucleus reconstituted, a promising technological innovation

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

An article written on July 2012 by the ministry of marine resources.

Perliculture : le nucl?us reconstitu?, une innovation technologique prometteuse



La soci?t? ICP-Texinfine, implant? ? Malte, est un laboratoire de recherche sp?cialis? dans le domaine des biotechnologies, dont les travaux consistent ? mettre en exergue les propri?t?s th?rapeutiques des esp?ces v?g?tales de notre environnement, afin de palier ? certains troubles ou carence de notre organisme.

Approch? par la Direction de Ressources Marines (DRM), ce laboratoire de recherche a ?largi son domaine d’actions ? celui de la perliculture, dans le cadre d’un groupement de recherche sur l’am?lioration de la qualit? des perles. Parall?lement, il s’est av?r? que cette soci?t? poss?dait aussi, la comp?tence technique permettant de r?pondre ? un autre programme de la DRM, visant ? mettre au point un nucl?us ? partir de poudre de coquilles d’hu?tres perli?res locales. Ce projet vise ? garantir un approvisionnement p?renne en nucl?us, quelque soit leurs tailles et qui, de ce fait, favoriserait l’ind?pendance de la fili?re perlicole vis ? vis des march?s ext?rieurs de nucl?us, tout en contribuant ? la cr?ation d’emploi local. Il est ? noter que cette nouvelle g?n?ration de nucl?us, mise au point par la Soci?t? ICP-Texinfine de part la nature de ses composants, garanti une r?sistance structurale homog?ne.

Partant de ces postulats, le ministre des ressources marines, Temauri Foster s’est entretenu longuement avec le Dr Gilles Gutierrez (PDG d’ICP-Texinfine) et son collaborateur Monsieur Jean-Pierre Dupr? au sujet des derni?res avanc?es relative ? la reconstitution de nucl?us ? partir de poudre de nacres (Pinctada Margaritifera). Temauri Foster lors des ?changes a mis en avant un principe fondamental : celui de la rentabilit? financi?re li?e au co?t de fabrication de ces nucl?us reconstitu?s en Polyn?sie fran?aise. Une rentabilit? qui ne devrait pas ?tre affect?e ? long terme, selon la direction des ressources marines car le march? des nucl?us utilisant des moules originaires du Mississipi (Unionid?s), est directement impact? par la surexploitation av?r?e de ces mollusques. Cette rar?faction favorise, entre autre, la hausse des prix de vente des nucl?us et plus particuli?rement, ceux de gros diam?tre.

En parall?le, le Dr Gilles Gutierrez, ?minent chercheur et laur?at de la m?daille Louis Pasteur en 2009, a confi? ? la direction des ressources marines un lot de nucl?us reconstitu?s de derni?re g?n?ration, qui seront tr?s prochainement greff?s dans des hu?tres perli?res afin que, d?s l’obtention des r?sultats, s’ils s’av?rent favorables, un partenariat puisse ?tre ?tabli entre la soci?t? ICP-Texinfine et la direction des ressources marines. A terme, la Polyn?sie fran?aise, plus pr?cis?ment la perle de culture de Tahiti aura un argument commercial suppl?mentaire celui d’?tre un produit perlier 100% Polyn?sien.

Comme cit? pr?c?demment, la Soci?t? ICP-Texinfine est en qu?te de nouveaux sp?cimens exotiques dot?s de propri?t?s th?rapeutiques. C’est ainsi qu’? partir d’extrait de vanille tahitienne ? vanilla tahitensis ? ce laboratoire a mis au point le DNA-PKASE INHIBAT, un compl?ment nutritionnel compos? de poudre issue de la plante ? fleur ? Cinchona officinalis ? et d’extrait de notre vanille, dont il a d?montr? les effets antimutag?nes sp?cifiques. Le Dr Gilles Gutierrez a tenu a pr?cis? que la vanille Polyn?sienne est la seule ? d?tenir en quantit?, le compos? poss?dant ces propri?t?s th?rapeutiques.

En outre, si notre vanille est un v?g?tal b?n?fique pour notre sant?, l’algue ? Padina Pavonica ? pr?sente elle aussi des principes actifs int?ressant qui ont permis la mise au point du DICTYOLONE, un compl?ment alimentaire qui permet de r?tablir et conserver la densit? des os en favorisant la biomin?ralisation et la structure de la peau.

Le panel et la quantit? de ressources naturelles Polyn?siennes incitent la soci?t? ICP-TEXINFINE ? envisager d’implanter un laboratoire de recherche pour la formulation de substances pharmacologiques marines en Polyn?sie fran?aise. Le ministre, Temauri Foster et le Dr Gilles Gutierrez sont unanimes :
? la Polyn?sie n’est pas un Pays industriel, de fait, son d?veloppement doit ?tre ax? sur l’exploitation raisonn?e de ses ressources naturelles ?.

Translated:


Pearl: the nucleus reconstituted, a promising technological innovation



ICP-Texinfine society, based in Malta, is a research laboratory specializing in biotechnology, including work involves highlighting the therapeutic properties of plants in our environment, in order to solve some of our problems or deficiencies body.

