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Seminar Programme

This track will give scientists the opportunity to present and discuss the latest results and progress on diet and health and their impact on the clinical assessment of functional ingredients and foods.

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MENTAL HEALTH & Cognitive health
Chairman: Dr Jeroen Schmitt (Nestle -Switzerland)

9.30-10 am- Investigating Nutritional Influences on Cognition throughout Life.
Dr Jeroen Schmitt (Nestlé- Switzerland)
10-10.30 am- The Impact of Dietary Flavonoids on Memory and Learning: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Action.
Dr Jeremy Spencer (University reading- UK)
11-11.30 am- Targeting the brain with phospholipids of nutritional value.
Pr. Michel Lagarde (IMBL/LISA - France)
11.30-12 am- Chronic and acute stress: how can we measure nutritional effects?
Dr Juliane Hellhammer (DAaCRO Trier- Germany)
12-12.30 am- Beneficial effects of caloric restriction on memory and brain aging.
Dr Veronica WITTE (University of Muenster - Germany)

JOINT & BONE HEALTH
Chairman: Dr Véronique Coxam (INRA -France)

9-9.30 am – Overview of new nutritional strategies to prevent osteoporosis
Dr Véronique Coxam (INRA - France)
9.30-10 am - Inulin and oligofructose: their efficacy as prebiotic fibres in mineral absorption and bone health.
Dr Wim Caers (BENEO Group- Belgium)
10-10.30 am - Hydrolyzed collagen improves bone metabolism and biomechanical parameters in ovariectomized mice.
Pr Daniel Tomé (Agroparistech- France)
11- 11.30 am - Aquamin, a natural mineral supplement provides relief from knee osteoarthritis symptoms: a randomized controlled pilot trial.
Dr Denise O'Gorman (Marigot-Ireland )

GUT HEALTH
Chairman: Pr George Macfarlane (University of Dundee – UK)

2-2.30 pm - Gut Microbiota, Functional Foods and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Pr. George Macfarlane (Univerty of Dundee- UK)
2.30- 3 pm - Functional foods and host defense.
Dr Hans SNEL (Nizo food research -Netherlands)
3-3.30 pm Commensal Microbiota Host Interactions: Developing Novel Strategies for Improving Gut Health.
Dr Denise Kelly (Rowett institute, UK)
3.30-4 pm - Response of resident gut bacteria to dietary changes.
Dr Karen Scott (Rowett institute, UK )
4.30-5 pm - Role of intestinal flora and probiotics on digestive confort.
Pr Pierre Desreumeaux (CHRU LILLE, France)
5-5.30 pm - Prebiotics for infant foods.
Dr Rocio Martin (Danone- Netherlands)
5.30-6 pm - Food intestinal interaction.
Pr Yves Jacques Schneider (University of Louvain - Belgium)

Access to Jonas Seminar Programme, worshops to help physicians and dieteticians translate the latest scientific advances in the nutritional field.

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Chairman: Dr Anne-Marie Minihane (University of Reading- UK)

11.30-12 am – Nutrigenomics and Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr Anne-Marie Minihane (University of Reading- UK)
12 – 12.30 am - Functional Carbohydrates and Insulin Resistance.
Dr Denise Robertson (University of Surrey- UK)
12.30 – 1 pm- Eryptosis, the suicidal death of erythrocytes
Dr. Karl Lang (University Tubingen - Gemany)

WEIGHT MANAGEMANENT & Satiety / weight management & metabolic disorders
Chairman: Dr Julie Lovegrove (University of Reading- UK)

2-2.30 pm – Dietary fats and metabolic risk
Dr Julie Lovegrove (University of Reading- UK)
2.30- 3 pm - The impact of proteins and peptide on satiety
Sarah Hull (Leatherhead Food International – UK)
3-3.30 pm - Satiety triggers in food opportunities for weight management
Dr Rianne Ruijschop (Nizo food research – Netherlands)
3.30-4 pm - the role of the gut microbiota in the development of inflammation associate with obesity and metabolic disorders
Dr Patrice Cani (Catholic University of Louvain – Belgium)
4.30-5 pm - Multiplex matrix: a new “whey” to capture complex metabolic disorders
Dr Eric Simard (Biolactis – Canada)
5-5.30 pm - Dietary doses of soy isoflavones affect adipose tissue development and insulin sensitivity in mice
Dr Diego Di Lorenzo (Civic Hospital of Brescia – Italy)

This track is primarily based on testimonies and feedback on the various facets of initiating, funding and making a success of research & innovation projects. It will also highlight innovative services provided by companies and technical centres in the fields of process/production technology and preclinical/clinical evaluation.

