Probiota Americas

Nouri founder on addressing diverse needs of women at every life stage

15-Jul-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Despite being 51% of the population, it's no secret that women still face huge data gaps and lack of representation. Nouri founder Caroline Carralero has witnessed firsthand some of the emerging science and market response to women's health...

Supergut’s Marc Washington on ‘Ozempic era’ opportunity

11-Jul-2024 By Danielle Masterson

The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2024 in Salt Lake City highlighted many of the innovations happening in the prebiotics space, including how GLP-1s are impacting the category.

Gut-brain connection plays key role in understanding IBS

03-Jul-2024 By Claudia Adrien

Probiotics and postbiotics play an important role in the management of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, although research into this field is still evolving.

Yakult’s Dr Emily Prpa on menopause: “Something new product development could absolutely go to town on”

02-Jul-2024 By Danielle Masterson

The health of half the population has been largely ignored in research and on the shelves. However, the recent IPAWC + Probiota Americas highlighted how more brands are using gut health to tap into a range of needs–from fertility to PMS to menopause.

National Animal Supplement Council president breaks down the dos and don’ts of pet supps

01-Jul-2024 By Danielle Masterson

As consumers continue to treat their pets like children, fads that are typically reserved for humans are now tracking in the pet category. One trend that is on the rise is pet supplements, a topic highlighted at the recent IPA World Congress + Probiota...

Actionable insights from Probiota America’s healthcare practitioner panel

28-Jun-2024 By Stephen Daniells

A panel at the recent IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas discussed ways to better engage the healthcare practitioner community in all things -biotics, with three main takeaways.

Would an MPL benefit retailers? Whole Foods says no.

24-Jun-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Retailers play a major role in the dietary supplement industry, and everybody has their own approach to their quality initiatives, including Whole Foods. NutraIngredients-USA recently caught up with the retailer in Salt Lake City.

Taking the consumer pulse in the current biotics market

21-Jun-2024 By Asia Sherman

At the recent IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas event in Salt Lake City, market research firm FMCG Gurus presented the current biotics landscape, painting a picture of a consumer base focused on day-to-day needs and value for money.

IPAWC + Probiota Americas Day 3: Companion animals, gut-brain, start-ups and tech advances

06-Jun-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is just five days away. Don’t wait to register your attendance for this world-class program in Salt Lake City!

IPAWC + Probiota Americas Day 2: Rob Knight, regulations, state of the market, HCPs and more!

05-Jun-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Day 2 of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas starts with an opening keynote from renowned microbiome research Prof. Rob Knight and finishes with a panel discussion around the healthcare practitioner opportunity. The event is less than a week away...

IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2024: Women’s Health and prebiotics headline Day 1

04-Jun-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is less than a week away. Don’t wait to register your attendance for this world-class program in Salt Lake City!

Kroger, iHerb and Whole Foods Market confirmed for IPAWC + Probiota Americas

23-May-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Leading national retailers will take the stage at the upcoming IPAWC + Probiota Americas to share insights and best practices around quality initiatives and compliance.

Brightseed expands microbiome discovery program

21-May-2024 By Stephen Daniells

AI pioneers Brightseed will present its new Forager AI Benchmarks and expanded microbiome discovery programs at the upcoming IPA World Congress + Probiota America 2024 in Salt Lake City.

IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2024: Get ready for the Microbiome Revolution in Women’s Health

16-May-2024 By Danielle Masterson

The health of half the population has been largely ignored in research and on shelves, however, the biotic market suggests a revolution is underway.

Q&A: National Animal Supplement Council president talks state of pet biotics

15-May-2024 By Claudia Adrien

More pet parents are turning to biotics to supplement the health of their animal companions as understanding of the connection between gut health and immunity continues to expand.

‘I came to learn and was delighted to find so much more’: 8 reasons to attend the IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2024

01-May-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2024 is just two months away! The leading event for the probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics and microbiome community is a must-attend event, and let us tell you why…

Meet the 2024 Probiota Americas Pioneers: BIOMILQ, HelloBiome & Preebio

25-Apr-2024 By Danielle Masterson

NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce BIOMILQ, HelloBiome and Preebio as our 2024 Probiota Americas Pioneers for the upcoming Probiota Americas (June 10-12).