Approached by the Department of Marine Resources (DRM), this research laboratory has expanded its sphere of action than the pearl, as part of a research group on improving the quality of pearls. Meanwhile, it turned out that the company also had the technical expertise to answer another DRM program, to develop a nucleus from shell powder pearl local. This project aims to ensure a sustainable supply of nucleus, whatever their size and, thus, promote the independence of the pearl industry vis-?-vis external markets nucleus, while contributing to the creation of local employment. It should be noted that this new generation of nuclei, developed by the Company ICP-Texinfine by the nature of its components, guaranteed consistent structural strength.

Based on these assumptions, the Minister of Marine Resources, Temauri Foster spoke at length with Dr. Gilles Gutierrez (ICP-Texinfine CEO) and his colleague Jean-Pierre Dupr? about the latest developments on the reconstitution of nuclei from powder pearl (Pinctada Margaritifera). Temauri Foster in exchange highlighted a fundamental principle: that the profitability related to the cost of manufacturing these nuclei reconstituted in French Polynesia. Profitability should not be affected in the long term, according to management of marine resources because the market nuclei using molds from the Mississippi (Unionidae), is directly affected by the overuse of these molluscs. This scarcity promotes, among other things, higher selling prices cores and more particularly those of large diameter.

In parallel, Dr. Gilles Gutierrez, eminent scholar and medalist Louis Pasteur in 2009, entrusted the management of marine resources a lot of cores reconstituted last generation that will soon be transplanted into pearl oysters so that whenever obtaining the results, if they are friendly, a partnership can be established between the company and ICP-Texinfine management of marine resources. Eventually, French Polynesia, specifically the Tahitian cultured pearl will have an argument that additional commercial product to be a 100% Polynesian pearl.

As mentioned above, the Company ICP-Texinfine is looking for new exotic specimens with therapeutic properties. This is only from Tahitian vanilla "vanilla tahitensis" this laboratory has developed the DNA-PKASE INHIBAT, a nutritional supplement powder compound from the plant to flower "Cinchona officinalis" and extract Our vanilla, which he showed antimutagenic effects specific. Dr. Gilles Gutierrez noted that held the Polynesian vanilla is the only hold in quantity, the compound having therapeutic properties.

In addition, if our vanilla plant is beneficial to our health, the algae "Padina Pavonica" also has active ingredients that led to the interesting development of DICTYOLONE, a dietary supplement that helps restore and maintain the density of promoting bone biomineralization and structure of the skin.

The panel and the amount of natural resources encourage Polynesian society ICP-TEXINFINE to consider implementing a research laboratory for the development of pharmacological substances marine in French Polynesia. The Minister Temauri Foster and Dr. Gilles Gutierrez are unanimous:
"Polynesia is not an industrial country, in fact, its development must be focused on the rational exploitation of its natural resources."

 

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

I also found information on Dr. Gilles Gutierrez:
Interview with Gilles Gutierrez, CEO of laboratory TEXINFINE.
"Preservation"
Mr Gutierrez, good morning and thank you for receiving us in your premises in Lyon.



You produce and commercialize "Preservation." Could you briefly introduce your product?
"Preservation" is a food substance that enables more efficient mechanisms for the protection and repair of body under physical heat or chemical assault.
In the case of diving activities, "Preservation" will, therefore, reduce fatigue and stress associated with this practice and promote physical recovery.
How did you get the idea of this product? And what is diving for you?
In 1995, as part of my professional activities, we were collecting 5 to 10 tons per year of Padina. The pickup can only be done in a very short periods and divers who work intensely felt in great fatigue. Specialists in the field will remember that oxygen accumulates in the tissues and that biological analysis of this situation shows that HSPs (Heat Shock Proteins) are involved in this phenomenon.
Notwithstanding these observations, I noticed that the prickly pears (Opuntia ficus indica) were the only fruit in hot regions that grew directly in the sun from May to September without deteriorate or cooking. Thus, while the temperatures experienced by the fruits were colossal, the fruit had a very powerful protection against heat. It was a major oxidative stress. It remained to be seen whether the messengers of this mechanism were active in humans.
In fact, the universality of this mechanism of HSPs allows the molecules involved in this plant mechanism to be active in humans and, indeed, in all living beings with a circulation system: plants, animals from crustaceans to mammals, birds, insects or fish.
We have, therefore, established a protocol to exploit the manufacturing activity of the plant and "Preservation" was born, initially to meet our own needs while diving before addressing larger population.
To answer your second question, diving takes up an important part in my life. I started diving at age 14. I am today a grandfather and I look forward to be able to being able to gather three generations of divers.
My job, which requires extensive travel abroad, has allowed me to dive around the world. My training as a biologist makes me prefer the study of under-water flora.
Is "Preservation" a drug?
No, and we have the certifications necessary to verify it. Although your question is interesting, "Preservation" does not provoke an extraneous reaction in your metabolism and does not expand your faculties in an artificial way. It does not increase your power or your ability. It allows a faster recovery and undeniably eases diving. This relief becomes obvious when you can feel your increased resistance to cold.
The original article: Interview de Gilles Gutierrez, PDG du laboratoire TEXINFINE.

 

[Caitlin]

These last two articles cover products and processes I had never heard of before. Both sound very promising.
Thanks as always for your additions to our information files!

 

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

These last two articles cover products and processes I had never heard of before. Both sound very promising.
Thanks as always for your additions to our information files!

You are most welcome.