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
Chairman: Dr Jean- Michel Lecerf (Institut Pasteur de Lille – France) & Dr Doris BELL (Cognis – Germany)

9.30-10 am – Manufacturing serendipity: success in open innovation through NineSigma
Dr David Feitler (NineSigma Europe BVBA- Belgium)
10- 10.30 am – Building partnerships to enhance ingredient innovation in Health & Wellness.
Dr Sandra Einerhand (Tate&Lyle Innovation Center- France)
11-11.30 am – ROQUETTE, innovating on a long-term basis.
Dr Marie Héléne Saniez, & Dr Catherine Lefranc & Dr Daniel Wils (Roquette- France)
11.30-12.00 am WalNut-20: How to bridge the gap between industry and science to support health claims Dr Christine Guyot (Coordinator WalNut 20), Dr Bruno Stiernon (Stiernon SA),
Dr Damien Decottignies (Vandeputte SA)
12- 12.30 am – Involvement of the Foundation DigestScience to support research in intestinal and nutritional diseases.
Pr Pierre Desreumaux (CHRU Lille - France) & Dr Bernadette Lemaire (DigestScience- France)
12.30 – 1 pm – Win partnership between academic laboratories, food ingredient company (Danisco) and biotech (Intestinal Biotech Development)".
Pr Pierre Desreumeaux (CHRU Lille- France), Dr Didier Carcano (Danisco- France) & Dr N. Truong Tan (IBD- France)

INNOVATIVE RAW MATERIAL, INGREDIENTS AND FOOD PRODUCTS
Chairman: Pr. Bob Rastall (University of reading- UK)

2.30-3 pm – Innovative raw material through sustainable innovation: ALGOHUB program.
Dr Marie Hélène Saniez (Roquette- France)
3-3.30 pm – Biotechnological approaches to improve food quality.
Pr. Roberto Tuberosa (University of Bologna- Italy)
3.30-4 pm – Prebiotic oligosaccharides: the next generation.
Pr. Bob Rastall (University of reading- UK)
4.30-5 pm – Isolation and characterization of prebiotic and antimicrobial components from bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) peel.
Dr Arjan Narbad (Institute of food research - Norwich - UK)
5-5.30 pm – Cereal dietary fibres a natural functional ingredient for gastro intestinal health.
Pr. Vincenzo Fogliano ( University Federico II- Italy)
5.30-6 pm – Assessing dairy as a suitable carrier for weight management solutions.
Dr Fanny Weinbreck (Friesland Campina - Netherlands)

A REVIEW OF NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN FUNDING
Chairman: Dr Kees de Gooijer (Food & Nutrition Delta, Netherlands)

9- 9.45 am – "Food innovation- an emerging area for venture capital finance."
David Atkinson (Tate& Lyle ventures – UK)
9.45- 10.30 am – Seventure, one of the most active investors supporting innovation in healthy food and nutraceutical.
Isabelle de Cremoux ( Seventure – France)
11- 11.30 am – ANR - tools for research project funding.
Jean Marc Chourot –(French national research agency – France)
11.30- 12.30 am – Support of innovation by OSEO in the french food industry and a view of trends in nutrition.
Arianne VOYATZAKIS (OSEO – France) - Stanislas Veillet (Biophytis – France) and Sandra Blondel (Jacques Maes – France)

HIGHLIGHT ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIE, SERVICE
Chairman: Dr Kieran Tuohy (University of Reading – UK)