Dr. Rob Knight joins IPAWC + Probiota Americas roster

23-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The speaker roster for the IPAWC + Probiota Americas is filling up, and we can confirm that renowned microbiome research professor Rob Knight has confirmed his participation to speak at the event in Salt Lake City.

UC Davis, Nestlé, FTC among first raft of speakers for IPAWC + Probiota Americas

03-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

We are pleased to reveal the first wave of speakers confirmed for the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas, the must-attend conference bridging the business and science of microbiome modulation for human health.

Probiota Pioneers & Scientific Frontiers: Deadline approaching for submissions

14-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The deadline for submitting entries to the Scientific Frontiers and Probiota Pioneers for the upcoming IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is fast approaching, but there's still time to showcase your research or innovative startup.

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas: Early bird discount expires this week

07-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

With topics covering women’s health, prebiotics, healthcare practitioners, companion animals and much more, the upcoming IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is not to be missed.

Probiota Pioneers: Calling all probiotics, prebiotics and microbiome start-ups!

28-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients-USA is on the hunt for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to join our Probiota Pioneers session and present their company in Salt Lake City.

Deadline for entry is March 22, 2024!

Got groundbreaking microbiome-related research to shout about? We want to hear from you!

26-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Are you researching the latest state-of-the-art developments related to prebiotic, probiotic, postbiotic and microbiome science relevant to human health, well-being, consumers and industry? If so, we would like to hear from you!

FDA & Pharmavite join speaker roster for the DSHEA Summit

13-Dec-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Dr Cara Welch, Director of FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplements Programs, and Christine Burdick-Bell, EVP & General Counsel at Pharmavite, have confirmed their participation in the NutraIngredients-USA’s landmark DSHEA Summit.

Nouri encourages women to take a more proactive approach

27-Jul-2023 By Danielle Masterson

From prenatals to menopause, the gut health company wants to empower women to fill in nutrient gaps by supporting their microbiomes.

New use, new opportunity: Mood support that starts in the gut

27-Jun-2023 By Danielle Masterson

As consumers get more comfortable with probiotics for gut health, “probiotics plus” is emerging as a key motif. The idea of probiotics for mood support, or psychobiotics, is picking up steam as growing research shows the digestive aids hold promise for...

Postbiotics: No MOA, no problem

26-Jun-2023 By Danielle Masterson

From skin to gut health, postbiotics are rising in the ranks—poised to make a big splash as key microbiome modulators. While scientists are just scratching the surface on how these ingredients work, experts explain that’s what makes this category so exciting.

Probiota Americas Day 3: Women’s health, Scientific Frontiers, Probiota Pioneers, LBPs, & Quorum Sensing

01-Jun-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Probiota Americas is just over two weeks away. With key scientific and business insights into microbiome modulation to support women’s health, LBPs, and quorum sensing, don’t wait to register!

Probiota Americas Day 2: Regulations, centenarian microbiomes, pets, & disruptive tech

31-May-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Probiota Americas is just over two weeks away. With key scientific insights into the category’s most disruptive technology – A.I., CRISPR, and -omics – and a look at the microbiomes of centenarians, don’t wait to register!

Probiota Americas Day 1: CEOs, Postbiotics, and prebiotic crop breeding

30-May-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Probiota Americas is just over two weeks away. Don’t wait to register your attendance for this world-class program in Chicago!

Centenarian gut virome diversity may promote healthspan: Study

23-May-2023 By Stephen Daniells

It is already known that bacterial composition of the gut of Centenarians is associated with a healthier lifespan, but a new study shows that the virome is also implicated in longer and better health.

Probiota Pioneers: Purity-IQ IDs probiotics down to the strain

16-May-2023 By Danielle Masterson

“We have a singular focus; we provide authenticity services—we verify that what’s on the label is actually in the product.”

Probiota Pioneers: Tiny Health on the birth of the baby gut microbiome test

12-May-2023 By Asia Sherman

With Probiota Americas fast approaching, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with each of our Probiota Pioneers as part of a series profiling the entrepreneurial science and tech startups due to appear in Chicago, June 14-16.

