Star Scientific, Inc. is a technology-oriented company with a mission to promote maintenance of a healthy metabolism and lifestyle. Since the incorporation of our Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals subsidiary in 2007, our research has focused primarily on the utility of anatabine, one of the alkaloids found in the Solanaceae family of plants, which includes tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, potatoes, and tobacco.  Initially, our research concentrated on the impact of anatabine in decreasing an individual’s desire to smoke cigarettes or use other traditional tobacco products. More recently, Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals has been focusing on the anti-inflammatory aspects of anatabine, in an effort to develop a range of non-nicotine dietary supplements and related pharmaceutical products that could be beneficial in maintaining a healthy metabolism and in supporting good nutrition.  Learn More