Friday, October 20

11:30-12:20pm

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Protexx HP™: Sterilization Comes Clean
For decades, treating raw botanicals with ethylene oxide and gamma irradiation has been the accepted method of sterilization. BI Nutraceuticals has found a better solution, an innovative sanitization technology based on super-heated dry steam, called Protexx™. Protexx™ steam was determined to be the best choice and viewed as optimum for its positive effect in micro reduction and in making the claim of “healthy and natural foods.” Protexx™ steam, combined with BI’s Identilok® process, stringent quality control and heavy metals and pesticide testing delivers unadulterated herbal powders that are not irradiated or chemically treated.

Speaker: Rupa Das, Vice President, Global Quality & Compliance, BI Nutraceuticals

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12:30-1:20pm

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New Research on PomElla®: Absorption, Metabolism, and Antioxidant Effects
The intake of antioxidant polyphenolics has been demonstrated to have health promoting and disease preventive effects. The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), which is rich in several polyphenolics, has been used for centuries in ancient cultures for its medicinal purposes. While the consumer’s knowledge of antioxidants has grown, so has their concern of which pomegranate extracts are truly bioactive and can offer tangible health benefits. This presentation will address the need for standardized antioxidant dietary supplements and discuss the use of in vitro and in vivo studies in the determination of the efficacy of antioxidant products. Specifically, a pharmacokinetic human clinical intervention trial with PomElla® standardized pomegranate extract will be described.

Speaker: Susanne Talcott, Ph.D., Researcher, University of Florida, Pharmaceutics Department and Center for Food Drug Interaction Research and Education

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1:30-2:20pm

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Perluxan™ – A Unique Botanical Anti-Inflammatory Agent from Hops
Recent studies have investigated a broad scope of potential health applications for extracts derived from hops flowers (Humulus lupulus). A presentation sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories will provide an overview of hops extract fractions, with a special focus on the company’s patented Perluxan™ anti-inflammatory, analgesic ingredient. A new offering, Osteogene™, which has been shown to inhibit bone resorption in animal models, will also be introduced. Pharmachem currently supplies the industry with four distinct hops products which, unlike typical hops extracts, contain virtually no sleep-inducing or phytoestrogenic compounds.

Speaker: Jim Roufs, M.S., President, Intelligent Nutrition

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2:30-3:20pm

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Larch Arabinogalactan’s Impact on the Immune System: A Clinical Perspective
A number of plant extracts have been studied for their ability to modify immune cells and improve health. One such plant extract, arabinogalactan, a water soluble polysaccharide from Larix species of trees has been demonstrated to have a beneficial impact on the immune system. A number of in vitro trials investigating larch arabinogalactan’s (LAG) interaction with immune cells such as lymphocytes, NK cell, and monocytes have demonstrated that LAG has the ability to increase the number and/or activity of immune cells. More recent in vivo studies in animals and humans have also demonstrated LAG’s beneficial impact on the immune system. A review of the in vitro and in vivo data will be presented along with a discussion on the direction of future immune clinical trials with LAG.

Speaker: Bryan Rodriguez,Technical Marketing & Scientific Affairs Manager, Lonza Inc.

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3:30-4:20pm

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The North African country of Morocco offers a wealth of wild botanicals, including rosemary, thyme, hawthorn, and chaste berry, and cultivated botanicals including olive and pomegranate. In this presentation, you’ll see unforgettable images of the spectacular landscape of Morocco, the botanicals that are traded there, and the Berber and other people who harvest and prepare these herbs. Morocco is a rising star in the world botanical scene, with high-value plants, intact traditional culture, and sustainable wild-harvesting on a monumental scale.

