DR. MASQUELIER - BIOGRAPHY
The professor began his experimental journey in 1947 when he was asked to research the possible
toxicity of the red pigment in the skin that surrounds the peanut It was then Masquelier
isolated his first Oligometric Proanthocyanidins (OPC). This research was the basis for
his doctoral thesis.
In 1948, he received his first Doctorate. The same year, he demonstrated the biological properties and vascular protectant qualities of substances (OPC) found in red wine.
The following year, he was nominated Master of Conferences at Bordeaux University. In 1950, at the laboratory of the Bordeaux University's Medical facility, OPC entered the field of therapeutics as a vascular protector.
In 1947 and 1951, he registered his first patents describing the method of extraction from the skin of peanuts and pine bark.
In 1955, Masquelier was able to demonstrate that OPC is a major constituent of red wine. He continued studies to identify the nonalcoholic attributes of red wine and their effects. His observations are now recognized by scientists as the "French Paradox."
From 1960 to 1984, he taught classes at the Institute of Etiology of Bordeaux. Masquelier was a Professor at the University of Quebec from 1963 and 1974.
In 1967, he became the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy at Bordeax University. Three years later, he was named Dean.
In 1974, Masquelier received his second Doctorate - Doctor Honoris rom Laval University of Quebec, Canada.
In 1977, OPC was tested for bioavailability with very impressive results.
In 1979, Professor Masquelier and his colleagues published notable milestone articles clarifying the criterion for admission to the group of flavanoids. He proposed that this group be named" s." That same year he became a professor of Exceptional Pharmaceutical Sciences.
In 1984, he was named Honorary Professor of Bordeaux University and received his second doctorate.
In 1989, he registered "s" as a trademark for the first time. The registration is French No. 1522228 done in the name of Masquelier's Societe Civile pour l'Expansion d la Recherche en Phytochimie Applique (SCERPA)
In 1993, Professor Masquelier collaborated with Bert Schwitters for the first edition of OPC in Practice. The second edition of the book was printed in 1995.
In 1996, Dr. Masquelier received his third honorary doctorate to honor his 50 years of outstanding scientific research from the Catholic University of Portugal.
Dr. Masquelier has produced more than 200 publications. He has patented many of his inventions from which originated various very successful pharmaceutical products.