Candrawinata undertook a research project with
The University of Newcastle from 2011 to 2014 to determine the possibility of extracting and activating
Phenolics contained within fruit produce. Through a process involving only water, he invented the scientific method of doing that which resulted in the creation of Activated
Phenolics. The produce used involved apples.[3][4][5][6][7]
In 2015, he patented the process and founded Renovatio Bioscience to commercialize the scientific invention and created products under the brand Activated Phenolics.[11] The firm is based in
Sydney. In 2017, the firm launched a skin cream containing activated phenolics called APSKIN. In 2020 the company launched additional products which are stocked in
Woolworths.[12]