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Capol CEO: Supplements will be a second business pillar for growth
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Matthias SeemannCEO - Capol GroupGerman confectionery coatings firm Capol plans to venture into the supplements sector to establish a second business pillar for growth and gain technological knowledge, its CEO says. Published: 21-Feb-2013 |
‘Mini gut’ technology aims to make probiotic research more efficient and cheaper, says TNO
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A new technology that utilises intestinal stem cells to grown mini gut structures in the lab promises to help probiotic researchers achieve efficient and cost effective research, according to TNO. Published: 20-Feb-2013 |
New technologies and academic collaborations will drive evidence and market growth for probiotics
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Greater collaboration from both within the industry, and between industry and academics, will help to drive forward promising scientific developments in probiotics, according to experts at Probiotech and Microbiota 2013. Published: 08-Feb-2013 |
The data jungle: Matching gene content to probiotic traits could offer industry fresh hope
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The probiotic industry is fighting several big fights at the minute, not least in the battle to win the first EFSA approved health claim in the market. But are the masses of data industry already has being properly utilised to achieve this goal? Published: 05-Feb-2013 |
Re-forming resveratrol: Bioavailability issues are no more as researchers reveal metabolites regenerate
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Metabolites from the break-down of resveratrol have been shown to come together and regenerate the compound inside living cells, leaving researchers questioning whether worries over bioavailability are relevant. Published: 04-Jan-2013 |
Is the ‘red wine compound’ tag damaging to resveratrol?
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Is the association between resveratrol and red wine beneficial for the compound, or could the link to alcohol be the cause of more harm than good in the long term? Published: 18-Dec-2012 |
BASF nutrition president on high-end omega-3, Equateq and the phood “white space”
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Walter DissingerPresident - BASF nutrition and healthBASF is moving en masse into omega-3 - especially if its bid for Norwegian player Pronova is approved - but it is technology gained from its May acquisition of a high-dose omega-3 start-up on a remote Scottish island, that is exciting the German giant. Published: 13-Dec-2012 |
Resveratrol and cancer: The study behind the headlines
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Last week saw widespread media coverage of research suggesting resveratrol – often referred to as ‘the red wine compound’ – could help to cut cancer risk by half. NutraIngredients caught up with the researcher behind the study to find out more about the headline grabbing study. Published: 11-Dec-2012 |
Assessing the oral ecosystem: New research consortium aims to define the ‘healthy’ mouth
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Dr Bart Keijserproject leader - TI Oral Health consortiumDefining what constitutes ‘healthy’ is a difficult task for any nutrition researcher. And when it comes to oral health in particular, very little is known about what influences a normal healthy mouth, according the co-ordinator of a new research consortium that aims to break new ground in defining the oral ecosystem. Published: 22-Aug-2012 |
Pharma-food gap will be bridged, but taste is always key: Nestlé
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Dr Thomas Beckhead of the Nestle Research Centre - NestleThe gap between pharmaceutical ‘treatments’ for disease and the role that foods and supplements can play in health will grow ever smaller, but as ever, taste is the key to success. Published: 12-Jun-2012 |
Omega-3 suppliers must know their consumers
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Omega-3 suppliers must get to grips with their manufacturing customers and with consumers if they are to market their products successfully, according to Virpi Varjonen, executive consultant at commercialisation agents Invenire. Published: 11-Jun-2012 |
New research unit will help Nestlé quest for health claims gold
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Rafael Crabbéhead of Clinical Development Unit - NestléNestlé is now 'better armed' to gun for EFSA approved health claims approvals, after the company centralised its clinical research efforts at a new unit in Lausanne, Switzerland. Published: 07-Jun-2012 |
EndoSeaRch: A new way to modify gut health?