Speaker: Chris Kilham, Professor of Ethnobotany and Medicine Hunter, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

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8-8:50am

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Regulatory Challenges: Understanding & Compliance for the Gelatine Capsule Industry
Today’s regulatory landscape is fast-moving and ever-changing. Unfortunately, not all regulations are interpreted in the same way, by all people, and across all countries. The gelatine capsule industry, in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical fields, is faced with the challenge of understanding, complying with, and adapting to new and changing regulations. GELITA North America, the world gelatine production market-leader, is in regular contact in U.S. and other important global regulatory organizations to reach a common understanding of new developments and the implications for the gelatine capsule industry.

Speaker: J. Michael Dunn, Ph.D., Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, GELITA North America

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The Face of Antioxidants Is Changing. New Paradigms for Developing Antioxidant Products
The concept of focusing on blood markers, rather than diseases, presents new opportunities for the development of novel and efficacious Functional Foods and Nutritionals. Diagnostically developed products can be highly provocative since, without making any disease claims, they can provide actual, quantifiable measures of quality and potency, and demonstrable ability to modulate blood markers/targets that are medically associated with development of chronic conditions.

Speaker: Zbigniew Pietrzkowski, Ph.D., Vice President of R&D, VDF FutureCeuticals

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10-10:50am

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The Most Indispensable Antioxidant within the Body
Join Kyowa Hakko as they unveil their latest branded anti-aging ingredient to the dietary supplement and cosmetic marketplace.This ingredient is the single most basic and essential compound found within the body. It is a very powerful, versatile and important antioxidant that affects various metabolic functions.This antioxidant has a long list of health benefits that include: immune, detoxification, regulation of blood sugar, cholesterol and used extensively within anti-aging.

Speaker: TBD

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Global Lifescience Solutions™, LLC (an NSF International Company) Dietary Supplement Services
Global Lifescience Solutions™, LLC, an NSF International Company, is a technology and life sciences contract research and consulting firm with full service chemistry, microbiology and engineering laboratories. GLS offers a breadth of services to the dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nanotechnology, food and consumer product industries, by combining their technical expertise with NSF International’s testing capabilities. Some of these services include method development and validation to various dietary supplement matrices, varying GLP/GMP studies, label claim verification, Proposition 65 Heavy Metals analysis, New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications, and Phase I clinical services.

Speaker: Casey Coy, Technical Project Manager, Global Lifescience Solutions™, LLC

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11-11:50am

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The Discovery of a Novel Immune Modulatory Agent: EpiCor
Hear the unique story behind EpiCor, a breakthrough new immune health raw material with a surprising 64-year history. Learn how Cedar Rapids factory workers with unusually low sick leave rates led to the development of a new paradigm for immune health support. Understand the science that shows how this high-metabolite immunogen impacts natural killer (NK) cells (the “guard dogs” for the immune system), the mucosal immune barrier and human B cell activity. Discover why EpiCor is poised to change how consumers look to stay healthy and prevent illness.

Speaker: Alexander G. Schauss, Ph.D., FACN, lead scientist, AIBMR Life Sciences, Inc.

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Barrington Nutritionals, exclusive distributor of PureLo®, will present the unique benefits of this amazing fruit concentrate as a GRAS certified, Kosher, natural, non-caloric high-intensity sweetener. BioVittoria’s PureLo® is a proprietary, 100% natural sweetener derived from the LoHan Guo fruit grown in China, and is the only GRAS certified LoHan product available on the market.

Speaker: Anna H. Zielonka,Vice President, Barrington Nutritionals

Algal Astaxanthin: a Powerful Natural Antioxidant for Human Health
AlgaTechnologies has developed a way to assist in the fight against oxidative stress. This powerful oil-soluble antioxidant was shown to have significant beneficial effects on human health, including enhancing eye health, improving muscle strength and endurance and protecting skin from premature aging and UV damage.

Speaker: Amir Drory, Ph.D., Director of Product & Application Development, Algatechnologies Ltd.

