Biotech
CRN/Radicle Trailblazing Woman Award to ChromaDex’s Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie; Nourish’s TV ad campaign features US soccer star Alex Morgan; Vitamin Shoppe BodyTech Elite Altered Strength line sponsors Team Red, White & Blues; contract pharma/consumer health product development firm LabConnect appoints Wesley Wheeler CEO; Avanos’ Game Ready is “Recovery Partner” of NFL’s Nick Bosa; Akita adds Robert Hanson to advisory board; and BODi has wrestler as brand ambassador
Country Life Vitamins launches healthy aging support line as it announces less than half of US consumers in a recent survey were aware of biological processes that affect aging. Groupe Berken and Arctic Biosciences partner to bring to North America herring caviar oil extract in a supplement designed to support optimal health across all life stages.
Liquid herbal blends firm WishGarden Herbs expands its leadership with three hires; ChromaDex appoints Ozan Pamir CFO; Vivazen adds CMO; Post Malone promotes poppi; and marketing consultant Gould gets ‘Most Influential’ nod.
Israeli startup by biomedical researcher and entrepreneur Morris Laster using research from ChEM-H Institute scholar at Stanford to will develop and market compounds as nutraceuticals to offer an effective, affordable and side-effect-free solution for weight loss.
Weak demand for virus-blocking nasal sprays since the pandemic has left Austrian biotech Marinomed with mounting debts. The company has applied for restructuring proceedings with an Austrian court in an attempt to secure its future.
The Fragrance Creators Association president and CEO discusses the group’s vision for fragrance industry stewardship and opportunities provided by AI, biotechnology and wellness trends in an exclusive Q&A with HBW Insight.
San Diego-based Debut Biotechnology, Inc., which recently expanded an ingredient development partnership with L’Oréal SA, has launched BiotechXBeautyLabs development and contract manufacturing to make it possible for all brands – even those without expertise, proprietary ingredients or investment capability – to join the biotech revolution.
Through this exciting partnership and adoption of breakthrough technology, we are well-positioned to drive the creation of more sustainable and effective products that meet the demands of our consumers and fulfils our duty of care for the planet,” says L’Oréal Groupe’s Guive Balooch on the firm’s expanded partnership with Debut Biotechnology. More cosmetics news in brief.
A round-up of the latest health and wellness industry moves: Reckitt hires chief supply officer from Beiersdorf; Weleda pharma management changes hands; Boiron names new CEO.
The European Chemicals Agency’s committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) are evaluating sector by sector the proposed REACH restriction on PFAS and more than 5,600 public comments, reaching provisional conclusions on cosmetics at their June meetings. A date has not been set to consider PFAS uses in medical devices, which are numerous, essential, and in many cases devoid of alternatives, industry says.