1.30-2 pm – The new frontiers in probiotic research: microbial ecology of the human gut and probiogenomics.
Dr Marco Ventura (University Parma)
2-2.30 pm – Studying molecular mechanisms of probiotic action to support health claims on functional foods
Dr Sarah Lebeer (KU Leuven- Belgium)
2.30-3 pm – In diet-induced obesity modification of mice intestinal microbiota is associated to severe alterations in gastrointestinal neuromuscular and barrier function.
Dr Eli Marina (AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies Srl. Italy)
3-3.30 pm – Emerging markers of evidence in human nutrition. Pr Peter Weber (DSM – Switzerland)
3.30-4 pm – Understanding the effects of dietary fats using nutrigenomics
Dr Sander Kersten (Wageningen University – Netherlands)
4.30-5 pm – Health effect of supplement mix in overweight males: integrated analysis of inflammation, oxidative stress and metabolism at gene, protein and metabolite level
Dr Marjan Van Erk (TNO Quality of Life - Netherlands)
5-5.30 pm – Crohn's disease Piglet model as a Gold Standard to validate nutritional claims using endoscopy moditoriing.
Dr Philippe Pouillart ( Lasalle Beauvais - France)

This seminar track will focus on market trends and the expectations of European consumers

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MAJOR ALLIANCES, MARKET NEWCOMERS, MARKET TRENDS
Chairman: Dr Kees de Gooijer (Food & Nutrition Delta, Netherlands)

9.30 – 10 am – Opening talk: Health Enhancing Food Innovations in Europe- a Market Perspective
Dr Fiona Angus (Leatherhead Food International - UK)
10 – 10.30 am – Nutrition Business and Ethics: Back to fundamentals.
Dr François Guillon (Lasalle Beauvais - France)
11 – 11.30 am – " Nutrition Market: Actors, ingredients and health trends".
Dr Christophe Ripoll (Naturalpha- France)
11.30 – 12.30 am – Next level Innovation & future consumer needs.
Jempi Moens (Freshforward- Netherland)

A MARKET OVERVIEW: NEW PRODUCTS AND INGREDIENTS IN HEALTHCARE FIELD
Chairman: Dr Phillippe Millet (Actif' magazine & Nutriform’magazine, France)

2.30-3.30 pm – World Health Food innovation trend + Focus on outstanding recent examples (promises, claims, ingredients ...)
Dr Olivier Hausheer (XTC World Innovation – France)
3.30-4 pm – Mood-enhancing foods may be defined as foods affecting mood, mental health or cognition.
Christian Roschke (Alcimed - France)
4.30-5 pm – A market overview: new developments in the field of weight management.
John Kurstjens –( Lipid Nutrition, Netherlands)
5-5.30 pm – Nutrition innovations in the field of cardiovascular health
François Chardon (Innova Market Insights, Netherland)
5.30– 6pm- Co-Branding with active ingredients: a way to bring added-value to finished products
Sandrine Cuisenier, Ingredia Nutritional, France.

FUNCTIONAL FOODS, DRINKS & SUPPLEMENTS: CONSUMER EXPECTATION AND PERCEPTION
Chairman: Dr Patricia Gurviez (AgroParistech- France)

9 – 9.30 am – Determinants of consumer acceptance of functional ingredient claim.
Dr Adriaan Kole (Wageningen University - Netherlands)
9.30 – 10 am – Consumer Resistance to Functional Food:A PKM Approach."
Dr Patricia Gurviez (AgroParistech – France)
10 – 10.30 am – Consumer reactions towards the functional foods concept and related claims.
Pr Win Verbeke ( Gent university- Belgium)
11 – 11.30 am – How Danone evaluate consumer understanding in health claim.
Dr Michel Rogeaux (Danone – France)
11.30 – 12 am – Consumers attitude towards nutrition and health claims: evaluating perception and behavior
Dr Caroline Heyse (Syral- Fance)

Research success story
Chairman: Phillippe Millet (Actif’s magazine & Nutriform' magazine, France)

2.30-3 pm – INAF: a Success story of University-Industry relationship serving better nutrition and health
Pr Steve Labrie (STELA/INAF, Canada)
3-3.30 pm – LYCOCARD: Communicating on the role of lycopene in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Sophie Colvine (AMITOM & WPTC General Secretary - France)
3.30-4.30 pm – How can research meet needs of new ingredients development?: Examples with IridoForce^TM and UTirose^TM
Dr Gontran Gaillot (Burgundy, France)

This track will feature (i) testimonies from companies and (ii) seminars from national, European and international authorities on the latest regulatory changes and the latter's impact on the development, clinical testing, commercialisation and marketing of innovative functional food products. Intellectual property strategies and tech transfer will also feature strongly in this track.