Probiota Pioneers: Nimble Science on unlocking multi-omic data of the gut

05-May-2023 By Stephen Daniells

With the start of Probiota Americas fast approaching, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with each of our Probiota Pioneers, curated entrepreneurial, science, and tech start-ups due to appear in Chicago, June 14-16.

Meet the 2023 Probiota Americas Pioneers: Tiny Health, Purity IQ & Nimble Science

01-May-2023 By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce Nimble Science, Purity IQ, and Tiny Health as our 2023 Probiota Americas Pioneers for the upcoming Probiota Americas (June 14-16).

‘A hugely engaged and vibrant community’: 7 reasons to attend Probiota Americas 2023

17-Apr-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Probiota Americas 2023 is just two months away! The leading event for the probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiome community is a must-attend event, and let us tell you why…

Broad Institute of MIT, NOW, FDA among first raft of speakers for Probiota Americas

12-Apr-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Today we can reveal the first wave of speakers confirmed for Probiota Americas, the must-attend conference bridging the business and science of microbiome modulation for human health.

Probiota Pioneers 2023: Deadline extension for entrepreneurial microbiome players

07-Apr-2023 By Stephen Daniells

The deadline for submitting entries for the 2023 Probiota Pioneers (microbiome focused start-ups) has been extended until April 14, 2023

Probiota Americas 2023: Deadline for Pioneers and Scientific Frontiers this week

05-Apr-2023 By Stephen Daniells

The deadline for submitting entries for the 2023 Probiota Pioneers (microbiome focused start-ups) and our Scientific Frontiers posters is this week: April 7, 2023

Deadline for entry is April 7, 2023!

Probiota Americas 2023 call for abstracts: Got groundbreaking research to shout about?

30-Mar-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Are you researching the latest state-of-the-art developments related to prebiotic, probiotic, and microbiome science relevant to human health, well-being, consumers, and industry? If so, we would like to hear from you!

Probiota Americas: Early bird discount expires this week

29-Mar-2023

With expert speakers confirmed from NOW, Nouri, Postbiotics+, Microba, Zbiotics, NC State University, FDA, Health Canada, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and more, the upcoming Probiota Americas is not to be missed.

Women’s health, disruptive tech, and CEOs: Themes announced for Probiota Americas 2023

07-Mar-2023

Delegate registration is now open for Probiota Americas in Chicago, with the event kicking off with a panel with CEOs from some of the most iconic brands in the US dietary supplements space.

Prebiotic potential of high tannin sorghum strains quantified in study

03-Oct-2022 By Hank Schultz

The prebiotic potential of polyphenols found in certain strains of sorghum has been identified and quantified in a new study out of the University of Nebraska.

Probiotical plans to ride rising beauty-from-within tide to bigger US market presence

30-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Italian probiotics heavyweight Probiotical plans to bolster its presence in the US market by riding what the company calls a rising tide of consumer awareness of the importance of gut wellbeing to skin health.

IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2022: Regulators, start-ups & investment headline Day 3

26-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The return of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is just over a week away. Don’t wait to register your attendance for this world-class program in Washington, D.C.

IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2022: Markets, retailers, stress & sleep, + tech dominate Day 2

25-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The return of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is just one week away. With key scientific insights into one of the industry’s hottest topics, stress management and sleep, register today! Snooze and you lose…

IPAWC + Probiota Americas 2022: Immunity takes center stage on Day 1

24-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The return of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is just over a week away. Don’t wait to register for this world-class program in Washington, D.C.

Probiota Pioneers: Comet on its upcycled ingredient filling the market need for a low-dose prebiotic

19-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

With the start of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas fast approaching, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with each of our Probiota Pioneers, curated entrepreneurial, science, and tech start-ups due to appear in Washington, D.C., June 1-3.

Probiota Pioneers: Fitbiomics on its product pipeline and the goal to scale its microbiome discovery platform

19-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

With the start of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas fast approaching, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with each of our Probiota Pioneers, curated entrepreneurial, science, and tech start-ups due to appear in Washington, D.C., June 1-3.

Researchers leveraging Akkermansia know-how to accelerate probiotic candidate development

18-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Knowledge gleaned from the commercialization of Akkermansia muciniphila should lead to an accelerated path to market for a novel probiotic candidate for weight management, says the researcher behind both developments.