About us

For over 25 years, Bio Minerals NV has invested in clinical research to support the body's powerful natural mechanisms for producing and protecting three key proteins: collagen, elastin, and keratin. We work with the processes and nutrients of human physiology, rather than introducing foreign products. Your body knows how to repair and rejuvenate itself, and our patented compound ch-OSA®activates and nourishes that ability, so you can feel and look your best.†

1990s

A medical microbiologist at the University of Antwerp discovered that choline is the ideal partner for stabilizing orthosilicic acid for optimal biological activity in the human body.

1994

Bio Minerals NV was founded to develop choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (ch-OSA®) for use in dietary supplements, and further explore the potential health benefits of the complex.

1995

BioSil® vegan drops were launched in health food stores across the USA.

2004

BioSil® launched a second form, vegan capsules, and also expanded into Canada.

2005

European university researchers (Barel et al) published a study investigating BioSil®. This was the first-ever double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study showing that a dietary supplement could improve skin, hair, and nails.†

2007

A second team of independent researchers (Wickett et al.) found that BioSil® supplementation significantly improves hair strength, thickness, and elasticity.†

2008

Another study (Spector et al.) concluded that BioSil® supplementation increases bone collagen production and increases bone mineral density at the hip.

BioSil® also won the 2008 Best of Beauty award from Better Nutrition. This is the first of many (16 and counting) awards that BioSil® has won in the industry and press.

2011

BioSil® launched in Latin America.

2017

Researchers (Geusens et al.) showed that BioSil® improves knee function and reduces joint discomfort in men.†

2019

Bio Minerals expanded our manufacturing capacities with a new FDA-inspected solar-powered cGMP-compliant manufacturing facility. This is the only facility in the world that makes ch-OSA®.

BioSil®'s third form, vegan liquid capsules, launched in health food stores across the USA.