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EUROPEAN LABELING AND PACKAGING REGULATION
Chairman: Dr Nico van Belzen (ILSI –Belgium)

9.30-10.30 am– Opening talk: “what will be the situation in 5, 10, 15 years in Nutrition & Health regulatory? Which is the place for innovation in the new regulatory framework?"
Dr. Alwine Kardinaal (TNO Quality of Life – Netherlands)
11-11.30 am – "Assessing the progress of the European legislation on Labelling and packaging – A view from the European Commission"
Carole Kohler (RNI Conseil- France)
11.30-12 am – Nutrition information on food labels: Use, understanding and effects
Pr. Klaus Grunert – (MAPP- Denmark)
12-12.30 am – - European Labeling and packaging regulations – point of view of industrial (impact, opportunities, problem for industrial)
Dr Anne Laure Robin (Leatherhead Food International – UK)

ETHICAL AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES
Chairman: Dr Jan de Vries (CSM – Netherland)

9-9.30 am – Local food, the equity of local farming in global mind.
Dr Eric Van Veluwen (De VALEOUWE – Netherlands)
9.30-10 am – Environmental impact of food packaging in perspective
Dr Ulphard Thoden Van Velzen (Wageningen University & Research Centre Bornsesteeg, Netherlands)
10-10.30 am – Sustainable water management for crops
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OVERVIEW OF THE LATEST REGULATORY CHANGES AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK & IMPACT OF THE NEW REGULATION ON INNOVATION
Chairman: Kate Trollope (EU Food Law- UK)

2.30-3 pm – "Overview of advances in Health claims".
Dr Patrick Coppens (European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA)- Belgium)
3-3.30 pm – "Industry view on Health claims"
Petra Tiersch (DSM- Switzerland)
- Regulatory prerequisites for an innovative food ingredient industry
- Requirements for the scientific substantiation of claims in the European Union
- Current status of assessments of claims and potential impact on food business and innovation
3.30-4 pm – "Rules to follow in the preparation of a successful Health Claim Application to EFSA"
Dr Nigel Baldwin – Cantox (Cantox- UK)
Chairman/moderator: Kate Trollope (EU Food Law- UK)
4.30-6 pm – Round table on "impact of the new regulation on innovation" with the participation of Dr Nigel Baldwin (Cantox), Dr Doris Bell (Cognis), Dr Patrick Coppens (ERNA), Dr Kees de Gooijer (Food & Nutrition Delta), Dr Susanne Doring (CIAA), Dr Sandra Einerhand (Tate&Lyle), ), Olivier Hausheer (XTC word innovation), Dr Sophia Johansson (Leatherhead Food International), Dr Petra Tiersch (DSM), Nico van Belzen (ILSI),...

NUTRITION PROFILING AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Chairman: Dr Jan de Vries - CSM

11-11.30 am – Overview of the latest Eu developments on nutrition and health claims including nutrition profiles
Anne Heughan (UNILEVER, UK)
11.30-12 am – The SAIN,LIM system : a French approach to nutrient profiling.
Dr Nicole Darmon (INSERM – INRA – France)
12-12.30 am – Understanding the implications of nutrition profiling legislation.
Dr Jan de Vries – (CSM -Netherlands)

HOW WE ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE CLAIM STRATEGY
Chairman: Dr Christophe RIPOLL ( Naturalpha – France)

2-2.30 pm – "How to establish an effective claim strategy " The EU, Japan and North America: a comparison of scientific requirement for Health claim substantiation.
Virginie COSTE - Naturalpha (France)
2.30-3 pm – Constitutions of health claim file according to regulation 1924/2006 – (focus on joint & bone health).
Dr Cedric BOURGES – Nutraveris (France)
3-3.30 pm – Important regulatory considerations for the development of health food with claim: from the concept to the health claim.
Dr SIMARD – AISA (Canada)
3.30-4 pm – The road to scientific substantiation of health products: Methodology supporting scientific proof.
Dr Ripoll - Naturalpha (France)
4.30-5 pm – Reviewing the challenge and the chances of the Health Claim Regulation –. How to establish an effective satiety claim strategy
Dr Karsten Brandt - Analyse & Realize (Germany)
5-5.30 pm – Clinical trials: Is there a place for exploratory biomarkers
Pr Jean Marie Bard - Biofortis (France)