Consumer Attitudes on Healthy Aging
- Carly Fink, Founder & CEO, Provoke Insights
Vitamins, beauty supplies, and skincare products have made the fountain of youth easier to obtain. Provoke Insights, a full-service research firm has identified who is most obsessed with anti-aging and how brands should react.
The Role of Mitochondria in Aging: Getting to the Bottom Layer of the Onion
- Risa Schulman, PhD, Founder and President, Tap~Root
As research evolves, we’re finding that our biology is more complicated than we ever understood. Mitochondria have always been the “powerhouse of the cell,” but it turns out that’s true beyond the cellular energy pathways we learned in high school. This session will review: • Mitochondria research and newfound roles they play in the body; • How mitochondria govern the aging process; • How to improve mitochondrial function through supplementation.
Developing Science-Backed Formulations for Unmet Women’s Health Needs
- Karin Hermoni, Founder, Imagine Health Solutions
Women are taking an open, authentic, and proactive approach to their wellness journey, openly addressing challenges once considered taboo. The nutraceutical industry is on a mission to better serve women throughout their life cycle (and the monthly cycle). This session will ignite a crucial conversation on how to integrate the female perspective at every step — from product development through scientific substantiation and all the way to the market. Drawing from personal experiences, struggles, and insights as a scientist, industry professional, and woman, Karin Hermoni will share her perspective and actionable steps to address the question we all face across the industry value chain: What can we do to up our game? This session will cover: • Let’s be real: Cultivating an open dialog on the less glamorous aspects of the female journey; • Holistic wellness and beauty from within: Blending modern science with ancient wisdom and mindfully attending to the complex interplay between physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing; • Female-centric development: It's not about pink it and shrink, but about understanding the female “operating system” in a deeper and more meaningful way to deliver better solutions; • Inclusive and cycle-aware clinical substantiation: The challenges and opportunities; • Delivery formats that work for her; • Authenticity and diversity in marketing so that every woman can find solutions that “speak” to her.
Best Practices for Choosing and Marketing Ingredients in Supplement and Cosmetic Formulations
- Elyse Lovett, Founder, Lovett Marketing & Advertising
Often the lifeblood of innovation, ingredients can make or break the success of new formulations. What are the best practices for discovering, evaluating, and leveraging science-backed ingredients for dietary supplements and cosmetics in today’s globally competitive environment? This session will cover: · Discovering novel ingredients for the right formulation · Sourcing and supply chain considerations · Branded ingredients vs. generic commodities · Assessing ingredient claims · How to leverage scientific substantiation in marketing · Telling the ingredient story on your finished products
Stress and Sleep: Implications for Aging
- David Foreman, RPh, ND, The Herbal Pharmacist
Stress and sleep are common conditions that may accelerate aging. Chronic stress triggers a cascade of events and hormones, which can lead to serious health issues like immune weakness, joint and bone health issues, sexual dysfunction, skin aging, and more. Meanwhile, just one bad night of sleep is connected to potentially serious health conditions. But don’t fret, Mother Nature has provided us with some clinically substantiated solutions. Session highlights: · The underlying physiology of how stress and sleep negatively impact health and aging; · Clinically substantiated ingredients with proven mechanisms of action that address the physiological challenges of stress and sleep.
Sports Nutrition Research Trends: The Unique Health Needs of Active Consumers
- Susan Hewlings, VP of Research Affairs, Radicle Science, and Co-Founder, Substantiation Sciences
Elite athletes have different needs and expectations than everyday consumers adopting active lifestyles. Where do these segments overlap, how are they different, and what research can brands leverage for their target market? This session will cover: • Evidence-based sports nutrition ingredients and research trends; • Applications in aging: muscle health and recovery, energy, joint health and more; • Unique needs of active women/female athletes throughout the ‘healthspan’; • Hallmarks of strong science and how to rise above marketing hype.
Transforming Beauty: L’Oréal’s Scientific Innovation for Boosting Skin Health Over Time
- Qian Zheng, PhD, MD, senior vice president-advanced research, L’Oréal North America
A fireside chat devoted to some of the leading topics of day, including: • Biological pathways and skin-aging symptoms • What is cellular intimacy • L’Oréal’s solutions to: molecules, formulas, devices, supplements • What's next in terms of new technologies from other industries or emerging technologies?
Product Claims
- Jennifer Santos, Esq, National Advertising Division, Better Business Bureau
The National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau’s review board builds consumer trust in advertising and supports fair competition in the marketplace. NAD holds national advertising across all media types to high standards of truth and accuracy by reviewing truth-in-advertising challenges from businesses, trade associations, consumers, or on its own initiative. Through its work, thousands of misleading advertising claims have been removed from the marketplace and NAD’s case decisions represent the single largest body of advertising law in the country. This presentation will review product claims in the supplement and skincare space and subsequent NAD rulings.
Crafting and Substantiating Health and Longevity Claims — Todd Harrison, Partner, Venable
- Todd Harrison, Partner, Venable
Amid increased scrutiny from FDA, FTC, the plaintiff’s bar, and others, how can companies ensure claims for dietary supplements and other health-related products are truthful and not misleading? What is “competent and reliable scientific evidence” (CARSE) and how can brands apply this standard in crafting health and longevity claims?
AI and Bioinformatics for Validating the Efficacy of Anti-aging and Wellness Products
- Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, Co-Founder and CEO, Canomiks
Explore technology that helps brands develop science-backed products consumers can trust. Learn how NSF-funded technology ensures the efficacy and safety of botanical ingredients. Session highlights: · What is genomics? How it can help with R&D in the beauty and wellness industry; · How AI and bioinformatics are used to ensure the biological effect of consumer wellness products; · Testing the biological effect of ingredients before production.
Emerging Trends in Skin Health: Dermatological Beauty & Next Wave of Breakthrough Innovations
- Ardeshir Bayat MD PhD, Professor & Director of Research , (MRC) Dermatology Sensill Inc., Founder Inaderma llc., Founder
This explores the dynamic realm of Dermatological Beauty, reviewing myriad cutting-edge advancements that are reshaping this field. It will delve into the utilization of potent derm-grade bioactive ingredients, novel antioxidant cocktails, and biocosmetic skin-identical ingredients, while also examining the breakthroughs in pan-exposome-photoprotection. The pivotal role of nanotechnology in optimizing the smart delivery of bioactives is meticulously elucidated. Furthermore, Bayat will embark on a journey through global breakthrough innovations, encompassing the latest hot topics in skin epigenetics and chrono-cosmetics, and the immense potential of regenerative senolytic technologies in the quest for anti-aging solutions.