Scientific research has revealed the close links between diet and health. Deepening our understanding of these links and then applying the resulting knowledge offers the agrifood, food additive and ingredient industries real opportunities to add value to their products.
The development and subsequent promotion of these innovative products nevertheless obliges companies to comply with increasingly demanding national and international regulatory requirements. This is why businesses need to collaborate with research providers in order to obtain scientific, clinical and regulatory validation. Given this context, it is important to strengthen the relationships between science and business and between public- and private-sector organisations.
NutrEvent® is setting out to become:
- a key meeting for stakeholders in nutrition & health, in order to help them establish contacts and build the foundations of mutually beneficial scientific, technological and commercial collaborations.
- a catalyst for rapprochement between academia, industry, public health institutions and other stakeholders.
- a forum for dialogue and idea generation, with a view to making the regulatory framework clearer, more productive and capable of instilling stakeholders with a greater sense of responsibility.
Challenges to be addressed:
- discovering and understanding new scientific results on mental & cognitive health, joint & bone health, cardiovascular health, weight management, satiety and metabolic disorders and the impact of these results on innovation.
- understanding market trends - global consumer expectations and perceptions, emerging stakeholders, etc.
- identifying opportunities for new product development (ingredients, functional foods, etc.).
- find sources of project funding.
- maintaining and stimulating innovation in the sector's ever-changing regulatory context.
- discovering and debating regulatory changes.
- substantiating health claims - implementing effective scientific studies and clinical trials.
