Nutrevent june 15-16 2011, Lille France Where innovation and regulation meet nutrition

NutriConference

Conference Program Available !

The NutrEvent 2011 Steering Committee composed of 20 European experts is very glad to present the conference program of NutrEvent 2011.  

Entitled “Innovate from A to Z”, the NutriConference program aims at telling the story of the innovation process from R&D to the arrival of the product on the market. The program is thus in line with the NutrEvent’s broader goal to promote and stimulate innovation at the European scale in the field of Nutrition & Health.

The two tracks present the different stages of the innovation process:

-    Track One: “Breakthroughs and Discoveries from the bench”:  this top level scientific track will introduce all the key stages of the beginning of the innovation process (sourcing, extraction, pre-clinical and clinical validation,…) illustrated with examples taken from two major health area: “Gut Health & Immune System” and “Cardiovascular diseases and Weight Management.” Those conferences will be based on case studies and analysis of current scientific research discussed by prestigious senior scientific officers & researchers from public and private spheres.

-    Track Two: “Market trends and Regulatory framework”: this track will be more dedicated to the continuation of the innovation process, dealing with the analysis of the product’s arrival on the market. Those conferences will thus mainly deal with two important areas: market trends (the 2011 main trends based on consumers’ analysis of behaviours and perceptions) and regulatory framework (latest evolutions in EFSA’s policy and decisions as well as strategies to develop your product with or without claims).

60 speakers will be invited, with among them 80% of international experts.

THE STEERING COMMITTEE’S COMMENTS

The Steering Committee’s members are all enthusiastic about the result of their discussions to establish the NutriConference Program:

Nico VAN BELZEN, ILSI Europe, Executive Director: “I think that the 2009’s event’s positioning and activities were very interesting. However, they were spread over too many tracks, and this will be corrected in the 2011 version.”

Kees DE GOOIJER, Food & Nutrition Delta, General Director: “The simplier structure will endorse a better logistic opportunity for the conference attendees, thus enhancing quality.”

Sandra EINERHAND, Tate & Lyle, Director Health & Nutritional Science: “I participated in the event in 2009 and attended the scientific conference, which was of a very high quality. Due to the high number of parallel sessions (…) I had the feeling that I missed quite a lot of interesting talks. Therefore I believe a simplified program with only two parallel sessions, one is focusing on the science and the other on the markets, is much better.”

Catherine LEFRANC, Roquette Group, Scientific Communication Manager: “I think that the new program that is emerging will be logical and constructive [and] more attractive for people who are in quest of tracks for consolidating their strategy in terms of innovation.”

Kees DE GOOIJER, Food & Nutrition Delta, General Director: “Program looks good.”

Erwin LAMOT, Flanders’ Food, General Director: « The program is quite balanced and innovative.”

Doris BELL, German Aerospace Center, Senior Scientific Officer: “The structuring of the science sessions with regard to product development process is perfect.”

Douwina BOSSCHER, Cargill, Nutrition & Health Advisor : « The program looks interesting. I like the idea of following the R&D innovation pipeline from ingredient screening to product applications. Also, the parallel session on Regulations and Marketing is a nice fit.”