Niagen Bioscience Launches Niagen® Skincare Innovation Lab and Debuts Dermatologist-Tested Niagen NanoCloud™, From Tru Niagen Powered by Patented Niagen®

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 10, 2026--

Niagen Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAGE), the global authority on NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) with a focus on the science of healthy aging, today announced the launch of Niagen®Skincare Innovation Lab, a new product innovation platform designed to translate the Company’s leadership in NAD+ science into category-defining skincare. Debuting under the platform is Niagen NanoCloud™, a limited-release, dermatologist-tested topical skincare product powered by Niagen Bioscience’s flagship ingredient, Niagen ® (patented nicotinamide riboside, or NR), created to generate consumer insights and help shape future topical innovation within the Company’s core Tru Niagen ® portfolio.

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Rob Fried, Chief Executive Officer of Niagen Bioscience, commented, “Niagen Skincare Innovation Lab is a strategic step into exploring how Niagen can extend into new consumer categories. With Niagen NanoCloud, we are introducing our first topical prototype in a format designed to protect potency, generate consumer insight, and help inform future product development.”

Niagen NanoCloud is the inaugural release from the Niagen Skincare Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab was designed to address a core challenge in NAD+ skincare: water-based NAD+ and precursor products on the market can degrade rapidly, long before they ever reach the skin, because the molecules are unstable in water. Niagen Bioscience intends to continue evolving Niagen Skincare Innovation Labs to address unmet needs in skincare formulation and product development. The Niagen NanoCloud sachet’s sealed, waterless format helps keep Niagen intact until the moment of use, ensuring optimal efficacy. When mixed with a serum or moisturizer, the sachet dissolves to deliver a freshly activated, precision-dosed treatment that visibly improves texture, hydration, and radiance.

The Niagen NanoCloud sachets are formulated with a curated blend of ingredients designed to support healthy-looking, hydrated skin. At the core is Niagen, the most efficient, effective, well-researched, patented, and high-quality NAD+ boosters available. Additional key ingredients include hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate) for hydration, pullulan to help smooth texture and support a more refined appearance, squalane to nourish and soften without greasiness, and vitamin E to provide antioxidant support and help maintain the skin barrier.

A consumer perception study found that with consistent use, skin appears smoother, more hydrated, and more youthful-looking, with visible results starting in as few as 2 weeks.¹

The launch marks Niagen Bioscience’s entry into the global skincare category, which Fortune Business Insights valued at $122.11 billion USD in 2025 and projected to grow to $227.13 billion USD by 2034. Within that broader opportunity, the global anti-aging cosmetics market was estimated at $60.11 billion USD in 2025 and is projected to reach $106.98 billion USD by 2035, according to Precedence Research, while the global topical NAD+ product market “is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.4% from 2025 to 2030" ( Grand View Research ), underscoring growing demand for science-backed solutions at the intersection of skincare, wellness, and healthy aging.

The limited-release Niagen NanoCloud is now available on truniagen.com for $59, with each unit containing 30 individual sachets.

For additional information on Niagen, visit www.niagenbioscience.com.

​​¹Based on a 6-week consumer perception study of 37 female participants aged 35+ who applied the product twice daily. Combined agree/strongly agree responses on a 5-point Likert scale. Individual results may vary.

About Niagen Bioscience:

Niagen Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAGE) is the global leader in NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) science and healthy-aging research. As a trusted pioneer of NAD+ discoveries, Niagen Bioscience™ is dedicated to advancing healthspan through precision science and innovative NAD+-boosting solutions.

The Niagen Bioscience team, composed of world-renowned scientists, works with independent investigators from esteemed universities and research institutions around the globe to uncover the full potential of NAD+. A vital coenzyme found in every cell of the human body, NAD+ declines with age and exposure to everyday lifestyle stressors. NAD+ depletion is a key contributor to age-related changes in health and vitality.

Distinguished by state-of-the-art laboratories, rigorous scientific and quality protocols, and collaborations with leading research institutions worldwide, Niagen Bioscience sets the gold standard for research, quality, and innovation. There’s a better way to age.

