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History of Squalene
Dr. Mitsumaru Tsujimoto 1906, Dr. Mitsumaru Tsujimoto
 Dr. Mitsumaru Tsujimoto, a Japanese industrial engineer who pioneered in the chemistry of fats and oils in Japan, effectively isolates a unique hydrocarbon. He named it Squalene from the Latin root "squalus" (shark).
Dr. Keijiro Kogami 1930, Dr. Keijiro Kogami
 Dr. Keijiro Kogami of the Tokyo Imperial University, College of Medicine and founder of the Kogami Hospital in Yotsuya undertakes the first studies on the health benefits of dietary Squalene. Unfortunately, much of Dr. Kogami's records were completely destroyed during the war in 1945 along with his hospital.
Paul Karrer

1936, Paul Karrer
 Nobel Laureate, Paul Karrer describes Squalene's biochemical structure for the first time. Dr. Karrer is also responsible for describing the structure of other isoprenoids such as Vitamins E and A.

1939, Dr. Ryosuke Yokota
 Dr. Ryosuke Yokota of the Osaka Imperial University begins the longest independent research on Squalene's cell protection as a means of preventing diseases and premature aging.

Squalene, Lanosterol

1953, Drs. Langdon and Bloch
 RG Langdon and K Bloch discovers that Squalene occurs naturally in the human body for the first time.

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