Sequential Skin has been awarded close to half a million euros as part of the Innovate UK SMART Grant to fund an initiative that advances understanding of the skin microbiome.
Vitamins and supplements brand Made4 Vitamins announces its personalised subscription service in the UK as it strives to deliver uniquely blended and effective vitamin pouches.
Nestle Health Science is set to acquire dietary supplement brand GO Healthy alongside the brand’s New Zealand-based parent company, it added that the GO Health brand enjoyed a unique position in the market with its “simplified yet effective” vitamin regimen.
Microbiome firm BiomX is to continue collaborating with pharma giants Boehringer Ingelheim in a partnership that looks to identify biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Bioiberica’s type II collagen, Collavant n2, can reduce symptoms of osteoarthritis in just five days when combined with the herbal extract Boswellia serrata, new research suggests.
In an ongoing market surveillance program, supplement manufacturer NOW has revealed a new trick spotted on Amazon to deceive consumers about what a product’s testing results actually mean.
OME Health has secured extra funding to enable expansion of its personalised nutrition and health coaching platform both within current UK and EU markets and into the US and Asia.
A new botanical gum containing a tailored, child-safe dosage of the active ingredient gymenma sylvestre has been created by start-up Sweet Victory in collaboration with Givaudan.
Zylaria has worked its way from the folds of termite nests into the premium sleep aid market as a featured ingredient promoting relaxation, elevated mood and improved sleep quality.
DSM, Unilever and Google are among a number of global organisations who have contributed to a publication describing how to improve nutrition in the workplace.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients has launched a high purity prebiotic that overcomes the technical limitations of developing formulations for small format supplements.
Major New Zealand supplement brand GO Healthy has launched a premium supplement brand named the PRO Series, an over-the-counter (OTC) range that it hopes can rival practitioner-only products.
Mandatory Product Listing can still be a good idea for industry, proponents maintain, even if the latest legislative iteration has failed to garner support from stakeholders.
Three trade organizations joined forces in opposing the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act of 2022 (FDASLA), a fee authorization bill that includes provisions aimed at tightening dietary supplement regulations.
America’s nicotinamide riboside (NR) maker Chromadex is eyeing omnichannel retail in China and is confident of achieving the ‘blue-hat’ health foods registration status – required for normal trade of health foods in China – in the next 24 months or less....
A Singapore firm that counts a leading longevity academic among its ranks has outlined ambitious growth plans for its Rejuvant LifeTabs, a calcium-based Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG) formulation that claims to slow down the ageing process.
OptiBiotix continues to expand its presence in the microbiome health space after the recent listing of of its subsidiary ProBiotix Health on London’s Aquis Stock Exchange.
Tradichem Industrial Services (TIS) has signed a global licensing agreement with nutraceutical supplier Cellmark Ingredients for distribution of its granular quercetin and granular CoQ10 antioxidants.
DSM and Firmenich’s mooted 2023 ‘Merger of Equals’ will create a nutrition, food ingredients and fragrances behemoth with 277 years of collective business experience and a combined annual revenue pushing towards €12 billion (£10.2bn).
Procter & Gamble has succeeded in forcing competitor DSM to agree to drop most of the health claims connected to its Culturelle IBS Complete Support product.
Novel probiotic products Fertibiome and Neobiome improve fertility in couples and gut health in premature babies, according to research developed jointly by Spanish pharmaceutical company Zinereo Pharma and R&D firm Probisearch.
Amway Korea has launched a precision probiotics service where users send in their faecal samples for analysis and receive recommendations on which probiotic to take to improve their gut microbiome and increase the production of beneficial short-chain...
The cellular health supplement category has soared due to nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR) products, and now Australia’s practitioner-grade supplement brand Ora is entering the category with sulforaphane from broccoli sprout...
Kibow Biotech, developer of a probiotic formulation aimed as supporting kidney disease sufferers, has announced progress in developing the same formula as a drug.
Evonik has revealed details of a €3bn investment to the business that looks to ‘realign’ its portfolio management, innovation and corporate culture by 2030.
Food and beverage manufacturers in the Middle East have been urged to stop toeing the line in terms of making any off-pack claims for their products, given increasing awareness and warnings raised by governments in the region.
Lonza has added to its Capsugel product range by introducing a titanium dioxide-free (TiO2-free) white hard gelatine capsule that meets new TiO2-free needs for foods in the European Union.
Glanbia has identified plant-based innovation and new ready-to-consume formats as key areas for sports nutrition product innovation to capture new consumers across its brands, including Optimum Nutrition, Isopure, and Body&Fit.
Solvay is to invest in Suanfarma’s manufacturing facilities in a pact to develop its biotechnological and fermentation capabilities in the development of natural ingredients.
GoodSport – a sports drink launched in 2021 to disrupt the category with its milk-based product – is celebrating a successful first year by working on expansion plans with new lines and new markets on the horizon.
Lief Labs recently announced the launch of its Lief Raws division, which aims to provide forward-thinking ingredients to the adapting nutraceuticals market. The Lief Raws products include in-house developed ingredients, as well as specialty ingredients...
A mango leaf extract known for improving human health, including cognitive function and sports performance has been through the first round of being patented in several primary markets by botanicals supplier Nektium.
In a coordinated enforcement action, FDA has sent warning letters to 10 dietary supplement companies using ingredients that have been added to its Ingredients Advisory List.
Darling Ingredients health brand, Rousselot, has secured a European patent for its StabiCaps, a gelatine excipient solution that improves soft gel formulation and stability.
French dairy giant Danone has announced plans to take full control of Dumex Danone, the business’ Chinese infant formula brand, while simultaneously exiting its partnerships with Mengniu in the market.
Phylogene and The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) are to form a research collaboration to develop a range of microbiota analysis techniques.
Problems in the nutrition and nutraceutical market supply chains have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and more transparency is now needed, according to organisers of Vitafoods Europe.
New South Wales-based Renovatio Bioscience is expanding its supplement SKUs in supermarket chain Woolworths, with the company recently launching mental wellbeing and skin health supplements exclusively for the chain.
Food giant Mars Inc. has teamed with an artificial intelligence firm PIPA to speed the discovery of new plant-based ingredients for the human and animal food and dietary supplement markets.
In partnership with Australian company Sea Forest, Fonterra is looking at the potential Asparagopsis seaweed has in reducing methane in a grass-fed farming system.
BIO & ME, the consumer health brand of Singapore-based gut microbiome firm AMILI, has launched five probiotic formulations to target immunity, well-being, energy, mental health and strength – all tailored to the Asian population.
Meiji is re-entering Thailand’s toddler formula market with a powder cube product, 17 years after it wound up its business in the country due to an international currency crisis.
One of the UK’s biggest white label manufacturers, purely dedicated to CBD, believes the publication of the Food Standard’s Agency list will leave the market with a “pool of very vanilla products” and says it’s frustrating after the industry has moved...