At the heart of its clinically proven product portfolio is Niagen® (patented nicotinamide riboside, or NR), the most efficient, well-researched, and high-quality NAD+ booster available. Niagen powers the Company’s consumer supplement, Tru Niagen®, the number one NAD+ boosting oral supplement in the United States† (available at www.truniagen.com ), and Niagen™ Plus, featuring pharmaceutical-grade intravenous (IV) and injectable Niagen products ( www.niagenplus.com ). Pharmaceutical-grade Niagen IV and injections are compounded and distributed by U.S. FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facilities and are available exclusively at clinics with a prescription.

Niagen Bioscience’s robust patent portfolio protects NR and other NAD+ precursors. Niagen Bioscience maintains a website at www.niagenbioscience.com, where copies of press releases, news, and financial information are regularly published.

†Based on revenue per largest U.S. e-commerce marketplace (Jan. 2025 – Dec. 2025)

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Niagen NanoCloud sachets visibly improve skin texture, hydration, and radiance

The Niagen Nanocloud's sealed, waterless format helps keep Niagen intact until use.

Niagen NanoCloud™ sachets, a limited-release, precision-dosed topical skincare prototype powered by Niagen Bioscience’s flagship ingredient, Niagen®

Niagen Bioscience Launches Niagen® Skincare Innovation Labs and Debuts Niagen NanoCloud™, the First Topical Product Powered by Patented Niagen®

CHICAGO (AP) — An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells found the 18-year-old’s cause and manner of death to be “undetermined” pending further investigation.

The civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Wells family, announced the preliminary findings Wednesday in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the annual NAACP National Convention in Chicago.

The autopsy report, he said, showed no evidence of fractures or deep tissue injuries. It described a “red discoloration” in the back of Wells' skull as “inconclusive” and meriting further investigation.

Without further information, the forensic pathologist, Dr. Robert Mitchell, wrote that he could not rule out the possibility that “non-accidental factors contributed to or caused the death."

Wells had traveled to an island off the coast of Mississippi on July 4 with a group of friends, who later returned to the mainland without him. His body was discovered two days later floating off the island's coast.

In his report, the pathologist pointed to several challenges inherent to the independent autopsy, including the decomposition of the body and outstanding questions about whether Wells was conscious when he entered the water.

Because an initial autopsy was performed by the medical examiner in Mississippi, Wells’ body arrived without organs or neck structures — making it impossible to determine if he had suffered a neck injury or whether water had entered his lungs, according to the report, which notes that the practice is not unusual.

Still, the revelation, relayed by Crump, prompted gasps from the crowd of several hundred in Chicago. The attorney called on state officials to provide that evidence for the family to review as part of their own independent investigation.

The Mississippi medical examiner, which has not released the results of the state autopsy, did not return a message seeking comment.

The second autopsy was paid for by former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, whose group Know Your Rights Camp has paid for other independent autopsies.

“This is only another part of the puzzle, and even though it tells us significant information, we still have more questions than we have answers at this time,” Crump said of the results.

The still-unknown circumstances around Wells’ death have touched off rampant online speculation and prompted calls from Black leaders for transparency from local authorities. Wells, who was Black, had traveled to the island with a group of high school friends, all of whom are white.

A reward of $125,000 — jointly funded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, actor and producer Tyler Perry and former NFL player Terrell Owens — is now being offered in exchange for information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with the death.

The autopsy announcement comes two days after Wells was laid to rest in his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

In his eulogy, Sharpton lamented the “inconsistencies and unanswered questions” that had placed a dark cloud over the grieving family.

He questioned why Wells’ friends had left him behind, taken his phone and keys and failed to report him missing. And he suggested local investigators had spoken prematurely in statements to the news media indicating no crime was suspected.

“The reason that a lot of people across the nation are looking at this Nolan situation is because we’re looking at the history in Mississippi,” Sharpton added. “We can’t have someone in law enforcement saying there was no foul play before there was an investigation.”

Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said initial interviews suggested Wells chose to stay on the island and that his friends believed he would get a ride with someone else. He has said the friends were cooperating with the investigation, which remains ongoing.

“We are trying to be respectful and collaborative as much as we can,” Crump said. “But it’s always troublesome to all of us when these investigations just take forever.”

Christine Wonsley, center, is flanked by her husband Elmore, second from left, attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev, Al Sharpton, right, during a memorial service for her son Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Attorney Ben Crump, center, speaks next to Elmore and Christine Wonsley, at left, and Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Elmore Wonsley, center, speaks next to attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)