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12-12:50pm

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ATP: The Body Can't Live Without It
PEAK ATP®, a patented dietary supplement ingredient, has been shown to increase circulatory ATP pools, thereby helping to stimulate blood flow and delivery of oxygen and nutrients to peripheral sites. Dr. Rapaport will explain the pathway of ATP (adenosine 5’-triphosphate) and how it provides energy, reduces fatigue, protects vital organs, provides anti-aging benefits, and improves muscle strength and recovery. Improving skeletal muscle strength is the Holy Grail of anti-aging research. Red blood cells and blood plasma ATP pools decline by 50 percent during aging, along with a 50 percent decrease in skeletal muscle mitochondrial ATP synthesis. Learn why recent evidence suggests that this significant loss of physiological ATP pools is a leading factor in the aging process. Dr. Rapaport will also discuss the recent discoveries of specific families of ATP and adenosine receptors that have been shown to regulate virtually every physiological function, and why these discoveries are generating worldwide interest in oral ATP.

Speaker: Eliezer Rapaport, Ph.D., consultant and expert in adenosine nucleotides

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Providing Practical Proteins and Specialty Custom Processed Ingredients
Erie Foods International Inc. offers customers a wide range of practical proteins for the food industry and assists with special ingredient requirements for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. Milk Protein Concentrates are practical proteins offering customers an economical choice of dairy protein while maintaining product quality and functionality. These specially developed proteins are finding applications in a variety of dairy products including cheese, ready-to-drink beverages, nutritional powder blends, and bakery products. Agglomeration, granulation and specialty blending of dairy and non dairy components at Erie’s Rochelle site allow food formulators the ability to quickly and concisely develop intermediate and/or finished products for their particular market. Lab, Pilot and full scale agglomeration capabilities along with an experienced staff help quicken the turn around time to the market. Our focus on specialty high value products in our controlled CHA processing room gives customers the confidence and control needed for such products.

Speakers: Craig Air, Technical Services Manager - U.S., Erie Foods International Inc.;
Hugh McCoy, Vice President of Operations, Erie Foods International Inc.

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1-1:50pm

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PACran™: The First and Only Clinically Supported PACStandardized Cranberry Powder
Decas Botanical Synergies (DBS) presents PACran™, the industry’s first and only clinically supported proanthocyanidin (PAC) standardized cranberry powder. A recent double-blind clinical study shows PACran™ is effective against recurrent urinary tract infections. PACran™ provides guaranteed levels of PACs, the natural compound responsible for cranberry’s anti-adhesion and antioxidant benefits. As the scientific community continues to investigate the benefits of PACs, NIH is studying the health benefits of cranberry PACs in 15 separate studies, DBS’s PACran™ will establish the market for PAC standardized products and be the basis by which all cranberry products will be compared in the future.

Speaker: Reza Ghaedian, Ph.D., Vice President of Science and Technology, Decas Botanical Synergies and Decas Cranberry Products, Inc.

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2-2:50pm

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Natural Vitamin K2, a newly-available dietary supplement, has demonstrated benefits in cardiovascular health that have not been shown with Vitamin K1. Laboratory experiments, population based studies and clinical trials have demonstrated that vitamin K2 is much more effective than K1 in preventing bone loss, and only K2 has been linked to arterial health. K2 is a group name for a number of related compounds, which can be subdivided into short chain and long chain menaquinones. MK-7 is the naturally derived long chain menaquinone; it is the only supplementary form of vitamin K tested thus far to provide optimal vitamin K status for 24-h per day at a single dose of 50 micrograms per day.

Speaker: Leon Schurgers, Ph.D., Professor, VitaK and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

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It is estimated that depression affects approximately 10 percent of the American adult population, yet the popularity of natural alternatives to prescription antidepressants has fallen off under the pressure of negative media. Enter Posinol™ – an all-natural herbal supplement with a strong mechanism of action in depression, and broader applicability than other herbals in the category. Please join Dr. Myers for a review of depression, its underlying causes, and a holistic treatment plan highlighting the benefits of Posinol™.

Speaker: Andrew Myers, N.D., President and Chief Science Officer, NutraGenetics

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