The most bioactive moment in human biology. Preserved.

Nature's lifepack, precision processed for your nutrition and recovery.

Placenta Encapsulation and Perinatal Stem Cell Wellness Infusion

Mothers have been encapsulating their placentas for years — and for good reason. The science now lets us go further: separate each biological compound and preserve it for the route your body can actually use. Peptides and minerals in one capsule. Growth factors, exosomes and hormones in another, precision preserved for delivery. Arrives within two weeks of your birth.

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Pre-launch · No product for sale · No therapeutic claims

From the founders of Artemis Therapeutics — practitioner-led wellness since 2009.

The Problem

Here's what's being thrown away at almost every birth.

The placenta is a biological treasury for mothers after giving birth. It contains mesenchymal stem cells, hormones, growth factors, immune factors, and living cells that will never be reproducible from any other source. Not only does every land mammal eat their placenta after birth, traditional cultures including Chinese Medicine prescribe it for the powerhouse of energy it can provide to the mother for a full physical recovery and mental wellbeing postpartum. The first year of a child's life can feel like a marathon for the parents and household--and the unique properties of placenta can support you through that. Thousands of mothers already encapsulate their placentas every year — and report real benefits.

1

Proteins Need Acid

Collagen, fibronectin, and elastin need stomach acid to break down into usable peptides. That same acid destroys the growth factors sitting right next to them in a whole-ground capsule. One needs the environment that kills the other.

2

Growth Factors Need Protection

EGF, VEGF, and other signaling molecules need enteric protection to survive transit through the stomach. But enteric coating blocks the very acid your proteins need. You can protect one or digest the other. Not both.

3

Living Cells Need to be Kept Alive

Freeze-drying preserves molecular content beautifully — but it can't keep living cells alive. The maternal stem cells in your placental tissue, available only from this one birth, need cryopreservation — a step that traditional processing wasn't built to include.

Mothers have been doing this for a reason — it works. The science now lets us understand why, and optimize each fraction instead of processing them all as one.

The Moonbox Approach

What arrives two weeks after your birth.

The Birth Box is a complete postpartum wellness set made from your own placenta. Each fraction is optimally processed for the delivery route your body can actually use — oral, topical, infused, and/or banked for the future. You choose what's best for you and your family.

01 Foundation Capsules Structural proteins, minerals, and iron — minimally processed for postpartum nutrition and breastfeeding
02 Signal Capsules Growth factors, hormones and exosomes — special processed and enteric-coated
03 Amniotic Serum Single-use ampoules — for tears and healing or beauty
04 Placenta Face Cream Daily moisturizer with growth factor peptides, hormones, and exosomes
05 Certificate of Analysis Pathogen testing and molecular characterization — included with every box
Stem cell infusion or banking is available as an add-on. Mesenchymal stem cells, from your own birth tissue, available for you or a direct family member. We recommend using your wellness infusion within the first year.

What We're Building

The Birth Box.

What's Inside

True lyophilization — not heat dehydration. Each fraction gets the capsule type, coating, or formulation it actually needs. You receive a complete labeled set with a Certificate of Analysis, approximately two weeks after your birth.

  • Foundation Capsules — structural proteins, minerals, iron
  • Signal Capsules — growth factors and exosomes, enteric-coated
  • Amniotic Serum — single-use ampoules for skin
  • Placenta Face Cream — daily moisturizer
  • Certificate of Analysis — pathogen testing included

Stem Cell Banking

Your own stem cells, from your own placental tissue, extracted and cryopreserved at −196°C. This is a one-time collection window within 24 hours of birth— available as an add-on to your Birth Box. Once the placenta is processed or discarded, these cells are gone.

  • Your own cells, from your own tissue
  • Cryopreserved at −196°C in liquid nitrogen
  • Available as an add-on to the Birth Box
  • These cells can be banked for future use or administered within the year to you or a family member
  • This is a modern regenerative medicine process called mesenchymal stem cell infusion. It can improve energy and immunity for the mother or a close relative. It is used as a longevity and anti-aging medicine and usually requires international travel plus an average cost of $12,000 for an infusion from a donor's birth tissue. This once in a lifetime opportunity (or a few more opportunities if you have more births) comes from your own birth tissue.

Roadmap

NOW Birth Box waitlist open. Reserving processing slots for 2026 births.
2026 First Birth Boxes delivered. Capsules, serum, face cream — from your own placenta.
2027 Expanded platform. Additional products, partnerships, and processing capabilities.

Why Now

The window is opening.

Perinatal tissue is attracting serious research and venture attention for the first time since cord blood banking went mainstream. Multiple companies are entering this space in 2025–2026.
Research on mesenchymal stem cells from birth tissue has accelerated dramatically since 2020, with GMP manufacturing benchmarks and large-scale clinical data now published.
Postpartum maternal health is finally receiving institutional attention—from employers, insurers, and investors. The care gap is recognized, not just felt.
Lyophilization and exosome science have matured enough to make fractional processing commercially viable—not just scientifically interesting.

Waitlist

Reserve your spot.

We're reserving Birth Box slots for 2026 births, with a limited waitlist for 2027. We're also building a network of doulas, midwives, and birth workers who want to offer their clients something beyond traditional encapsulation. If that's you — in either role — we'd love to hear from you.

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About

Built by dedicated practitioners inspired by the miracle of life.

Nathalie, L.Ac.

Nathalie, L.Ac.

Co-Founder

Acupuncturist and herbalist with 18 years of clinical practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lifelong practitioner of natural medicine and traditional healing arts. Specializes in women's health, Chinese and regenerative medicine, and vitality in body and mind. Direct experience in stem cell therapeutics. UC Berkeley Alumna. Co founded Ren School of Consciousness and Artemis Therapeutics

Kacey Moe, M.S.

Kacey Moe, M.S.

Co-Founder

Co-founded Artemis Therapeutics and co-formulated the full product line. Trained birth doula with over a decade in women's reproductive health, clinical nutrition, and functional formulation. Co-founded the REN School of Consciousness. MS in Holistic Nutrition, BS in Kinesiology, University of Texas.

Felix Ihno

Felix Ihno

Advisor

Shaped the digital strategy behind Artemis Therapeutics over 8 years — brand positioning, growth strategy, and analytics architecture. Over a decade advising wellness and longevity brands on go-to-market, conversion strategy, and the systems that turn practitioner-led products into scalable businesses.

It's a lucky time to be alive as we are living in the age of medical vitality. We are on the brink of a giant medical revolution--no less than the technological one--and what's available to us is vitality and long life with much less suffering, cost, and age-related decline than what we currently accept as natural. Stem cells are at the root of this--as they are the root of life itself-- and we want to build the platform, service, and science to harness the power of this safe and life-giving tissue for all.