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Professor Simon BestCEO - AquapharmA new approach to modifying gut bacteria via orally delivered minerals has been gaining a lot of interest from probiotics players, says Aquapharm. Published: 30-May-2012 |
Ocean Spray backed research reveals cranberry polyphenols in human urine
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Professor Jeffrey BlumbergDirector, Antioxidants Research Laboratory - Tufts UniversityNew research identifying type-A proanthocyanidins (PACs) from cranberry juice in human urine could help to take future clinical trials to the next level, say researchers. Published: 22-May-2012 |
The father of nutraceuticals: “The placebo effect is real”
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Dr Stephen de FeliceFounder and chairman - Foundation for Innovation in MedicineVeteran researcher Dr Stephen de Felice invented the term ‘nutraceutical’ in 1989 and ever since he has been imploring the sector to design and conduct better human clinical trials to back the medicinal potential of bodily nutritional interventions. Published: 20-Apr-2012 |
Aker on Antarctic krill fishing: “All we have been doing is geared toward building a sustainable industry”
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Hallvard MuriCEO and president - Aker BiomarineIn this podcast, Hallvard Muri, CEO and president of krill giant Aker Biomarine talks about the company’s heritage in fishing, evolving markets in the US, Europe and Asia, and why sustainability is driven by a company ethic that has fishing, “in our DNA”. Published: 06-Apr-2012 |
WWF backs krill fishery as new data and better harvest methods surface
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Karoline AndaurHead of the marine programme - World Wildlife Fund NorwayThe fact phospholipid-rich food and feed source krill are sourced in the Antarctic has brought a level of scrutiny few fisheries have had to face. Published: 04-Apr-2012 |
DRI president leads 2012 dairy charge to spotlight ‘total nutrient package’
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Gregory Miller PhDPresident - Dairy Research Institute (DRI)Reflecting on a successful last year in research terms, US Dairy Research Institute (DRI) president Gregory Miller told Dairy Reporter.com about the key challenges facing the industry in 2012. Published: 18-Jan-2012 |
Ingredient suppliers grasping opportunity inside Asia’s many markets
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Bram van Hulsen, regional director, Asia Pacific, Danisco BioActivesHenning Villadsen, sales director, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Health and Nutrition Division, Chr HansenIntra-regional finesse is a necessity not a luxury when it comes to doing business in the many markets of the Asia-Pacific, as leading suppliers Chr Hansen and Danisco relayed at the recent Vitafoods Asia trade show in Hong Kong. Published: 29-Sep-2011 |
Three gut types may have functional differences, says researcher
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Jeroen Raesprofessor of bioinformatics and systems biology - University of Brussels and Flemish Institute of Biotechnology, BelgiumEarlier this year, an international team of scientists identified three distinct varieties of gut microflora. NutraIngredients caught up with the lead researcher of the project to find out more about the research and its possible implications. Published: 04-Jul-2011 |
Metagenomic data evolves vitamin E science
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Dr Peter WeberCorporate scientist - DSM Nutritional ProductsInformation about the human genome is providing new insights into the way vitamin E – a nutrient that has very much ridden the scientific roller coaster in recent years in the face of questioning meta reviews – functions in the body. Published: 29-Jun-2011 |
Probiotics could boost immune functions in athletes, says Prof
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Mike Gleesonprofessor of sport, exercise and health sciences - Loughborough UniversityProbiotics are best used for their potentially beneficial effects on gut health, but they may also help to boost immune functions – an effect that could benefit sports stars in the future, according to a leading sports scientist. Published: 20-Jun-2011 |
Food-pharma convergence? Keep an eye on Nestlé, says nutrition professor
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Renger WitkampProfessor of Nutrition and Pharmacology - Wageningen UniversityThere was a lot of discussion about the convergence of food and pharma at this week’s NutrEvent and NutriConference in Lille, France, but a €1bn+ Nestlé commitment does not a category make. Published: 17-Jun-2011 |
Ganeden on 'predatory lawsuits', probiotic tea and the Walmart snowball effect
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Elaine Watson caught up with Ganeden Biotech's business development boss Mike Bush at the IFT show to talk about opportunities in the food and drink market for its ultra-resilient BC30 probiotic strain. Published: 16-Jun-2011 |
Easy as ABC: Botanicals body launches fightback vs economic adulteration
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Mark BlumenthalFounder and executive director - American Botanical Council (ABC)A new series of white papers will help the dietary supplements trade wise up to the tricks used by unscrupulous suppliers to adulterate herbals and botanicals, American Botanical Council (ABC) founder Mark Blumenthal tells Elaine Watson. Published: 16-May-2011 |
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