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Patent Eligibility For Nutraceutical & Cosmetic Companies
When nutraceutical and cosmetic companies consider filing patent applications, the first question usually asked is if the product or method is “new” enough to justify the expense. A patent attorney would refine that question to ask if the product or method has been done before (is it novel?) and if it is an obvious variation ...
HPMC: The Impossible Capsule
Developing plant-derived alternatives to animal-based products is never easy. But for capsules, the solution not only meets expectations but exceeds them. By now, the vegetarian and vegan revolution is in full swing. Everything from oat milk to vegan ice cream showcases growing consumer demand for products that substitute conventional animal-based ingredients with those derived from ...
Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients
HP Ingredients 707 24th Ave. W. Bradenton, FL 34205 Phone: (877) 437-2234 HP Ingredients (HPI), founded in 2001, is a fast-growing, innovative nutraceutical company that brings to market standardized patented botanical extracts as well as privately funded clinical studies in collaboration with globally prestigious universities and research institutions located in Malaysia, Chile, Italy and the ...
Using Enzymes to Help Meet Consumer Demands in the F&B Industry Today and Into the Future
Enzymes are proteins produced by all living organisms (microbes, plants, humans, etc.) that act specifically as catalysts to facilitate natural biochemical reactions in nature. Their origin in nature, proven safety, efficiency and specificity make them extremely important for the food and beverage industry. We have used enzymes for thousands of years to make delicious foods ...
Intellectual Property Considerations Prior to Launching a New Nutraceutical—What Entrepreneurs and Companies Should Know
The global nutraceuticals market is a growing multibillion-dollar industry with a constant flow of innovative new dietary supplements and functional foods and beverages coming to market to meet strong consumer demand. In such a competitive and varied industry, a solid understanding of the basics of intellectual property law as it relates to nutraceuticals is a ...
Is Your Brand Still Relevant in the Ever-changing Supplement Market?
We pose this question about supplement brand relevance in the middle of a pandemic—at a time when sales of supplements are at all-time highs, and the issues for many companies center on maintaining inventory and protecting the supply chain rather than worrying about sales. In truth, supplements as a whole have never enjoyed such relevance ...
Ingredient and Delivery Sustainability: Taking a Holistic and Responsible Approach to Supplement Product Design
Whether triggered by reports of climate change, deforestation, water stress or ocean microplastics, sustainability has rightly been at the center of the agenda for many brand owners in the last few years. For the future of our planet, it is critical that we all play our part to help address climate change and limit the ...
The Future of New Product Development
Dietary supplement and functional nutritional beverages are up, up and away—is anyone really surprised? The pandemic is largely responsible for the surge of interest and purchase in dietary supplements and healthier lifestyles that would strengthen resistance to immune assaults while increasing overall quality of life. And this is a boon for the industry. On June ...
Loula Merkel, Vice President of Business Development
Comet Bio U.S. Headquarters 1051 Perimeter Dr., Ste. 615 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: (317) 750-7158 Website: https://comet-bio.com Comet Bio is an award-winning food technology company based in London, Ontario, Canada and Schaumburg, IL. The company makes unique, healthy and sustainable products using its patented upcycling technology. Its Arrabina Arabinoxylan Plant Fiber Extract has superior tolerability ...
The Most Creative Ideas Begin With Boring
By now, I bet you are ready for a bit of boring advice. This year has certainly been a rollercoaster of change, and even if you don’t consider yourself an out-of-the-box thinker, chances are you have been forced into some creative strategy meetings to quickly develop new innovation that will keep pace with the ever-changing ...
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