I sold Scivation to NutraBolt/Cellucor

[Mike McCandless]

This past friday we closed a deal to sell Scivation to Nutrabolt. There are various articles out there that lay out the details. You can plow through some of those to see interviews with myself and others as to why we did the transaction. I asked the mods if I could post this, because it's important me. I want to thank everyone that showed support for Scivation over the past 13 years. The simple response as to why for me, comes down to medical. My mom was diagnosed 5 years ago with Cancer. She passed in September. I've spent considerable resources doing medical research since her diagnosis. We've done rodent research, now it's time to step up to human research. That is VERY expensive. There was no way I could afford to do this without bankrupting scivation. This transaction allows me to fund these trials, with the first one being Angelman Syndrome this year. The goal is our first human cancer trial in 2018 (I had hoped 17, but not sure it will happen).

I had no plans of selling. This was a random conversation at a trade show that escalated, quickly. I'll be working with them for considerable time to ensure things go smoothly. Expect a lot of new flavors across the entire brand through the end of the year .

Once again, thank all you. This would have never happened if it wasn't for the support we got off these boards going all the way back to 2004.

[burntreality]

Congrats Mike on the the deal.
Wishing you the best of luck on your research/trials.
Looking forward to what the future holds for Scivation

[mikaveli06]

Does this affect Primaforce also? Best of luck to you.

[BenBlue]

Congrats man. Good luck with the next chapter in your life. Much respect.

[OT2000]

Congrats Mike. Sorry to hear about your mother. Do you work with UNC research at all?

[fatboystick]

Best of Luck, Mike!
I'm sure you will succeed in your medical & keto endeavors!

[kissdadookie]

This past friday we closed a deal to sell Scivation to Nutrabolt. There are various articles out there that lay out the details. You can plow through some of those to see interviews with myself and others as to why we did the transaction. I asked the mods if I could post this, because it's important me. I want to thank everyone that showed support for Scivation over the past 13 years. The simple response as to why for me, comes down to medical. My mom was diagnosed 5 years ago with Cancer. She passed in September. I've spent considerable resources doing medical research since her diagnosis. We've done rodent research, now it's time to step up to human research. That is VERY expensive. There was no way I could afford to do this without bankrupting scivation. This transaction allows me to fund these trials, with the first one being Angelman Syndrome this year. The goal is our first human cancer trial in 2018 (I had hoped 17, but not sure it will happen).

I had no plans of selling. This was a random conversation at a trade show that escalated, quickly. I'll be working with them for considerable time to ensure things go smoothly. Expect a lot of new flavors across the entire brand through the end of the year .

Once again, thank all you. This would have never happened if it wasn't for the support we got off these boards going all the way back to 2004.

Wow, this is the most humble (and truly heartfelt) "press release" (unofficial on a forum full of bros of course) that I've read in like... ever. Congratulations and I will personally be rooting for your researching ventures!

[Madevilz]

Congrats Mike.

[dougefresh93]

congrats Mike... Sorry to hear about your mother.






i'll take 4 guys who don't lift for a $1000 Alex.

[Rushie]

Congrats on the sale and very best luck in your further research endeavours. Wish more owners in this industry were like you.

[Misctake7]

Congrats on the transaction and best of luck in the future research you'll be doing Mike!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Sorry about your mom!

Congrats on the sale.
Best of luck with your future projects.

[stad0203]

Congrats on the sale Mike. You are truly a selfless man doing a lot of good!

[Mike McCandless]

Congrats Mike. Sorry to hear about your mother. Do you work with UNC research at all?

We've done 3 studies at UNC so far. I have a good relationship with them.

[Mike McCandless]

Does this affect Primaforce also? Best of luck to you.

Primaforce was not impacted. Other than I will be giving it considerable support moving forward. Look for lots of things over the next 12 months

[Mike McCandless]

congrats Mike... Sorry to hear about your mother.






i'll take 4 guys who don't lift for a $1000 Alex.

I'm old and broken (almost 40), but can still run with 10% of 400m time in college. I've never been a big guy, but if a building catches on fire, I'll be the first one out.

[dazedncnfz]

Sorry to hear about your mother Mike.

Grats on the sale, hopefully it works out for you and your research yields positive results.

I'm old and broken (almost 40), but can still run with 10% of 400m time in college. I've never been a big guy, but if a building catches on fire, I'll be the first one out.

Pfft! STFU!

[fahdalsheheata]

Sorry to hear about your mother and good luck with your goals. Will there be any changes to the line? The current Scivation line is great. I had the chance to get some Quake and it's one of the best pre in the market.
Will you still post here? Your insight is really appreciated and has always been informative.

Glad you haven't sold primaforce.

[Mike McCandless]

The line will continue as you know. There are still things in the pipeline for this year that will continue on. I would only expect expansion, not regression. It will be held as its own company. The benefit to the brand, is the massive marketing and logistics support they can provide. It should only be a positive.

[SCG]

I was wondering what the hell was going on when I seen chef Bob has his Facebook status as being representative for scivation/primaforce. I knew something was fuky.

[fatboystick]

The line will continue as you know. There are still things in the pipeline for this year that will continue on. I would only expect expansion, not regression. It will be held as its own company. The benefit to the brand, is the massive marketing and logistics support they can provide. It should only be a positive.

More info for those interested

https://blog.priceplow.com/industry-...tion-nutrabolt

[scottyb05]

With what you have done to the Intraworkout world, can't wait to see what you can do with cancer. Wish you the best of luck Mike.

[customshopkv1]

Noble action!! Here's to success, may it be with upon you.

[Motion23]

Sorry to hear about your mother. Congrats on the sale and best of luck with your research!

[ScivationLead]

I knew something was up when Mike bought a new minivan over the weekend.

Glad to be able to continue working with Mike. It's great seeing this side of the industry.

[aloosecannon]

Very sorry to hear about your loss, Mike. Congratulations on the sale. Cancer research has far reaching benefits for all of us, best of luck to you with your future projects.

[dougefresh93]

I knew something was up when Mike bought a new minivan over the weekend.

Glad to be able to continue working with Mike. It's great seeing this side of the industry.

you Mike and Bob make a great team!

[VO2Maxima]

Sorry to hear about your mother, Mike. Congratulations on the sale and good luck with your future research endeavors!

[dazedncnfz]

you Mike and Bob make a great team!

[taydbear7]

Congrats on the sale and best of luck with the research.